- sample
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 people in a surveyADJECTIVE▪ large, small▪ total▪ population▪ national▪ random, representative▪ clinical, non-clinicalVERB + SAMPLE▪ draw, select▪
a random sample drawn from men aged 35–40
SAMPLE + VERB▪ comprise sth, consist of sth▪Our sample comprised 250 office workers.
SAMPLE + NOUN▪ size▪A larger sample size yields more reliable data.
▪ survey▪ groupPREPOSITION▪ sample from▪The research was based on samples from 29 populations.
▪ sample of▪a wide sample of people
2 small quantity of sth tested to provide informationADJECTIVE▪ blood, faecal/fecal, serum, stool, tissue, urine▪ DNA, RNA▪ rock, soil, water▪ control▪ biopsyVERB + SAMPLE▪ collect, obtain, take▪ provide▪All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
▪ analyse/analyze, study, testSAMPLE + VERB▪ contain▪ showPREPOSITION▪ sample of▪samples of tissue
3 small quantity of sth tried to see what it is likeADJECTIVE▪ free▪They're giving out free samples of the new toothpaste.
SAMPLE + NOUN▪ book▪We looked at sample books to choose the fabric.
PREPOSITION▪ sample of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I'd like to see a sample of your work.
verbADVERB▪ randomlyPREPOSITION▪ from▪The survey was done using a group of 100 children randomly sampled from the school population.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.