for instance Definition

instance
noun

1. An example, especially one of a particular condition or circumstance.

Example: a prime instance
Thesaurus: case, situation, example, occurrence.
2. A particular stage in a process or a particular situation.

Example: in the first instance
3. formal
Request; urging.
Example: at the instance of your partner
4. law.
A process or suit.

Idiom: for instance

For example.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin instantia, from instare to be present.