Definition of sample

• n. - Example; pattern.
• n. - A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples.
• v. t. - To make or show something similar to; to match.
• v. t. - To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.