noun, verb
noun a particular example or case of sth:
The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. * In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. * I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
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for instance for example:
What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing?
in the first instance (formal) as the first part of a series of actions:
In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company.
verb [VN] (formal) to give sth as an example:
I refer to the situation instanced above.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for instance is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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