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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 — for example You may have questions which you wish to raise. For instance, who will oversee your work and how will feedback be given? They intend to provide information, via the Internet for instance …   English dictionary

• for instance — ► for instance as an example. Main Entry: ↑instance …   English terms dictionary

• for instance — adverb as an example (Freq. 21) take ribbon snakes, for example • Syn: ↑for example, ↑e.g. * * * fəˈ(r)in sometimes ˈfrin adverb : as an example * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — /feuhr in steuhns/, n. an instance or example: Give me a for instance of what you mean …   Useful english dictionary

• for instance — for example, e.g …   English contemporary dictionary