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• instance — I. n. 1. Solicitation, request, prompting, instigation, incitement, impulse. 2. Urgency, urgent solicitation, importunity, persistent pressure. 3. Example, exemplification, illustration, case. II. v. a. Mention (as an instance), bring forward as… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• mention — vb Mention, name, instance, specify are comparable when they mean to make clear or specific by referring to something explicitly. Mention indicates a calling attention to, usually by name where possible, sometimes by a brief, cursory, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• instance — n Instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean a concrete thing which has or manifests the qualities, characters, or nature of a type, a class, or a group. Instance applies to an individual person or thing brought forth in support …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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. [1913 Webster] I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• instance — [n] case, situation case history, case in point, detail, example, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, time; concepts… …   New thesaurus

• mention — [n] referral, observation acknowledgment, allusion, citation, comment, footnote, indication, naming, note, notice, notification, recognition, reference, remark, specifying, tribute, utterance; concepts 73,278 Ant. quiet, silence mention [v] refer …   New thesaurus

• mention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. communicate, designate, let fall; cite, speak of. See information, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. notice, naming, specifying; see allusion , remark . • make mention of, Syn. notice, consider,… …   English dictionary for students

• instance — [[t]ɪ̱nstəns[/t]] ♦♦ instances 1) PHRASE: PHR with cl/group You use for instance to introduce a particular event, situation, or person that is an example of what you are talking about. In sub Saharan Africa today, for instance, gross investment… …   English dictionary

• instance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. case, example, illustration, demonstration. See conformity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. example, case, situation, occurrence; see example 1 . See Synonym Study at example . v. Syn. exemplify, show, cite… …   English dictionary for students

• instance — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic urgent or earnest solicitation b. instigation, request < am writing to you at the instance of my client > c. obsolete an impelling cause or motive 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• instance — I UK [ˈɪnstəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms instance : singular instance plural instances *** an example of something happening I have not found a single instance where someone was actually denied their right to vote. instance of: The study… …   English dictionary