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/ˈɪnstəns/

noun 5verb 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

countless, innumerable, numerous | occasional, rare | isolated

(any) given, particular, specific

In this particular instance, the restaurant forgot to include napkins with our takeout order.

extreme | striking

classic

When my brother forgot his keys again, it was a classic instance of his absent-mindedness.

VERB + INSTANCE

give, provide

The teacher gave a clear instance of how to solve the problem correctly.

cite (sth as), take

The teacher took a recent instance of bullying to discuss classroom safety with the students.

recall

INSTANCE + VERB

occur

Several instances of food poisoning occurred at the restaurant during the summer.

show sth

This instance shows why we need to listen carefully to our customers' complaints.

PREP

for ~

in ~

Most students find math difficult, but in this instance Sarah learned calculus quite easily.

~ of

The accident was a clear instance of poor safety practices at the factory.

PHRASES

in the first instance

When you have a problem at work, you should talk to your manager in the first instance.

Definitions

noun

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

I know one very well alied, to whom, at the instance of a brother of his[…], I spake to that purpose[…].

[…]undertook at her instance to restore them.

A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves.

That which is urgent; motive.

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

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

The reason that I gather he is mad, Besides this present instance of his rage, Is a mad tale he told to day at dinner […]

An occasion; an order of occurrence.

The Statutes, or Acts of Parliament themſelves. Theſe ſeem, as if in the Time of Edw[ard] I. they were drawn up into the Form of a Law in the firſt Inſtance, and ſo aſſented to by both Houſes, and the King, as may appear by the very Obſervation of the Contexture and Fabrick of the Statutes of thoſe Times.

verb

To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite

The reason why so many fallacious opinions have passed into proverbs is owing to that carelessness which makes the individual instance the general rule.

Mr. BENSON estimated the amount of guano on Jarvis' Island at 5,000,000 tons, and on Baker's Island at no less. He instanced experiments to show that it was in no way inferior to the best Peruvian article. Another company had lately been formed to bring guano from still other islands lately discovered.

To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.

To duplicate (a dungeon or other area) 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.

In these games, such as World of Warcraft and Lord of the Rings Online, most significant PvP happens inside instanced or player-capped areas.

This is an improvement compared to contemporary MMORPG which combine zoning and instancing, whereas replication is currently not available for a combination with either of them. Zoning (Cai, Xavier, Turner, & Lee, 2002; Macedonia, Zyda,[…]

To render (an object) as part of a batch, using the same geometry data.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

noun — an occurrence of something

verb — clarify by giving an example of

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I know one very well alied, to whom, at the instance of a brother of his[…], I spake to that purpose[…].

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[…]undertook at her instance to restore them.

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It was settled, as long ago as the first Congress, at the instance of Madison, then in the Senate, and by the deciding vote of John Adams, then Vice-President, that even where the advice and consent o

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The reason why so many fallacious opinions have passed into proverbs is owing to that carelessness which makes the individual instance the general rule.

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District Veterinary Surgeon Hutchinson's report from Newcastle is again worthy of notice, as instancing the difficulty of suppression of contagious disease under the disturbed conditions now existing

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, instance is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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