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.

synonyms: illustration, instance, representative.

Roget 82: conformity, conformance; observance; habituation.    naturalization; conventionality etc. (custom) 613; agreement etc. 23.    example, instance, specimen, sample, quotation; exemplification, illustration, case in point; object lesson; elucidation.    standard, model, pattern etc. (prototype) 22.    rule, nature, principle; law; order of things; normal state, natural state, ordinary state, model state, normal condition, natural condition, ordinary condition, model condition; standing dish, standing order; Procrustean law; law of the Medes and Persians; hard and fast rule.    ... show more

Roget 540: teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don; governor, bear leader; governess, duenna [Sp.]; disciplinarian.    professor, lecturer, reader, prelector^†, prolocutor, preacher; chalk talker, khoja^†; pastor etc. (clergy) 996; schoolmaster, dominie [Fr.], usher, pedagogue, abecedarian; schoolmistress, dame, monitor, pupil teacher.    expositor etc. 524; preceptor, guide; guru; mentor etc. (adviser) 695; pioneer, apostle, missionary, propagandist, munshi^†, example etc. (model for imitation) 22.    professorship etc. (school) 542.    tutelage etc. (teaching) 537.    ... show more

Roget 871: expectance etc. (expectation) 507.    example, instance (conformity) 82.    normality (habit) 613.    nine days' wonder.   

Dutch: voorbeeld

A representative form or pattern:
— I profited from his example.

synonym: model.

Roget 136: frequency, oftness^†, oftenness^†, commonness; repetition etc. 104; normality etc. 80; example (conformity) 82; routine, custom (habit) 613.    regularity, uniformity, constancy, clock-work precision; punctuality etc. (exactness) 494; even tenor; system; routine etc. (custom) 613; formula; rule etc. (form regulation) 697; keynote, standard, model; precedent etc. (prototype) 22; conformity etc. 82.    ... show more

Dutch: model, specimen, voorbeeld

Something to be imitated.

synonyms: exemplar, good example, model.

Roget 22: prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type; archetype, antitype^†; protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample^†, paradigm; lay-figure.    text, copy, design; fugleman^†, keynote.    die, mold; matrix, last, plasm^†; proplasm^†, protoplasm; mint; seal, punch, intaglio, negative; stamp.    ... show more

Dutch: voorbeeld, model, toonbeeld, toonvoorbeeld

Punishment intended as a warning to others:
— They decided to make an example of him.

synonyms: deterrent example, lesson, object lesson.

Polish: nauczka, szkoła

An occurrence of something:
— But there is always the famous example of the Smiths.

synonyms: case, instance.

Dutch: voorval, voorbeeld

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.

synonym: exercise.

Dutch: oefenen, exercitie, oefening, opdracht, opgaaf, opgave, vraag
Polish: poćwiczenie