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.

Idioms for instance

    at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of: He applied for the assistantship at the instance of his professor.
    for instance, as an example; for example: If you were to go to Italy, for instance, you would get a different perspective on our culture.

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, noun un·in·stanced, adjective

Words nearby instance

installment, installment buying, installment plan, instalment, instamatic, instance, instancy, instant, instant camera, instant message, instant photography

British Dictionary definitions for counter-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

Idioms and Phrases with counter-instance

instance

see under for example.