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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ig-ˈzam-pəl\
    • /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ig-ˈzam-pəl\

Definitions of example word

  • noun example A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 1
  • noun example typical instance 1
  • noun example ideal, model 1
  • countable noun example An example of something is a particular situation, object, or person which shows that what is being claimed is true. 0
  • countable noun example An example of a particular class of objects or styles is something that has many of the typical features of such a class or style, and that you consider clearly represents it. 0
  • countable noun example If you refer to a person or their behaviour as an example to other people, you mean that he or she behaves in a good or correct way that other people should copy. 0
See all 24 definitions of example

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Parts of speech for Example

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Example

example popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

example usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for example

noun example

  • instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
  • case in point — a specific, appropriate, or relevant instance or example
  • sample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
  • specimen — a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
  • case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
All 28 Synonyms of example

Top questions with example

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