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Definition of sample : 1. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.
2. Example; pattern.
3. To make or show something similar to; to match.
4. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.

Synonyms:

precedent, try out, render, examine, sampling, representation, try on, unit, foresight, typical, standard, pattern, sample distribution, exemplification, ensample, experiment, individual, strain, test, type, warning, representative, audition, seek, prove, judge, try, assay, adjudicate, archetype, smack, attempt, foretaste, illustration, substitute, stress, hear, savour, essay, case, exemplar

ideal, model, archetypal, specimen, instance, exemplary, example, simulation, image, prototype

savor, taste

Usage examples:

• It will serve as a sample of the dangers which beset the fireman daily in the pursuit of his duty.
• Hughes brought it this afternoon as a sample." - "Amusement Only", Richard Marsh.
• That is a sample of thousands. - "Godliness", Catherine Booth.