'for example' definitions:
Definition of 'for example'
(from WordNet)
adverb
As an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn: for example, for instance, e.g.]
Synonyms of 'for example'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- apropos,
- apropos of,
- as,
- as an example,
- as an instance,
- by the by,
- by the way,
- en passant,
- exempli gratia,
- for instance,
- in passing,
- incidentally,
- par exemple,
- parenthetically,
- speaking of,
- thus,
- to illustrate