Word instance meaning of - Word и Excel - помощь в работе с программами

Noun

an instance of great courage

These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

In most instances the disease can be controlled by medication.

They have decided not to oppose the decision in this instance.

Verb

instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes

instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude

Recent Examples on the Web

Both instances were complicated by the incessant buildup of nonteaching bureaucrats.

—Betsy Devos, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2023

Around the time the inquiry began the FTC had cited instances in which cheaper generics and biosimilars are excluded from PBM formularies, as this may violate competition and consumer protection laws.

—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023

Anne Hathaway has navigated her years in the spotlight in a flurry of lace, tulle, sequins and—in one memorable instance—a high-fashion puffer.

—Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2023

Researchers have found instances where Russian propaganda accounts have successfully paid for blue checkmarks.

—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023

In the Jewish faith this instance is referred to as the miracle of Hannukah, and every year families honor that miracle during the eight-day holiday.

—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023

OverDrive is often accessed via a library’s own OverDrive website instance, but the app effectively has the same purpose of distributing publisher books digitally for free, just like Libby.

—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 30 Mar. 2023

In two instances, courts or state lawmakers granted access to the election systems.

—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023

Here are the key differences, and some similarities, reported from a CNN analysis of body camera footage from both instances and interviews given to investigators after the Uvalde massacre that have been obtained by CNN: Entering the school.

—Elise Hammond, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023

For, instance the home to the putting surface of the fifth and 13th holes is 100 yards deep and at least 50 yards wide.

—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 9 July 2022

See More

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘instance.’ Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Источник

instance

an occurrence of something; an example: The fistfight was an instance of student discord.

Not to be confused with:

instants – very brief time periods; almost imperceptible moments: We experience only instants of pure joy.

in·stance

(ĭn′stəns)

a. An example that is cited to prove or invalidate a contention or illustrate a point. See Synonyms at example.

b. A case or an occurrence: In all such instances, let conscience be your guide.

2. A step in a process or series of events: You should apply in the first instance to the personnel manager.

a. A suggestion or request: called at the instance of his attorney.

b. Archaic Urgent solicitation or entreaty.

tr.v. in·stanced, in·stanc·ing, in·stanc·es

1. To offer as an example; cite: «I assured her that I was interested in garbage, and instanced the fact that I had once been a garbage inspector myself» (Jane Addams).

2. To demonstrate or show by an example; exemplify: «how absurd it often is to cite a single line from … a poem for the purpose of instancing the perfection or imperfection of the line’s rhythm» (Edgar Allan Poe).

Idiom:

for instance

As an example; for example.

[Middle English instaunce, from Old French instance, request, instant, and from Medieval Latin īnstantia, example, both from Latin, presence, from īnstāns, īnstant-, present; see instant.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

instance

(ˈɪnstəns)

1. a case or particular example

2. for instance for or as an example

3. a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance)

4. urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of)

5. (Logic) logic

a. an expression derived from another by instantiation

6. archaic motive or reason

vb (tr)

to cite as an example

[C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instāns pressing upon, urgent; see instant]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•stance

(ˈɪn stəns)

n., v. -stanced, -stanc•ing. n.

1. a case or occurrence of something: fresh instances of oppression.

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

3. the institution and prosecution of a legal case.

4. Archaic. urgency in speech or action.

5. Obs. an impelling motive.

v.t.

6. to cite as an instance or example.

7. to exemplify by an instance.

v.i.

8. to cite an instance.

Idioms:

1. at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of.

2. for instance, as an example; for example.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin instantia presence, urgency (Medieval Latin: case, example)]

instance

Past participle: instanced
Gerund: instancing

Imperative
instance
instance

Present
I instance
you instance
he/she/it instances
we instance
you instance
they instance

Preterite
I instanced
you instanced
he/she/it instanced
we instanced
you instanced
they instanced

Present Continuous
I am instancing
you are instancing
he/she/it is instancing
we are instancing
you are instancing
they are instancing

Present Perfect
I have instanced
you have instanced
he/she/it has instanced
we have instanced
you have instanced
they have instanced

Past Continuous
I was instancing
you were instancing
he/she/it was instancing
we were instancing
you were instancing
they were instancing

Past Perfect
I had instanced
you had instanced
he/she/it had instanced
we had instanced
you had instanced
they had instanced

Future
I will instance
you will instance
he/she/it will instance
we will instance
you will instance
they will instance

Future Perfect
I will have instanced
you will have instanced
he/she/it will have instanced
we will have instanced
you will have instanced
they will have instanced

Future Continuous
I will be instancing
you will be instancing
he/she/it will be instancing
we will be instancing
you will be instancing
they will be instancing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been instancing
you have been instancing
he/she/it has been instancing
we have been instancing
you have been instancing
they have been instancing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been instancing
you will have been instancing
he/she/it will have been instancing
we will have been instancing
you will have been instancing
they will have been instancing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been instancing
you had been instancing
he/she/it had been instancing
we had been instancing
you had been instancing
they had been instancing

Conditional
I would instance
you would instance
he/she/it would instance
we would instance
you would instance
they would instance

Past Conditional
I would have instanced
you would have instanced
he/she/it would have instanced
we would have instanced
you would have instanced
they would have instanced

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

instance — 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»

humiliation, mortification — an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; «he had to undergo one humiliation after another»

bit, piece — an instance of some kind; «it was a nice piece of work»; «he had a bit of good luck»

time, clip — an instance or single occasion for some event; «this time he succeeded»; «he called four times»; «he could do ten at a clip»

instance — 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»

information — knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

apology, excuse — a poor example; «it was an apology for a meal»; «a poor excuse for an automobile»

exception — an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; «all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child»; «an exception tests the rule»

case in point, precedent — an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

quintessence — the most typical example or representative of a type

sample — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

specimen — an example regarded as typical of its class

Verb

instance — clarify by giving an example of

elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand — add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; «She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation»

instance

noun

2. insistence, demand, urging, pressure, stress, application, request, prompting, impulse, behest, incitement, instigation, solicitation, entreaty, importunity The meeting was organised at the instance of two senior ministers.

verb

1. name, mention, identify, point out, advance, quote, finger (informal, chiefly U.S.), refer to, point to, cite, specify, invoke, allude to, adduce, namecheck, namedrop She could have instanced many women who fitted this description.

for instance for example, e.g., to illustrate, as an illustration, by way of illustration, exempli gratia (Latin), to cite an instance Let your child make his own decisions sometimes. For instance, let him choose which clothes to wear.

in the first instance initially, at first, to begin with, first, firstly, originally, primarily, at the start, at the outset, in the early stages, at or in the beginning The post was for one year in the first instance.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

instance

noun

1. One that is representative of a group or class:

2. A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right:

3. Archaic. Urgent solicitation:

verb

2. To demonstrate and clarify with examples:

Translations

příkladpřípad

eksempeltilfælde

juhtumnäide

esimerkkiinstanssitapaus

slučaj

dæmi; atvik, tilfelli

事例

예

atvejis

gadījumspiemērs

na primerprimer

exempel

ตัวอย่าง

ví dụ

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

instance

[ˈɪnstəns] n

(= case, occurrence) → cas m
in many instances → dans bien des cas
in that instance → dans ce cas
in this instance → dans le cas qui nous occupe
in the first instance → dans un premier temps
The post was for one year in the first instance → Le poste était pour un an dans un premier temps.

at sb’s instance (formal) (= at someone’s request) → sur l’instance de qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

instance

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

instance

(ˈinstəns) noun

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

for instance

for example. Some birds, penguins for instance, cannot fly at all.

instance

→ حَالَةٌ případ tilfælde Fall περίπτωση ejemplo esimerkki exemple slučaj esempio 事例 예 geval eksempel przykład exemplo случай exempel ตัวอย่าง örnek ví dụ 实例

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Источник

Other forms: instances; instanced; instancing

An instance is a specific example or case of something. One instance of being chased by a growling dog can make a person spend his whole life being afraid of animals.

It’s common to find instance used in the expression «for instance,» meaning «for example.» Bright colors — for instance, pink, green, and blue — can cheer you up when you’re feeling sad. Instance can also mean «occurrence.» Several instances of cheating might be reported after a math test, for example. In the sixteenth century, the Medieval Latin word instantia meant «example to the contrary,» leading to an early definition of instance as «single objection.»

Definitions of instance

noun

an item of information that is typical of a class or group
noun

an occurrence of something

“another
instance occurred yesterday”

synonyms:

case, example
verb

clarify by giving an example of

synonyms:

exemplify, illustrate

see moresee less

type of:

dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘instance’.
Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.
Send us feedback

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Look up instance for the last time

Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the
words you need to know.

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.

Get started

Источник

Top Definitions
Quiz
Related Content
Examples
British
Idioms And Phrases

This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity.

[ in-stuhns ]

/ ˈɪn stəns /

This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity.

noun

a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.

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

Also called in·stanced dun·geon . (in an online multiplayer video game) a zone, as a dungeon, to which access is limited to a player or group of players entering simultaneously and working together: each instance is one copy of the zone in which the quests, enemies, items, events, etc., are staged exclusively for the player or group accessing it, without interference from other player characters in the larger online population of the game server.

Law. the institution and prosecution of a case.

Archaic. urgency in speech or action.

Obsolete. an impelling motive.

verb (used with object), in·stanced, in·stanc·ing.

to cite as an instance or example.

to exemplify by an instance.

(in an online multiplayer video game) to design (a zone) as a set of identical copies, staged exclusively for the player or group accessing it, without interference from the larger population of the game server, thereby presenting key narrative elements or achievements in a controlled environment: The game developers instanced a winter wonderland with special quests for the holiday event.

verb (used without object), in·stanced, in·stanc·ing.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Which sentence is correct?

Idioms about instance

at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of:He applied for the assistantship at the instance of his professor.

for instance, as an example; for example: If you were to go to Italy, for instance, you would get a different perspective on our culture.

Origin of instance

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English instaunce, from Middle French instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia “case, example” (Latin “presence, immediate applicability; earnestness, urgency”); see origin at instant, -ance

synonym study for instance

OTHER WORDS FROM instance

coun·ter·in·stance, nounun·in·stanced, adjective

Words nearby instance

installment buying, installment loan, installment plan, instalment, Instamatic, instance, instancy, instant, instantaneous, instant camera, instanter

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to instance

detail, example, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, representative, sample, specimen, time, adduce, cite, exemplify

How to use instance in a sentence

For instance, if you search Facebook today for vaccines, Facebook will gladly point you to several large groups that tell you not to get one.
According to Schwartz, there have been instances in which police officers on prescription medications like Xanax have been impaired on the job.
It depends on what your definition of “worth it” is, but coach’s challenges have certainly resulted in more instances of overturned calls than have requests.
Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum and Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, for instance, will serve as early voting locations.

The first-round defeat against the Jazz in 2017, for instance, came after just a 2-1 edge.
They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.
For instance, Best Buy has over 40 million members in its customer loyalty program, Reward Zone.
For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?
El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.
This happens, for instance, in one out of five vaccinations against rubella.
For instance, the Limestone Polypody is not happy unless there is a certain amount of lime present in the soil.
A delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.
Because the universe is governed by laws, and there is no credible instance on record of those laws being suspended.
Many of his bird neighbors,p. 31 for instance, liked the same things to eat that he did.
For instance, few workmen will take a holiday; they prefer a «day’s out» or «play.»

British Dictionary definitions for instance

noun

a case or particular example

for instance for or as an example

a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance)

urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of)

logic

an expression derived from another by instantiation
See substitution (def. 4b)

verb (tr)

Word Origin for instance

C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instāns pressing upon, urgent; see instant

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with instance

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Источник

Defenition of the word instance
- Something that is representative of all such things in a group; an occurrence of something.
- An item of information that is representative of a type or class.
- In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class.
- 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»
- a single item of information that is representative of a type; «this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome»; «there is a good example on page 10»
- clarify by giving an example of
- an item of information that is representative of a type; «this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome»; «there is an example on page 10»
- an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- an occurrence of something

Synonyms for the word instance

- case
- case in point
- command
- demand
- example
- exemplify
- illustrate
- illustration
- insistence
- occasion
- occurrence
- order
- representative
- request

Similar words in the instance

- instance
- instance’s
- instanced

Hyponyms for the word instance

- apology
- bit
- case in point
- clip
- exception
- excuse
- humiliation
- mortification
- piece
- precedent
- quintessence
- sample
- specimen
- time

Hypernyms for the word instance

- dilate
- elaborate
- enlarge
- expand
- expatiate
- exposit
- expound
- flesh out
- happening
- information
- lucubrate
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent

See other words

- What is ingress
- The definition of ingrate
- The interpretation of the word ingot
- What is meant by infotainment
- The lexical meaning infomercial
- The dictionary meaning of the word influent
- The grammatical meaning of the word influence
- Meaning of the word infantryman
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word infant
- The origin of the word instant
- Synonym for the word instinct
- Antonyms for the word insulator
- Homonyms for the word insult
- Hyponyms for the word insurgent
- Holonyms for the word intelligence
- Hypernyms for the word intercept
- Proverbs and sayings for the word interchange
- Translation of the word in other languages interjection

Источник

Crossword clues for instance

instance

Single occurrence
Northern bloke invested in diamonds, for example
Fashionable position, for example
Fashionable attitude, for example
How W G Grace was sometimes photographed for example
Popular golfer’s position, for example
Particular case
Batting posture, for example
Intoxicated leaders can set bad example
Single example
Rock and roll occurrence
Case or particular example
Case — isn’t acne (anag)
Canniest (anag) — occurrence
«An Eluardian ___» Of Montreal

Example
Case in point
A single item of information that is representative of a type
An occurrence of something
Metamorphosis of an insect, for example
Cook an insect, for example
Canniest suspect, for example
Example of popular position
Example of popular opinion
Example of fellow in unusually nice surroundings
Example of accepted position
Example of batting position at the crease
Example given by ancients originally
Occasion at home — with attitude
Succeeded in a resolution of ancient case

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

instance

I.noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

particular

▪ But suppose we don’t know of any particular instances.

▪ Firms may be unaware of theft by their employees, and shops will not be aware of particular instances of shoplifting.

▪ It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances.

▪ Now one would not wish to deny the value of extrapolation, of drawing general conclusions from the evidence of particular instances.

▪ The simpler level is a search for the correct output for some particular instance.

▪ But how are we to evaluate their size in any particular instance?

▪ In this particular instance the service is the actual act of painting, the goods are the canvas and frame.

▪ Two particular instances will illustrate some of the difficulties.

rare

▪ The chances of Down’s recurring in a subsequent birth is also rare in most instances.

▪ In rare instances, they were even given plantations and slaves of their own.

▪ Once your case is concluded you can not, except in very rare instances, return to seek further compensation.

▪ In exceedingly rare instances, a neoplasm or arteriovenous malformation may be the cause.

▪ Typically the two communities exchange correspondence, gifts and, in rare instances, visits.

▪ In rare instances, parkinsonian patients taking levodopa experience increased libido as a side effect.

▪ Yet a few rare instances provide us with at least a general sense of the magnitude of this particular organizational cost.

▪ In rare instances, he sees the desert gently.

specific

▪ From a social efficiency point of view, the methods chosen in any specific instance should be determined by efficiency considerations.

▪ Do not ask for specific instances, particularly for something like birth; just take whatever is presented.

▪ That is something that can be argued over in specific instances.

▪ As well as noting occupations, he made occasional comments on specific instances of poverty.

▪ The pupil seems to be giving instructions for others to follow rather than saying what was done in this specific instance.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

in the first instance

▪ We must act to prevent pollution in the first instance.

▪ A limited contract for a few sessions, at least in the first instance, is always preferable.

▪ It was not designed as a dwelling place in the first instance.

▪ It will be screened in the first instance for Tory Party workers throughout Britain.

▪ Making contact with the families in the first instance was the most difficult problem.

▪ Smith regarded this distribution as depending in the first instance on relative bargaining strength.

▪ Soviet forces were not, at least in the first instance, to be withdrawn unconditionally.

▪ The decision should be made in the first instance as if it were easy to be made.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ Another instance of Charles’s outspokenness was his attack on his sister’s choice of husband.

▪ Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.

▪ The grey suit has been replaced in some instances with pink trousers and sandals.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ But here Golding offers the extremest instance of how it might be tragic too.

▪ Elizabeth had said so and she had been, as she was in so many instances, quietly right.

▪ Fiscal policy, for instance, is commendably tight; there are no signs of any government-led dash for growth.

▪ It outlined a set of principles and indicated how they would work in particular instances.

▪ Rather than any theory of civilizations, therefore, we must study real instances if we wish to understand what civilization is.

▪ Scholars have found, for instance, surprising links between Taylor and a number of literary figures.

▪ The rise from 7, 000 to 8, 000, for instance, equaled a gain of 14. 3 percent.

▪ These three cases are instances of a civilization working over its own heritage something rarely brought fully to light.

II.verb

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ Minton’s sober and workmanlike drawings instance his delight in registering rhythmic activity and industrial shapes.

▪ The connections and friendships of Surrealism can also be instanced as opportunities for advocacy.

The Collaborative International Dictionary

Instance

Instance In»stance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instanced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Instancing.]
To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to
instance a fact.
—H. Spenser.

I shall not instance an abstruse author.
—Milton.

Instance

Instance In»stance, v. i.
To give an example. [Obs.]

This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in
families too.
—Jer. Taylor.

Instance

Instance In»stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr.
instans. See Instant.]

The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency;
solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.

Undertook at her instance to restore them.
—Sir W.
Scott.
That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]

The instances that second marriage move
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.

—Shak.
Occasion; order of occurrence.

These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they
were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first
instance.
—Sir M. Hale.
That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative
case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case
occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of
poisoning in the town within the past year.

Most remarkable instances of suffering.
—Atterbury.
A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
—Shak.

Causes of instance, those which proceed at the solicitation
of some party.
—Hallifax.

Court of first instance, the court by which a case is first
tried.

For instance, by way of example or illustration; for
example.

Instance Court (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within
its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its
action as a prize court.

Syn: Example; case. See Example.

Douglas Harper’s Etymology Dictionary

instance

mid-14c., «urgency,» from Old French instance «eagerness, anxiety, solicitation» (13c.), from Latin instantia «presence, effort intention; earnestness, urgency,» literally «a standing near,» from instans (see instant). In Scholastic logic, «a fact or example» (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin instantia, used to translate Greek enstasis. This led to use in phrase for instance «as an example» (1650s), and the noun phrase To give (someone) a for instance (1953, American English).

Wiktionary

instance

n. 1 (context obsolete English) urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. (14th-19th c.) 2 (context obsolete English) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. 3 (context obsolete English) That which is urgent; motive. 4 Occasion; order of occurrence. 5 A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. (from 16th c.) 6 One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same. 7 (context obsolete English) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something). (16th-18th c.) 8 (context computing English) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class. (from 20th c.) 9 (context massively multiplayer online games English) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players. 10 (context massively multiplayer online games English) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other are

v
1 (context transitive English) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. 2 (context intransitive English) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.

WordNet

instance

n. 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» [syn: case, example]
an item of information that is representative of a type; «this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome»; «there is an example on page 10» [syn: example, illustration, representative]
v. clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate]

Wikipedia

Instance (computer science)

In object-oriented programming (OOP), an instance is a concrete occurrence of any object, existing usually during the runtime of a computer program. Formally, «instance» is synonymous with «object» as they are each a particular value (realization), and these may be called an instance object; «instance» emphasizes the distinct identity of the object. The creation of an instance is called instantiation.

In class-based programming, objects are created from classes by subroutines called constructors, and destroyed by destructors. An object is an instance of a class, and may be called a class instance or class object; instantiation is then also known as construction. Not all classes can be instantiated abstract classes cannot be instantiated, while classes that can be instantiated are called concrete classes. In prototype-based programming, instantiation is instead done by copying a prototype.

An object may be varied in a number of ways. Each realized variation of that object is an instance. Each time a program runs, it is an instance of that program. That is, it is a member of a given class that has specified values rather than variables. In a non-programming context, you could think of «dog» as a type and your particular dog as an instance of that class.

An important distinction is between the data type, which is interface, and the class, which is implementation.

The meaning of the term «type» in computer science is rather similar to the meaning of the word «type» in everyday language. For example, a barman can ask a client what type of beverage does he or she want coffee, tea or beer? A particular cup of coffee that the client receives is in the role of an instance, while two cups of coffee would form a set of two instances of coffee, determining its type at the same time.

Usage examples of «instance».

But if liquid of the same species were added, of instance, wine with wine, the same species would remain, but the wine would not be the same numerically, as the diversity of the accidents shows: for instance, if one wine were white and the other red.

If capital today is more concerned with ensuring that individuals perform their social labor as consumers, then we can see Condomology as an instance of aestheticizing the political economy.

Particularly instructive and well reported is the instance of bear cult of the Ainu of Japan, a Caucasoid race that entered and settled Japan centuries earlier than the Mongoloid Japanese, and are confined today to the northern islands, Hokkaido and Sakhalin — the latter now, of course, in Russian hands.

Although, no doubt, many of the ecclesiastics of the time were a disgrace to their profession, as in former days was William of Ledbury, who was prior of Malvern, yet there were good Catholics as well as good Lollards, and I instanced Prior Alcock, who even then was engaged in the rebuilding of Little Malvern Priory, and I thought people should be allowed to worship God in their own fashion without being considered sinful.

Bishop Alcock, who was learned in all local lore, as well as in all ecclesiastical research, again discoursed on the celestial wonders brought to mother earth, and instanced the example of St.

Yet there will be found some instances where I have completely failed in this attempt, and one, which I here request the reader to consider as an erratum, where there is left, most inadvertently, an alexandrine in the middle of a stanza.

Duchesne mentions an instance of complete amenorrhea, in which the ordinary flow was replaced by periodic sweats.

For instance, if that gunboat, with its purple-whiskered Amsterdammer of a captain, should just now happen in.

The double river-systems of the Volga and Kama, the Obi and Irtish, the Angara and Yenisei, the Lena and Vitim on the Arctic slope, the Amur and Sungari on the Pacific slope, are instances.

For instance, in 1981 Harry Oppenheimer, chairman of the giant Anglo American Corporation that controls gold and diamond mining, sales and distribution in the world, stated that he was about to launch into the North American banking market.

Lidocaine, the antiarrhythmic and lo-cal anesthetic, for instance, could cause prolonged seizures if given intravenously in large enough doses.

For instance, one tiny wasp, aphelinus mail, goes after woolly aphids and very little else.

Nova Police can be compared to apomorphine, a regulating instance that need not continue and has no intention of continuing after its work is done.

In describing the country, extraction, and manners of Herculius, we have already delineated those of Galerius, who was often, and not improperly, styled the younger Maximian, though, in many instances both of virtue and ability, he appears to have possessed a manifest superiority over the elder.

Quintii, Capitolinus and Cincinnatus, and his own uncle, Caius Claudius, a man most stedfast in the interest of the nobility, and other citizens of the same eminence, he appoints as decemvirs men by no means equal in rank of life: himself in the first instance, which proceeding honourable men disapproved so much the more, as no one had imagined that he would have the daring to act so.

Источник

Dictionary
I
Instance

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-stuh ns]
- /ˈɪn stəns/
- /ˈɪnstəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-stuh ns]
- /ˈɪn stəns/

Definitions of instance word

noun instance a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression. 1
noun instance an example put forth in proof or illustration: to cite a few instances. 1
noun instance Law. the institution and prosecution of a case. 1
noun instance Archaic. urgency in speech or action. 1
noun instance Obsolete. an impelling motive. 1
verb with object instance to cite as an instance or example. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of instance

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English < Latin instantia presence, urgency (Medieval Latin: case, example). See instant, -ance

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Instance

instance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between «mom» and «screwdriver».

Synonyms for instance

noun instance

occurrence — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
precedent — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
item — a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.

verb instance

show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
quote — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
adduce — If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument.
mention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don’t forget to mention her contribution to the project.
refer — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.

Antonyms for instance

verb instance

hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

noun instance

repetition — the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
broken record — (Idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
tautology — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
iterance — iteration.
periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.

Matching words

Words starting with i
Words starting with in
Words starting with ins
Words starting with inst
Words starting with insta
Words starting with instan
Words starting with instanc
Words starting with instance

Words ending with e
Words ending with ce
Words ending with nce
Words ending with ance

Words containing the letters i
Words containing the letters i,n
Words containing the letters i,n,s
Words containing the letters i,n,s,t
Words containing the letters i,n,s,t,a
Words containing the letters i,n,s,t,a,c

Words containing i
Words containing in
Words containing ins
Words containing inst
Words containing insta
Words containing instan

Источник

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

case, instance, examplenoun

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»
example, illustration, instance, representativeverb

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»
exemplify, illustrate, instanceverb

clarify by giving an example of

GCIDERate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

Instancenoun

That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of poisoning in the town within the past year.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

instancenoun

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
instancenoun

A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
instancenoun

A recurring occasion, case etc.
instancenoun

A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).
instancenoun

In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class.
instancenoun

A question that can be asked in the context of a computational problem.
instanceverb

To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
instanceverb

To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
Etymology: From instance, from instantia, from instans; see instant.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Instance, Instancynoun

Etymology: instance, French.

1. Importunity; urgency; solicitation.

Christian men should much better frame themselves to those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Saviour with so great instancy gave us concerning peace and unity, if we did concur to have the ancient councils renewed.
Richard Hooker, b. i.

2. Motive; influence; pressing argument. Not now in use.

She dwells so securely upon her honour, that folly dares not present itself. Now, could I come to her with any direction in my hand, my desires had instance and argument to commend themselves.
William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

The instances that second marriage move,
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.
William Shakespeare.

3. Prosecution or process of a suit.

The instance of a cause is said to be that judicial process which is made from the contestation of a suit, even to the time of pronouncing sentence in the cause, or till the end of three years.
John Ayliffe, Parergon.

4. Example; document.

Yet doth this accident
So far exceed all instance, all discourse,
That I am ready to distrust mine eyes.
William Shakespeare.

In furnaces of copper and brass, where vitriol is often cast in, there riseth suddenly a fly, which sometimes moveth on the walls of the furnace; sometimes in the fire below; and dieth presently as soon as it is out of the furnace: which is a noble instance, and worthy to be weighed.
Francis Bacon.

We find in history instances of persons, who, after their prisons have been flung open, have chosen rather to languish in their dungeons, than stake their miserable lives and fortunes upon the success of a revolution.
Addison.

The greatest saints are sometimes made the most remarkable instances of suffering.
Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Suppose the earth should be removed nearer to the sun, and revolve for instance in the orbit of Mercury, the whole ocean would boil with heat.
Richard Bentley, Sermons.

The use of instances is to illustrate and explain a difficulty; and this end is best answered by such instances as are familiar and common.
Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.

5. State of any thing.

These seem as if, in the time of Edward the first, they were drawn up into the form of a law in the first instance.
Matthew Hale.

6. Occasion; act.

The performances required on our part, are no other than what natural reason has endeavoured to recommend, even in the most severe and difficult instances of duty.
John Rogers.
To Instanceverb

To give or offer an example.

Etymology: from the noun.

As to false citations, that the world may see how little he is to be trusted, I shall instance in two or three about which he makes the loudest clamor.
John Tillotson.

In tragedy and satire, this age and the last have excelled the ancients; and I would instance in William Shakespeare of the former, in Dorset of the latter sort.
John Dryden, Juvenal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Instancenoun

the act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion
Instancenoun

that which is instant or urgent; motive
Instancenoun

occasion; order of occurrence
Instancenoun

that which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example
Instancenoun

a token; a sign; a symptom or indication
Instanceverb

to mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact
Instanceverb

to give an example
Etymology: [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See Instant.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Instance

in′stans, n. quality of being urgent: solicitation: occurrence: occasion: example: (Shak.) evidence, proof.—v.t. to mention as an example.—n. In′stancy, insistency.—adj. Instan′tial (rare).—At the instance of, at the motion or solicitation of; For instance, to take as an example. [O. Fr.,—L. instantia—instans.]

British National Corpus

Nouns Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘instance’ in Nouns Frequency: #1247

How to pronounce instance?

How to say instance in sign language?

Numerology

Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of instance in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of instance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of instance in a Sentence

Brian Snitker:

These are the kind of things that tell you why we’re starting this right now, you never know what might happen. That instance right there shows you what could happen.
Maria Uriarte:

For instance the endangered Puerto Rican parrot, which likes old, tall growth, can’t nest because much of the forest is disturbed.
Maria Catarina Sumarsih:

I don’t think the perpetrators would want to show up to the truth and reconciliation commission to say that they committed violations, that they shot Wawan, for instance, i don’t trust the government, I’ve been lied to for 21 years.
Bobby Davidson:

For instance, in Maryland, it is not required to have a carbon monoxide detector in the house, so, if you are planning a vacation along the Maryland shore, you should know the state requirements may not require a CO detector be installed in that particular rental facility.
President Putin:

Well, let’s take St. Petersburg Economic Forum, for instance, there were over 500 American businessmen, high-ranking, high-level ones. I don’t even remember the last names of each and every one of them. Well, do you remember — do you think that we try to collect compromising material on each and every single one of them ? Well, it’s difficult to imagine an utter nonsense of a bigger scale than this. Well, please, just disregard these issues and don’t think about this anymore again.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Translations for instance

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

осраҡBashkir
instanceCzech
InstanzGerman
φορά, περίπτωση, κρούσμα, περιστατικό, στιγµιότυποGreek
ejemplo, casoSpanish
juhtum, näideEstonian
adibideBasque
instanssi, tapaus, esimerkkiFinnish
contohIndonesian
voorbeeld, voorvalDutch
okazja, zdarzeniePolish
ocorrência, ocasião, exemplo, instânciaPortuguese
instanță, caz, ocazie, circumstanță, întâmplare, incident, exempluRomanian
экземпля́р, инста́нция, приме́р, образе́ц, слу́чайRussian
primjer, primjerakSerbo-Croatian
trường hợpVietnamese

Get even more translations for instance »

Translation

Find a translation for the instance definition in other languages:

Select another language:

— Select —
简体中文 (Chinese — Simplified)
繁體中文 (Chinese — Traditional)
Español (Spanish)
Esperanto (Esperanto)
日本語 (Japanese)
Português (Portuguese)
Deutsch (German)
العربية (Arabic)
Français (French)
Русский (Russian)
ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
한국어 (Korean)
עברית (Hebrew)
Gaeilge (Irish)
Українська (Ukrainian)
اردو (Urdu)
Magyar (Hungarian)
मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
Indonesia (Indonesian)
Italiano (Italian)
தமிழ் (Tamil)
Türkçe (Turkish)
తెలుగు (Telugu)
ภาษาไทย (Thai)
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Čeština (Czech)
Polski (Polish)
Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
Românește (Romanian)
Nederlands (Dutch)
Ελληνικά (Greek)
Latinum (Latin)
Svenska (Swedish)
Dansk (Danish)
Suomi (Finnish)
فارسی (Persian)
ייִדיש (Yiddish)
հայերեն (Armenian)
Norsk (Norwegian)
English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Are we missing a good definition for instance? Don’t keep it to yourself…

Источник

To understand what an instance is, we must first understand what a class is.

A class is simply a modeling tool provided by a programming language for use in representing real world objects in a program or application.

The class is structured to accommodate an object’s properties (member variables) and its operations (member functions/methods).

An Instance on the other hand is simply a variation of an object created from a class. You create an object variant (Instance) using a constructor which is a method within a class specifically defined for this purpose.

Consider a Car, if you wanted to represent it in your application you would define a class identified as Car which contains the properties of the car and the
operations that the car can perform.

It would look something close to this, supposing it was done in Java programming language:-

public class Car{
    //the properties of the car
    private String make;
    private int year;
    private int gear;
    private int speed;
    ...

    //constructor used to create instances of the car
    public Car(String carMake, int yearManf){
        year = yearManf;
        make = carMake;
    }

    //Car Operation/methods

    public void setGear(int gearValue){
        gear = gearValue
    }
    public void applyBrake(int decrement){
        speed -= decrement;
    }
    public void accelerate(int increment){
        speed += increment;
    }   
    ...
}

Create an instance of a car:-

Car BMW = new Car("385 i", 2010);

BMW here is an instance of a car.

Источник

instance

in·stance

instance

in•stance

instance

instance

instance

instance

instance

instance

instance

Look up instance for the last time

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.

Idioms about instance

Origin of instance

synonym study for instance

OTHER WORDS FROM instance

Words nearby instance

Words related to instance

How to use instance in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for instance

Word Origin for instance

Other Idioms and Phrases with instance

Defenition of the word instance

Synonyms for the word instance

Similar words in the instance

Hyponyms for the word instance

Hypernyms for the word instance

See other words

Crossword clues for instance

instance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

The Collaborative International Dictionary

Douglas Harper’s Etymology Dictionary

Wiktionary

WordNet

Wikipedia

Usage examples of «instance».

Transcription

Definitions of instance word

Information block about the term

Origin of instance

First appearance:

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Instance

instance popularity

Synonyms for instance

noun instance

verb instance

Antonyms for instance

verb instance

noun instance

Top questions with instance

See also

Matching words

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

GCIDERate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

British National Corpus

How to pronounce instance?

How to say instance in sign language?

Numerology

Examples of instance in a Sentence

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Translations for instance

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for instance »

Translation

Find a translation for the instance definition in other languages:

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Are we missing a good definition for instance? Don’t keep it to yourself…