INSTANCE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an item of information that is representative of a type
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
    • there is an example on page 10
    Hypernyms(s) instance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an occurrence of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it was a case of bad judgment
    • another instance occurred yesterday
    • but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
    Hypernyms(s) instance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

INSTANCE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • clarify by giving an example of
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) instance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)