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 Definitions of Instance  [ˈɪn stəns]  

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Definition of 'Instance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) instance
a case or occurrence of something:
fresh instances of oppression.

2.  instance
an example put forth in proof or illustration:
to cite a few instances.

3.  instance
the institution and prosecution of a legal case.

4.  instance
Archaic. urgency in speech or action.

5.  instance
Obs. an impelling motive.

6. (v.t.) instance
to cite as an instance or example.

7.  instance
to exemplify by an instance.

8. (v.i.) instance
to cite an instance.


Definition of 'Instance' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) case, instance, example
an occurrence of something
"it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

2. (verb) example, illustration, instance, representative
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

3. (verb) exemplify, illustrate, instance
clarify by giving an example of


Definition of 'Instance' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) instance
an example of sth; = case
several instances of fraud

2.  instance
for instance
used to give an example
She made several movies, for instance there's one about World War I.


Definition of 'Instance' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Instance
the act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion

2. (noun) Instance
that which is instant or urgent; motive

3. (noun) Instance
occasion; order of occurrence

4. (noun) Instance
that which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example

5. (noun) Instance
a token; a sign; a symptom or indication

6. (verb) Instance
to mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact

7. (verb) Instance
to give an example


Translation of 'Instance' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an example, especially of a condition or circumstance
As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: oomblikke Arabic flag Arabic: مَثَل، شاهِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пример
Brazilian flag Brazilian: exemplo Czech flag Czech: příklad German flag German: das Beispiel
Danish flag Danish: eksempel Greek flag Greek: περίπτωση, παράδειγμα Spanish flag Spanish: ejemplo
Estonian flag Estonian: näide Farsi flag Farsi: نمونه Finnish flag Finnish: esimerkki
French flag French: exemple Hebrew flag Hebrew: דוּגמָה Hindi flag Hindi: उदाहरण विशेष
Croatian flag Croatian: primjer Hungarian flag Hungarian: példa Indonesian flag Indonesian: contoh
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dæmi; atvik, tilfelli Italian flag Italian: esempio Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 실례 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pavyzdys, atvejis Latvian flag Latvian: piemērs; gadījums
Malay flag Malay: contoh Dutch flag Dutch: voorbeeld Norwegian flag Norwegian: eksempel, tilfelle
Polish flag Polish: przykład Persian flag Persian: نمونه Pashto flag Pashto: مثال، نمونه، مرحله ، موقع
Portuguese flag Portuguese: exemplo Romanian flag Romanian: exemplu Russian flag Russian: пример; случай
Slovak flag Slovak: príklad Slovenian flag Slovenian: primer Serbian flag Serbian: primer
Swedish flag Swedish: exempel Thai flag Thai: กรณี Turkish flag Turkish: örnek, misal
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 例子 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: приклад; окремий випадок Urdu flag Urdu: مثال
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ví dụ Chinese flag Chinese: 例子

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