instance

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈɪnstəns/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.

2 Definition

A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

Example Sentences
  • It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602
3 Definition

That which is urgent; motive.

4 Definition

Occasion; order of occurrence.

5 Definition

A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.

6 Definition

One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.

7 Definition

A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).

8 Definition

A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.

9 Definition

(massively multiplayer online games) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.

10 Definition

(massively multiplayer online games) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite

2 Definition

To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.