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/ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/

/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

Translations

examplenoun

examples

/ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/

/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

пример

This is a good example of teamwork.

Это хороший пример командной работы.

образец

The teacher showed us an example of the final project.

Учитель показал нам образец итогового проекта.

Additional translations

образец для подражания

Synonyms

Antonyms

exampleverb

exampled

Past Simple

exampled

Past Participle

exampling

Gerund

/ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/

/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

служить примером

He tried to example good behavior for his younger siblings.

Он старался служить примером хорошего поведения для своих младших братьев и сестер.

Additional translations

проповедовать примером

exampleadjective

/ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/

/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘serving as an illustration or typical instance’.

Definitions

examplenoun

A representative form or pattern used to illustrate a concept or principle.

The teacher used an example to explain the math problem to the students.

A person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated or the likelihood of their being imitated.

She set a good example for her younger siblings by always doing her homework on time.

A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.

This painting is a perfect example of the artist's early work.

A punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others.

The thief was made an example to deter future crimes.

exampleverb

To serve as an illustration or instance of something.

The teacher used a diagram to example the concept to the students.

To cite or provide as an example.

The report exampled several successful projects to support its recommendations.

exampleadjective

Serving as an illustration or typical instance.

The handbook includes several example sentences to clarify each rule.