example (noun)
1example — ► NOUN 1) a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 2) a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated. ● for example Cf. ↑for example ● make an example of Cf. ↑make an example of …
2example — noun 1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a point ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic, classic, prime, quintessential, stellar (AmE), supreme, textbook, typical, ultimate …
3example — noun (C) 1 for example used before mentioning a specific thing, person, place etc in order to explain what you mean or to support an argument: Many countries, for example, Mexico and Japan, have a lot of earthquakes. | Look at John, for example,… …
4example — UK US /ɪgˈzɑːmpl/ noun [C] ► something used to represent other things because it has all the main qualities or characteristics that they also have: as an example of how/what/why »Economists point to the auto industry as an example of how low… …
5example — noun 1) a fine example of Chinese porcelain Syn: specimen, sample, exemplar, exemplification, instance, case, illustration, case in point 2) we must follow their example Syn: precedent, lead, model …
6noun — A noun is a word that names a person or thing. Common nouns name persons or things which are not peculiar to one example, i.e. are of a general nature (bridge, girl, sugar, unhappiness), whereas proper nouns name persons or things of which there… …
7example — noun 1》 a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. ↘a written problem or exercise designed to illustrate a rule. 2》 a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated: parents should set an example.… …
8example — noun 1) a fine example of Chinese porcelain Syn: specimen, sample, instance, case, illustration 2) we must follow their example Syn: precedent, lead, model, pattern, ideal, standard …
9noun adjunct — noun a noun that modifies another noun and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence). For example, in the compound noun chicken soup , the noun adjunct chicken modifies the noun soup . Syn:… …
10noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… …
