Instance

Instance

(1): ( v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.

(2): ( v. i.) To give an example.

(3): ( n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.

(4): ( n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.

(5): ( n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.

(6): ( n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.

(7): ( n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.