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{
"term": "instance",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a particular example or case of something",
"sensetop": "instance of somebody/somethinginstance of doing somethinginstance of somebody/something doing somethingin an instanceinstance in which…instance where…",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The report highlights a number of instances of injustice.",
"contextForm": "instance of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He admitted two instances of taking money from the till.",
"contextForm": "instance of doing something"
},
{
"text": "There have been several instances of that happening.",
"contextForm": "instance of somebody/something doing something"
},
{
"text": "In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment.",
"contextForm": "in an instance"
},
{
"text": "In rare instances, viral infections in the mother may be passed to the unborn child."
},
{
"text": "I would normally suggest taking time off work, but **in this instance** I'm not sure that would do any good."
},
{
"text": "Students described many instances in which they had felt uncomfortable speaking in class.",
"contextForm": "instance in which…"
},
{
"text": "This is one of the few instances where the director does not succeed.",
"contextForm": "instance where…"
},
{
"text": "We have had instances of people who did not feel it was worth reporting a crime."
},
{
"text": "There are still countless instances of women being paid less for doing the same work as men."
},
{
"text": "Experts cite the country as an instance where human rights violations could lead to international intervention."
},
{
"text": "Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance."
},
{
"text": "I cannot recall any other instance in modern times in which a huge and mighty state crumbled to dust."
},
{
"text": "In one instance, several people had their mobile phones stolen."
},
{
"text": "It is not always helpful to draw analogies, but in this instance it is useful."
},
{
"text": "North America provides the most striking instance of European settlement on a grand scale."
},
{
"text": "There are many documented instances of mass hysteria."
},
{
"text": "This instance shows how important it is to check that the machine is working properly before you use it."
},
{
"text": "This is a classic instance of Dostoevsky's writing operating on two levels."
},
{
"text": "This is an instance of his general attitude to his employees."
},
{
"text": "To take a particular instance of this problem:…"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["countless", "innumerable", "many"],
"verb + instance": ["give", "provide", "represent"],
"instance + verb": ["occur", "show something"],
"preposition": ["for instance", "in… instance", "instance of"],
"phrases": ["in the first instance"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "for example",
"examples": [
{
"text": "What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing?"
},
{
"text": "Murder, petty theft and tax evasion, for instance, all have different motives and consequences."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "as the first part of a series of actions",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company."
},
{
"text": "In the first instance, a letter from your employer may be all you need."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪnstəns/",
"audio": "in/instance/instance__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪnstəns/",
"audio": "in/instance/instance__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in its current sense): from medieval Latin instantia ‘example to the contrary’ (translating Greek enstasis ‘objection’); hence the meaning “single occurrence”."
}