0 past simple and past participle of sample --
1 to taste a small amount of food or drink to decide if you like it: --
2 to record part of a song and use the recording to make a new piece of music: --
The studies in this review sampled older people from both community and extended-care settings.
Soil from an undisturbed site nearby was sampled for comparison.
The data set includes 65 lakes that were sampled between 1985 and 1991, and 30 streams that were sampled between 1985 and 1986.
Each species was sampled every month when possible, but not all species could be sampled with the same regularity.
The general interpretation of this climbing is that a typical key is being "sampled" from the database.
Eels were sampled in the main stream at both sites which were similar in flow rate, stream width and substratum.
However, aphids from tobacco were not sampled from other host-plants in regions where tobacco is not common.
The sampled vases include examples from all stylistic groups and most geographic regions.
