example

ex·am·ple  (g-zmpl)

n.

1. One that is representative of a group as a whole: the squirrel, an example of a rodent; introduced each new word with examples of its use.

2. One serving as a pattern of a specific kind: set a good example by arriving on time.

3. A similar case that constitutes a model or precedent: a unique episode, without example in maritime history.

4.

a. A punishment given as a warning or deterrent.

b. One that has been given such a punishment: made an example of the offender.

5. A problem or exercise used to illustrate a principle or method.

Idiom:

for example

As an illustrative instance: Wear something simple; for example, a skirt and blouse.

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[Middle English, from Old French example, essaumple, from Latin exemplum, from eximere, to take out : ex-, ex- + emere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: example, instance, case¹, illustration, sample, specimen
These nouns refer to what is representative of or serves to explain a larger group or class. An example is a typically representative part that demonstrates the character of the whole: "Of the despotism to which unrestrained military power leads we have plenty of examples from Alexander to Mao" (Samuel Eliot Morison).
An instance is an example that is cited to prove or to illustrate a point: an instance of flagrant corruption.
A case is an action, an occurrence, or a condition that relates specifically to something being discussed, decided, or treated: a typical case of child neglect.
An illustration clarifies or explains: provided an illustration of the word in context.
A sample is an actual part of something larger, presented as evidence of the quality or nature of the whole: gave us a sample of her temper.
Specimen often denotes an individual, representative member of a group or class: This poem is a fair specimen of her work. See Also Synonyms at ideal.

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example

Noun

1. a specimen that is typical of its group; sample: a fine example of Georgian architecture

2. a particular event, object, or person that demonstrates a point or supports an argument, theory, etc.: Germany is a good example of how federalism works in practice

3. a person, action, or thing that is worthy of imitation

4. a punishment or the person punished regarded as a warning to others

5. for example as an illustration [Latin exemplum]

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Example of masters: a company of masters—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	example - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" instance, illustration, representative information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction apology, excuse - a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" exception - an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" case in point, precedent - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time quintessence - the most typical example or representative of a type sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class
	2.	example - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" model internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image loadstar, lodestar - something that serves as a model or guide epitome, prototype, paradigm, image - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" holotype, type specimen - the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made microcosm - a miniature model of something archetype, original, pilot - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" template, templet, guide - a model or standard for making comparisons prefiguration - an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
	3.	example - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" exemplar, good example, model ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain beaut, beauty - an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" pacemaker, pacesetter - a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" pattern - a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" prodigy - an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
	4.	example - punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" deterrent example, object lesson, lesson admonition, word of advice, monition, warning - cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
	5.	example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" case, instance happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens humiliation, mortification - an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" bit, piece - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" time, clip - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
	6.	example - a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" exercise lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"

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example

noun 1. instance, specimen, case, sample, illustration, case in point, particular case, particular instance, typical case, exemplification, representative case

noun 2. illustration, model, ideal, standard, norm, precedent, pattern, prototype, paradigm, archetype, paragon, exemplar

noun 3. warning, lesson, caution, deterrent, admonition >> for example as an illustration, like, such as, for instance, to illustrate, by way of illustration, exempli gratia (Latin) e.g., to cite an instance

Translations

example [ɪgˈzɑːmpl] n → ejemplo;

for example → por ejemplo;

to set a good/bad example → dar buen/mal ejemplo

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example [ɪgˈzɑːmpl] n → exemple m;

for example → par exemple;

to set a good/bad example → donner le bon/mauvais exemple

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example [ɪgˈzɑːmpl] n → Beispiel nt;

for example → zum Beispiel;

to set a good/bad example → ein gutes/schlechtes Beispiel geben

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example [ɪgˈzɑːmpl] n → esempio;

for example → ad or per esempio;

to set a good/bad example → dare il buon/cattivo esempio

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example

n example [igˈzaːmpl]

1 something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen an example of his handwriting. voorbeeld نَموذَج мостра vzorek, ukázka eksempel das Beispiel δείγμα ejemplo näidis نمونه näyte spécimen דוּגמָה उदाहरण primjer, uzorak minta(darab) contoh dæmi esempio, campione 見本 견본 pavyzdys paraugs contoh staaltje eksempel; eksemplar przykład exemplo exem­plu, specimen образец ukážka primer primer prov ตัวอย่าง örnek 樣本 зразок کسی شے کا مثالی نمونہ mẫu 样本

2 something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc Can you give me an example of how this word is used? model مَثَل пример příklad eksempel das Beispiel παράδειγμα ejemplo näide مثال esimerkki exemple (de) דוּגמָה बानगी primjer példa contoh dæmi esempio 例 실례, 보기 pavyzdys piemērs contoh voorbeeld eksempel, prøve przykład exemplo exemplu пример príklad zgled primer exempel ตัวอย่าง örnek, misal 例子 приклад کسی چیز کی عملی مثال ví dụ 例子

3 a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied She was an example to the rest of the class. voorbeeld مِثال модел vzor eksempel; forbillede das Vorbild υπόδειγμα ejemplo eeskuju سرمشق؛ الگو esikuva exemple (pour) מוֹפֵת नमूना primjer példa teladan fordæmi, fyrirmynd esempio 模範 모범 pavyzdys paraugs contoh voorbeeld forbilde, eksempel wzór exemplo exemplu (pentru) пример vzor zgled primer föredöme แบบฉบับ örnek insan/davranış 榜樣 взірець; зразок قابل تقلید gương 榜样

4 a warning to be heeded Let this be an example to you, and never do it again! voorbeeld مِثال لِ، تَحْذير предупреждение výstraha advarsel die Warnung μάθημα, προειδοποίηση ejemplo hoiatav eeskuju عبرت varoitus exemple דוּגמָה चेतावनी primjer, primjerak példa peringatan varnaðardæmi, víti til varnaðar esempio; avvertimento みせしめ 본보기, 경고 pavyzdys, pamoka mācība; pamācība teladan voorbeeld (noe) til skrekk og advarsel, lærepenge przykład exemplo lecţie урок výstraha svarilo primer varning, avskräckande exempel ข้อตักเตือน ibret, ders 鑒戒 урок عبرت آموز sự làm gương 鉴戒

for example [iːˈdʒiː]

for instance; as an example Several European countries have no sea-coast – for example, Switzerland and Austria. byvoorbeeld مَثَلا на пример například for eksempel; f.eks.; fx zum Beispiel, beispielsweise για παράδειγμα por ejemplo näiteks برای مثال esimerkiksi par exemple לְמָשָל उदाहरण स्वरूप na primjer például misalnya til dæmis per esempio 例えば 예를 들면 pavyzdžiui piemēram sebagai contoh bijvoorbeeld for eksempel na przykład por exemplo de exemplu например napríklad na primer na primer till exempel, exempelvis ใช่กล่าวถึงสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งเพื่อให้อธิบายได้ชัดเจนขึ้น örneğin, meselâ 例如 наприклад مثال کے طور پر chẳng hạn 例如

make an example of

to punish as a warning to others The judge decided to make an example of the young thief and sent him to prison for five years. as ʼn voorbeeld laat dien يَجْعَلُه مثَلا لِ، يُعاقِب наказвам за назидание exemplárně potrestat statuere et eksempel ein Exempel statuieren τιμωρώ παραδειγματικά dar un castigo ejemplar teistele hoiatuseks karistama مایه عبرت دیگران کردن rangaista varoitukseksi muille faire un exemple de לְהָווֹת דוּגמָה दूसरों को भयभीत करने के लिए किसी को दंड देना primjerno kazniti példásan megbüntet vkit menghukum sebagai contoh pada orang yang lain refsa e-m (öðrum til varnaðar) dare una punizione esemplare みせしめにする 본보기로 하다 nubausti ką, kad būtų pamoka kitiems sodīt kādu par brīdinājumu citiem dijadikan contoh tot voorbeeld stellen straffe til skrekk og advarsel ukarać dla przykładu tornar um exemplo/fazer exemplo em, castigar exemplarmente a da o lecţie наказать в назидание другим potrestať na výstrahu (kaznovati) v svarilen zgled kazniti nekog za primer statuera ett exempel แสดงผลของ ibret olsun diye ceza vermek 懲一儆百 покарати, щоб іншим не кортіло دوسروں کی عبرت آمیزی کے لۓ سزا دینا phạt ai để làm gương 惩一儆百

set (someone) an example

to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour Teachers must set a good example to their pupils. 'n voorbeeld stel يكونُ مَثَلا يُحْتَذى давам пример dávat příklad lade være til eksempel; foregå med et godt eksempel ein gutes Beispiel geben δίνω το παράδειγμα dar buen ejemplo heaks eeskujuks olema سرمشق دیگران شدن näyttää hyvää esimerkkiä donner l'exemple לְהַעֲנִישוֹ כְּצָעַד מַרתִיע मिसाल तय करना biti primjerom példát mutat memberi teladan gefa gott fordæmi dare il buon esempio 模範を示す 모범을 보이다 rodyti pavyzdį rādīt piemēru contoh een voorbeeld geven være et godt forbilde dawać (komuś) przykład dar exemplo a da un exemplu подавать пример dávať príklad dajati zgled dati primer föregå med gott exempel ตัวอย่างที่ดี örnek olmak 樹立榜樣 дати добрий приклад مثال قائم کرنا nêu gương tốt 树立榜样