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For instance — Instance In stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for instance — See: FOR EXAMPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
for instance — See: FOR EXAMPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
for\ instance — • for example • for instance adv. phr. As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training… … Словарь американских идиом
for instance — I. noun Date: 1959 example < I ll give you a for instance > II. phrasal as an instance or example < older people, like my grandmother, for instance > … New Collegiate Dictionary
for-instance — /feuhr in steuhns/, n. an instance or example: Give me a for instance of what you mean. * * * … Universalium
for instance — as an example. → instance … English new terms dictionary
for instance — adverb As an example Syn: for example, exempli gratia … Wiktionary
for instance, for example — See example … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
for example — for instance, e.g … English contemporary dictionary
