"for instance" meaning in English

See for instance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: for instance
Etymology: : for instance < → δείτε τις λέξεις for και instance
  1. παραδείγματος χάρη, για παράδειγμα, λόγου χάρη
    Sense id: el-for_instance-en-phrase-yM59l2Ui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: for example, e.g.
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  "etymology_text": ": for instance < → δείτε τις λέξεις for και instance",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for instance"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "παραδείγματος χάρη, για παράδειγμα, λόγου χάρη"
      ],
      "id": "el-for_instance-en-phrase-yM59l2Ui"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "for example"
    },
    {
      "word": "e.g."
    }
  ],
  "word": "for instance"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": for instance < → δείτε τις λέξεις for και instance",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for instance"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "παραδείγματος χάρη, για παράδειγμα, λόγου χάρη"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "for example"
    },
    {
      "word": "e.g."
    }
  ],
  "word": "for instance"
}

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