INSTANCING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Instance

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin instantia ‘presence, urgency’, from instare ‘be present, press upon’, from in- ‘upon’ + stare ‘to stand’. The original sense was ‘urgency, urgent entreaty’, surviving in at the instance of. In the late 16th century the word denoted a particular case cited to disprove a general assertion, derived from medieval Latin instantia ‘example to the contrary’ (translating Greek enstasis ‘objection’); hence the meaning ‘single occurrence’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈɪnst(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an example

Short Definition:

cite (fact, case, etc.) as example

Examples:
  • I instanced Bob as someone whose commitment had certainly got things done

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