Question 1 · Quick check
instance
CEFRB1
/ˈɪnstəns/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A particular example or occurrence of something.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
Examples
For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese.
Japan is full of beautiful cities. Kyoto and Nara, for instance.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThat which is urgent; motive.
Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
An occasion; an order of occurrence.
More examples
In contextBeating a difficult instance becomes second nature after running through it…a few times, with good leaders knowing exactly what to do and how to co-ordinate member actions.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet most remarkable instances of suffering
sometimes we love those that are absent, saith Philostratus, and gives instance in his friend Athenodorus, that loved a maid at Corinth whom he never saw […]
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.