Thesaurus: instance

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1. n. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
2. n. That which is instant or urgent; motive.
3. n. Occasion; order of occurrence.
4. n. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
5. n. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
6. v. t. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
7. v. i. To give an example.
8. n. an occurrence of something
9. n. an item of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/information">information that is class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/typical">typical of a class or group
10. v. clarify by giving an example of
11. 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.] The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. Shak. 3. 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. 4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example. Most remarkable instances of suffering. Atterbury. 5. 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. -- 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. 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. To give an example. [Obs.] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor.
12. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, toinstance a fact. H. Spenser.I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton.