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to sample

to sample

95 2.6
To taste a small amount to check quality or flavor
  • verb
  • /ˈsæmpl/
translation icon : probar
  • At the wine tasting event, guests were invited to sample various types of wine before making their final selections.

This wouldn't be a legit unboxing unless I actually sampled the goods.

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Examples

  • You need to sample The exotic cuisine of the far east.

    That Thing You Do! (1996)

  • During the festival, everyone had the opportunity to sample different delicacies from local food vendors.

  • So we got together and created a scheme to sample everything we possibly could.

  • I'm sampling some of your fine cuisine.

    Bloodletting (1997)

  • I've been sampling the punch.

    The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

  • "Come with us, Colonel Crockett," said the leader, "and you can sample His Majesty's hospitality."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Oh, I'm sure she's gonna be really happy to see you, and you can sample our restaurant and enjoy Sabi's wines.

    In Other Words (2020)

  • Sample the canapés on your way out.

    The Phantom (1996)

  • Before I decided on the dish, I wanted to sample a few appetizers to see what I liked best.

Synonyms

to try
vsto sample
661 1.0

To taste a small amount of food or drink

focuses more on judging quality or flavour than simple curiosity
to taste
vsto sample
323 1.0

To try a small amount of food or drink to check its flavor

is about assessing quality rather than only sensing flavour
to try out
vsto sample
229 2.8

To test something to see how it works

applies to small food or drink portions used to judge flavour and quality

Compounds

water sample
  • Specialized
5 2.7

A small amount of water that someone takes from a river, lake, or tap to test if it is clean

random sample
  • Specialized
5 3.4

A group of people or things that each has an equal chance of being picked

representative sample
  • Specialized
4 4.4

A small group chosen to show the larger group's main features

metallographic sample
  • Specialized
7.9

A piece of metal prepared to show its inside under a microscope

grab sample
  • Specialized
5.9

A single test taken at one time to show current conditions

proportional sample
  • Specialized
6.5

A group where larger groups give more members and smaller groups give fewer members

sample distribution
  • Specialized
6.5

A set of values chosen at random from a larger group to study that group

sample standard deviation
  • Specialized
6.8

A number that shows how spread out values in a sample are

stratified sample
  • Specialized
5.4

A sample made by dividing people into groups like age or income and choosing at random from each group

How Thorough

to evaluate
335 3.2
to sample
95 2.6
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

sample infinitive
sampled past
sampled past participle
sampling present participle
samples third person singular

Etymology

Sample as a verb comes from the same Latin root exemplum meaning 'example', so to sample something is to take a small piece or taste as an 'example' to try or test. That's why you sample food, drinks, or products to check their quality.