samples
SaySAM-puhlzUS/ˈsæm.pəlz/AUS/ˈsæːm.pəlz/UKSAHM-puhlz/ˈsɑːm.pəlz/
- 1Plural of sample. Use this form when you mean more than one sample.
The lab received dozens of blood samples this morning.
Free samples of the new cereal were handed out at the store.
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- 2Third-person singular present of sample. Use it when he, she, or it tries a small part of something.
She samples each dish before it leaves the kitchen.
The technician samples the river water every week.
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samples is a form of sample
sample, noun: A small part of something that shows what the whole is like. Full entry
- Forms
- samplesamples plural
- Spelling
- sample → samples: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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