Found 3 items, similar to Instance.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: instance
hal, instansi, misal
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: instance
instance
n 1: 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]
2: 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Instance
Instance
\In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr.
instans. See
Instant.]
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1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency;
solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
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Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]
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The instances that second marriage move
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.
--Shak.
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3. Occasion; order of occurrence.
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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.
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4. 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.
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Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury.
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5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak.
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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.
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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.
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I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.
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Instance
\In"stance\, v. i.
To give an example. [Obs.]
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This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in
families too. --Jer. Taylor.
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