instance
To mention as a case or exampleTo mention as a case or example; to refer to.
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» Take, for instance, your family problems.
Возьмите, например, свои семейные проблемы. — marafon
Возьми, например, свои семейные проблемы. — marafon
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To mention as a case or example; to refer to.
Near-synonyms: adduce, cite
clarify by giving an example of
(intransitive)To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
To duplicate (a dungeon or other area) for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
(transitive)To render (an object) as part of a batch, using the same geometry data.
Examples
40 sentencesTake, for instance, your family problems.
ruВозьмите, например, свои семейные проблемы. — marafon
For instance, what would you have done if you were in my place?
ruЧто, например, вы бы сделали на моём месте? — sharptoothed
For instance, people who physically have to have alcohol can die from not drinking.
While that's true in the general sense, it does not apply in this instance.
Let's learn something, like a language for instance!
deLassen Sie uns etwas lernen, zum Beispiel eine Sprache! — al_ex_an_der
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, alsoBorrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.
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Forms
instances, instancing, instanced, instancedSynonyms
4 synonyms- clarify by giving an example of:exemplifyillustrate
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.