for-instance

[ fer-in-stuh ns ]

/ fərˈɪn stəns /

noun

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

QUIZZES

Discover The Influence Of Portuguese On English Via This Quiz!

We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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