A2verb · transitive · common

instant

instant · instants · instanted · instanting

To urge, press; to insist on, demandTo urge, press (someone); to insist on, demand (something).

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/ˈɪnstənt/

» I hardly ever drink instant coffee.

Ich trinke nur sehr selten Instantkaffee.

Ich trinke fast nie Pulverkaffee.

Я майже ніколи не п'ю розчинну каву.

Meaning

1 senses

(obsolete)To urge, press (someone); to insist on, demand (something).

Examples

170 sentences

I hardly ever drink instant coffee.
Я майже ніколи не п'ю розчинну каву. — deniko
deIch trinke nur sehr selten Instantkaffee. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The instant he saw me, he ran away.
Як тільки він мене побачив, він побіг. — deniko
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Tom usually drinks instant coffee.
Том зазвичай п'є швидкорозчинну каву. — deniko
ruТом обычно пьёт растворимый кофе. — marafon
deTom trinkt gewöhnlich Instantkaffee. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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He turned pale the instant he saw her.
Він зблід, коли її побачив. — deniko
ruОн побледнел, когда увидел её. — fjay69
deIn dem Moment, als er sie sah, wurde er kreidebleich. — xtofu80
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Come here this instant.
Негайно підійди сюди. — deniko
ruИди сюда немедленно. — sharptoothed
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Origin

Ultimately from Latin īnstāre; its precise evolution is uncertain. OED hints at (unatteste

Ultimately from Latin īnstāre; its precise evolution is uncertain. OED hints at (unattested) Middle French *instanter.

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Forms

instants, instanting, instanted, instanted

Base form	instant · to instant
3rd person singular	instants
Present participle	instanting
Past simple	instanted
Past participle	instanted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	instant
he, she, it	instants

Past simpleLesson

all persons

instanted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have instanted
he, she, it	has instanted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will instant

Lessons 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

Collocations

3 patterns

drink instant coffee
instant coffee
drink instant