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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. 2001.
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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 — /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
