Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for example

/ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: for ex-am-ple
IPA: /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

As an example.

Example Sentences

"The book has quite a few plot holes. For example, it's never explained why the main character came to town."
"The more highly the injured part is endowed with sensory nerves the more marked is the shock; a crush of the hand, for example, is attended with a more intense degree of shock than a correspondingly severe crush of the foot"
"For a structuralist like Edmund Leach, the structure is the meaning. Genesis, for example, is about incest taboos; all the rest is noise and mystification."

Etymology

First attested in the second half of the 16th century.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the second half of the 16th century

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/
British English: /fəɹ ɪɡˈzɑːm.p(ə)l/

Phrases

for one

Frequently Paired Words

for one by way of example case in point exemplar exemplary make an example of in addition to in other words

Synonyms

as e.g. for instance like such as e. g. eg for example including

Antonyms

except

Questions

How do you pronounce for example?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/.
What does for example mean?: As an example.
Where does for example come from?: First known use: First attested in the second half of the 16th century.

How to pronounce for example

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