Words / B1

SAHMPL/ˈsɑːmpl/

A sample is a small amount taken to test or show the rest: a blood sample; a sample of work. Example is wider; a specimen is a science twin. The verb sample means to try a little. Labs: the blood sample must catch the noon van.

Meaning

A small amount taken to test or show what the rest is like.

Examples

• “The blood sample must reach the lab before noon, not after the last van.”
• “A sample of coursework is not the whole folder the moderator will see.”

Good to know

a sample of + noun. Verb: sample a dish / a track. Science twin: a specimen. NHS / exams / market research. Countable amounts. Not “an example of blood”.

Near in meaning

specimen

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