Sample — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæmpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈampəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈampəl/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈæmpəl/.

Examples

Try these new crackers
Sample the regional dishes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

try try out sample distribution taste sampling

Parts of Speech

noun	a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
noun	items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
noun	all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
verb	take a sample of “Try these new crackers”

Word Forms

sample	verb	take a sample of
sample	noun	a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
sampler	noun	someone who samples food or drink for its quality
trier	noun	one who tries
trial	noun	trying something to find out about it
tryout	noun	trying something to find out about it
taste	noun	a small amount eaten or drunk
taster	noun	someone who samples food or drink for its quality
tasting	noun	a small amount (especially of food or wine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Probe

ein kleiner Teil von etwas, der repräsentativ für das Ganze sein soll

🇫🇷French

échantillon

une petite partie de quelque chose destinée à être représentative du tout

🇪🇸Spanish

muestra

una pequeña parte de algo que pretende ser representativo del todo

🇮🇹Italian

campione

una piccola parte di qualcosa inteso come rappresentativo del tutto

🇳🇱Dutch

steekproef

een klein deel van iets dat bedoeld is als representatief voor het geheel

🇵🇹Portuguese

amostra

uma pequena parte de algo que pretende ser representativo do todo

🇷🇺Russian

образец

небольшая часть чего-либо, представляющая целое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमूना

किसी चीज़ का एक छोटा सा हिस्सा संपूर्ण के प्रतिनिधि के रूप में अभिप्रेत है

🇧🇩Bengali

নমুনা

পুরোটির প্রতিনিধি হিসাবে উদ্দেশ্যে কিছুর একটি ছোট অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாதிரி

முழுமையின் பிரதிநிதியாக கருதப்படும் ஏதாவது ஒரு சிறிய பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

నమూనా

మొత్తానికి ప్రతినిధిగా ఉద్దేశించిన ఒక చిన్న భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

नमुना

संपूर्ण प्रतिनिधी म्हणून हेतू असलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा एक छोटासा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમૂના

સમગ્રના પ્રતિનિધિ તરીકે બનાવાયેલ વસ્તુનો એક નાનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾದರಿ

ಇಡೀ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്പിൾ

മൊത്തത്തിലുള്ള പ്രതിനിധിയായി ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചതിൻ്റെ ഒരു ചെറിയ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮੂਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਪੂਰੇ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمونہ

کسی چیز کا ایک چھوٹا حصہ جس کا مقصد پوری کے نمائندے کے طور پر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

样本

代表整体的一小部分

🇯🇵Japanese

サンプル

全体を代表することを意図した何かの小さな部分

🇰🇷Korean

견본

전체를 대표하도록 의도된 것의 작은 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật mẫu

một phần nhỏ của một cái gì đó dự định là đại diện cho toàn bộ

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวอย่าง

ส่วนเล็กๆ ของสิ่งที่ตั้งใจจะเป็นตัวแทนของส่วนรวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencicipi

sebagian kecil dari sesuatu yang dimaksudkan sebagai representasi dari keseluruhan

🇲🇾Malay

sampel

sebahagian kecil daripada sesuatu yang dimaksudkan sebagai mewakili keseluruhannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عينة

جزء صغير من شيء يهدف إلى تمثيل الكل

🇮🇷Persian

نمونه

بخش کوچکی از چیزی که به عنوان نماینده کل در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

örnek

bütünü temsil etmesi amaçlanan bir şeyin küçük bir kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִטעוֹם

חלק קטן ממשהו שנועד כמייצג של השלם

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