for-instance

[ fer-in-stuh ns ]
/ fərˈɪn stəns /
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noun

an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Words nearby for-instance

for two cents, for want of a nail the kingdom was lost, for what it's worth, for whom the bell tolls, for-, for-instance, for-profit, for., fora, forage, forage cap

Definition for for instance (2 of 2)

instance
[ in-stuh ns ]
/ ˈɪn stəns /

noun

verb (used with object), in·stanced, in·stanc·ing.

to cite as an instance or example.
to exemplify by an instance.

verb (used without object), in·stanced, in·stanc·ing.

to cite an instance.

Origin of instance

1300–50; Middle English < Latin instantia presence, urgency (Medieval Latin: case, example). See instant, -ance

synonym study for instance

2. See case1.

OTHER WORDS FROM instance

coun·ter·in·stance, nounun·in·stanced, adjective
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Words related to for instance

case, pattern, symbol, object, illustration, part, lesson, precedent, explanation, interpretation, example, being, equally, like, prototype, copy, stereotype, specimen, citation, paragon

British Dictionary definitions for for instance

instance
/ (ˈɪnstəns) /

noun

verb (tr)

to cite as an example

Word Origin for instance

C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instāns pressing upon, urgent; see instant
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Idioms and Phrases with for instance

instance

see under for example.

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