- for example
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. for instance, as an example, to illustrate, e.g., to cite an instance, as a model, by way of illustration, to give an example, as a case in point, as, such as, like*.
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for example — or[for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor./ * /There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training… … Dictionary of American idioms
for example — or[for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor./ * /There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training… … Dictionary of American idioms
for example — phrasal as an example < there are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example > … New Collegiate Dictionary
for instance — See: FOR EXAMPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
for instance — See: FOR EXAMPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
Example-based machine translation — The Example based machine translation (EBMT) approach to machine translation is often characterized by its use of a bilingual corpus with parallel texts as its main knowledge base, at run time. It is essentially a translation by analogy and can… … Wikipedia
For Whom the Bell Tolls — infobox Book | name = For Whom the Bell Tolls title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Ernest Hemingway cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = War novel publisher = Charles… … Wikipedia
For instance — Instance In stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF … Dictionary of American idioms
example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF … Dictionary of American idioms
for one thing — {adv. phr.} As one thing of several; as one in a list of things. * /The teacher said, You get a low mark, for one thing, because you did not do your homework. / * /The house was poorly built; for one thing, the roof leaked./ Compare: FOR EXAMPLE … Dictionary of American idioms
