Instance Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɪnstəns/

IN-stuhns

UK

/ˈɪnstəns/

IN-stuhns

التعريف

An instance is a particular example or single case of something happening or existing. In formal or technical contexts, it can also mean a specific occurrence or one copy of something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most often used in formal English: 'for instance' means 'for example'. 'In this instance' means 'in this particular case'. In computing, 'an instance' often means one running copy of a program or one object created from a class.

• Spanish: caso - ejemplo - instancia (formal/técnico)
• Portuguese (BR): caso - exemplo - instância (formal/técnico)
• Portuguese (PT): caso - exemplo - instância (formal/técnico)
• Chinese (Simplified): 情况 - 例子 - 实例
• Chinese (Traditional): 情況 - 例子 - 實例
• Hindi: मामला - उदाहरण - उदाहरणस्वरूप घटना
• Arabic: حالة - مثال - واقعة
• Bengali: উদাহরণ - ঘটনা (কোনো একটি ক্ষেত্রে)
• Russian: пример - случай (конкретный)
• Japanese: 例 - インスタンス（IT用語）
• Vietnamese: trường hợp - ví dụ
• Korean: 사례 - 예시 - 인스턴스(컴퓨터 용어)
• Turkish: örnek - durum
• Urdu: مثال - واقعہ (کسی ایک موقعے پر)
• Indonesian: ví dụ - trường hợp - phiên bản (tin học)

جمل نموذجية

This is one instance of the problem.

basic

Can you give me an instance of that word in a sentence?

basic

In this instance, we should wait.

basic

For instance, we could take the train instead of driving.

natural

That was the only instance where she lost her temper.

natural

The app opened a second instance when I clicked the icon again.

natural