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Etymology

First attested in the second half of the 16th century^[1].

Pronunciation

enPR: fôr′ ĭg-zăm′pəl, (when unstressed) fər-
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fəɹ ɪɡˈzɑːm.p(ə)l/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/; (when unstressed) /fəɹ-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
- Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌfoːɹ ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/; (when unstressed) /fə-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌfoːɹ əɡˈzɛm.pəl/; (when unstressed) /fə-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzam.pəl/, /ˌfoɹ ɪɡˈzam.pʌl/; (when unstressed) /fəɹ-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
(India) IPA^(key): /ˌfoːɾ ɪɡˈza(ː)m.pel/; (when unstressed) /fɜː(ɾ)-/, /fəɾ-/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#FOREXAMPLE
Hyphenation: for ex‧am‧ple

Prepositional phrase

for exampleCategory:English lemmas#FOREXAMPLE Category:English prepositional phrases#FOREXAMPLE Category:English multiword terms#FOREXAMPLE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#FOREXAMPLE Category:Pages with entries#FOR%20EXAMPLE Category:Pages with 1 entry#FOR%20EXAMPLE

(conjunctive) As an example.
Synonyms: (formal, somewhat dated) as, e.g., for instance, (informal) like, such as

The book has quite a few plot holes. For example, it's never explained why the main character came to town.
Category:English terms with usage examples#FOREXAMPLE
- 1921, Alexis Thomson, Alexander Miles, Manual of Surgery:
  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
  Category:English terms with quotations#FOREXAMPLE
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 12:
  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.
  Category:English terms with quotations#FOREXAMPLE

Usage notes

Often written with the Latin initialism e.g. (exemplī grātiā), rarely with the initialism f.e.^[2] or f.ex.

Translations

as an example

Category:Entries with translation boxes#FOR%20EXAMPLE

Afrikaans: byvoorbeeld (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#FOREXAMPLE
Albanian: për shembullCategory:Terms with Albanian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Arabic: مَثَلاً (maṯalan)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE, عَلَى سَبِيل الْمِثَال (ʕalā sabīl al-miṯāl)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE, نَحْوَ (naḥwa)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE
Egyptian Arabic: مثلا (masalan)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE

Hijazi Arabic: مَثَلاً (maṯalan)Category:Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE, عَلَى سَبِيل الْمِثَال (ʕalā sabīl al-miṯāl)Category:Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE (classical)

South Levantine Arabic: متلا (matalan)Category:Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations#FOREXAMPLE
Aragonese: per exemploCategory:Terms with Aragonese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܵܐ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (qā ṭufsā)Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#FOREXAMPLE, ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐܝܼܬ (ṭufsāˀīt)Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#FOREXAMPLE
Armenian: օրինակ (hy) (ōrinak)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#FOREXAMPLE, օրինակի համար (ōrinaki hamar)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#FOREXAMPLE, զոր օրինակ (zor ōrinak)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Asturian: por exemplu (ast)Category:Terms with Asturian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Avar: масала (masala)Category:Terms with Avar translations#FOREXAMPLE
Azerbaijani: örnək üçünCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#FOREXAMPLE, məsələnCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#FOREXAMPLE, sözbeləCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#FOREXAMPLE, misal üçünCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#FOREXAMPLE
Bambara: ikomiCategory:Terms with Bambara translations#FOREXAMPLE, i n'a fɔCategory:Terms with Bambara translations#FOREXAMPLE
Bashkir: мәҫәлән (məśələn)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#FOREXAMPLE, миҫал өсөн (miśal ösön)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#FOREXAMPLE
Basque: adibidezCategory:Terms with Basque translations#FOREXAMPLE
Belarusian: напры́клад (naprýklad)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Breton: da skouer (br)Category:Terms with Breton translations#FOREXAMPLE
Bulgarian: напри́мер (bg) (naprímer)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Burmese: ဥပမာ (my) (u.pa.ma)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Catalan: per exemple (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#FOREXAMPLE, com ara (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Chagatai: مثلا (ms̱lā)Category:Terms with Chagatai translations#FOREXAMPLE
Chinese:
Cantonese: 例如 (lai⁶ jyu⁴)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#FOREXAMPLE, 譬如 (pei³ jyu⁴)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#FOREXAMPLE

Dungan: билүн (bilün)Category:Terms with Dungan translations#FOREXAMPLE

Hokkien: 比如 (zh-min-nan) (pí-jû / pí-lû)Category:Terms with Hokkien translations#FOREXAMPLE, 比在 (pí-chāi)Category:Terms with Hokkien translations#FOREXAMPLE, 比論 / 比论 (zh-min-nan) (pí-lūn)Category:Terms with Hokkien translations#FOREXAMPLE

Mandarin: 比如 (zh) (bǐrú)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#FOREXAMPLE, 例如 (zh) (lìrú)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#FOREXAMPLE, 譬如 (zh) (pìrú)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#FOREXAMPLE, 譬若 (zh) (pìruò)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#FOREXAMPLE
Cornish: rag ensampelCategory:Terms with Cornish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Corsican: per esempiuCategory:Terms with Corsican translations#FOREXAMPLE
Crimean Tatar: meselâCategory:Terms with Crimean Tatar translations#FOREXAMPLE
Czech: například (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#FOREXAMPLE
Danish: for eksempel (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#FOREXAMPLE, eksempelvisCategory:Terms with Danish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Dutch: bijvoorbeeld (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#FOREXAMPLE
Erzya: невтемга (ńevťemga)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#FOREXAMPLE, невтевксэкс (ńevťevksëks)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#FOREXAMPLE, невтематешксэкс (ńevťemaťešksëks)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#FOREXAMPLE, саемга (sajemga)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#FOREXAMPLE
Esperanto: ekzemple (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#FOREXAMPLE
Estonian: näiteksCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Faroese: til dømisCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Finnish: esimerkiksi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#FOREXAMPLE
French: par exemple (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#FOREXAMPLE
Frisian:
West Frisian: byfoarbyldCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#FOREXAMPLE, bygelyksCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Galician: por exemploCategory:Terms with Galician translations#FOREXAMPLE
Georgian: მაგალითად (magalitad)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#FOREXAMPLE
German: zum Beispiel (de)Category:Terms with German translations#FOREXAMPLE, beispielsweise (de)Category:Terms with German translations#FOREXAMPLE, (dated) zum Exempel (de)Category:Terms with German translations#FOREXAMPLE
Greek: για παράδειγμα (gia parádeigma)Category:Terms with Greek translations#FOREXAMPLE, παραδείγματος χάριν (el) (paradeígmatos chárin)Category:Terms with Greek translations#FOREXAMPLE (formal; in abbreviation π.χ.)
Ancient Greek: αὐτίκα (autíka)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#FOREXAMPLE, παραδείγματος χάριν (paradeígmatos khárin)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#FOREXAMPLE
Haitian Creole: pa ekzanpCategory:Terms with Haitian Creole translations#FOREXAMPLE
Hebrew: לדוגמה (l'dugmá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#FOREXAMPLE, למשל (l'mashál)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#FOREXAMPLE
Hindi: उदाहरण के लिए (udāhraṇ ke lie)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE, उदाहरण के तौर पर (udāhraṇ ke taur par)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE, मिसाल के लिये (misāl ke liye)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE, मिसाल के तौर पर (misāl ke taur par)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE, मसलन (hi) (maslan)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE, उदाहरणार्थ (udāharṇārth)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#FOREXAMPLE
Hungarian: például (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Icelandic: til dæmis (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#FOREXAMPLE (abbreviated as t.d. (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#FOREXAMPLE), til að myndaCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#FOREXAMPLE
Indonesian: misalnya (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Interlingua: per exemploCategory:Terms with Interlingua translations#FOREXAMPLE
Irish: mar shamplaCategory:Terms with Irish translations#FOREXAMPLE, cuir i gcásCategory:Terms with Irish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Italian: per esempioCategory:Terms with Italian translations#FOREXAMPLE, ad esempioCategory:Terms with Italian translations#FOREXAMPLE, verbigrazia (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Japanese: 例えば (ja) (たとえば, tatoeba)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#FOREXAMPLE, 例えるなら (たとえるなら, tatoeru nara)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Kashubian: na przëkłôdCategory:Terms with Kashubian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Kazakh: мәселен (mäselen)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#FOREXAMPLE, мысалы (mysaly)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#FOREXAMPLE
Khmer: ឧទាហរណ៍ (km) (ʼutiəhɑɑ)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#FOREXAMPLE, ជាដើម (ciə daəm)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#FOREXAMPLE
Korean: 예컨대 (ko) (yekeondae)Category:Terms with Korean translations#FOREXAMPLE
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: wekî mînakCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#FOREXAMPLE, bo nimûne (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Kyrgyz: маселен (maselen)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#FOREXAMPLE, мисалы (ky) (misalı)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#FOREXAMPLE
Lao: ອຸບປະມາ (ʼup pa mā)Category:Terms with Lao translations#FOREXAMPLE, ອຸປະມາວ່າ (ʼu pa mā wā)Category:Terms with Lao translations#FOREXAMPLE, ເຊັ່ນວ່າ (sen wā)Category:Terms with Lao translations#FOREXAMPLE, ເປັນຕົ້ນ (pen ton)Category:Terms with Lao translations#FOREXAMPLE
Latin: exempli gratiaCategory:Terms with Latin translations#FOREXAMPLE, quemadmodoCategory:Terms with Latin translations#FOREXAMPLE, tanquamCategory:Terms with Latin translations#FOREXAMPLE, quemadmodumCategory:Terms with Latin translations#FOREXAMPLE
Latvian: piemēramCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Lithuanian: pavyzdžiui (lt)Category:Terms with Lithuanian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Low German:
Dutch Low Saxon: bieveurbeeldCategory:Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations#FOREXAMPLE Category:Terms with Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE, bi'jveurbeeld (nds)Category:Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations#FOREXAMPLE Category:Terms with Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE

German Low German: to'n BispeelCategory:Terms with German Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE Category:Terms with Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE, bi VörbildCategory:Terms with German Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE Category:Terms with Low German translations#FOREXAMPLE
Macedonian: на пример (na primer)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Malay: contohnya (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#FOREXAMPLE, misalnyaCategory:Terms with Malay translations#FOREXAMPLE
Maltese: per eżempjuCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Māori: ina koaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#FOREXAMPLE
Marathi: उदाहरणार्थ (udāharṇārtha)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#FOREXAMPLE
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: жишээлбэл (žišeelbel)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#FOREXAMPLE

Mongolian script: ᠵᠢᠱᠢᠶᠡᠯᠡᠪᠡᠯ (ǰišiyelebel)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Neapolitan: p'esempioCategory:Terms with Neapolitan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: for eksempel (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#FOREXAMPLE

Nynorsk: til dømesCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#FOREXAMPLE
Occitan: pr'exempleCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Pannonian Rusyn: наприклад (napriklad)Category:Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations#FOREXAMPLE
Pashto: مثلا (masalán)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#FOREXAMPLE
Persian: مثلاً (fa) (masalan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Picard: par egzimpeCategory:Terms with Picard translations#FOREXAMPLE, pèr egzimpeCategory:Terms with Picard translations#FOREXAMPLE
Polish: na przykład (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#FOREXAMPLE, bodaj (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#FOREXAMPLE (archaic)
Portuguese: por exemplo (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Punjabi: مَثَلاً (mas̱alan)Category:Terms with Punjabi translations#FOREXAMPLE
Quechua: hinaCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#FOREXAMPLE, ñisunCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#FOREXAMPLE, pakachamantaCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#FOREXAMPLE, rikusunCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#FOREXAMPLE
Romanian: de exempluCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#FOREXAMPLE, spre exempluCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#FOREXAMPLE, de pildăCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#FOREXAMPLE, cum ar fiCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#FOREXAMPLE, precum (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Romansh: per exempelCategory:Terms with Romansh translations#FOREXAMPLE, per sumegliaCategory:Terms with Romansh translations#FOREXAMPLE
Russian: наприме́р (ru) (naprimér)Category:Terms with Russian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Sami:
Northern Sami: ovdamearkka dihteCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#FOREXAMPLE
Sanskrit: दृष्टान्तरूपेण (dṛṣṭāntarūpeṇa)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#FOREXAMPLE
Scottish Gaelic: mar eisimpleirCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#FOREXAMPLE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: на примерCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, на примјерCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, при́мерице̄Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, при́мјерице̄Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE

Latin: na primer (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, na primjerCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, prímericēCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE, prímjericē (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Sicilian: pir esempiuCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Slovak: napríkladCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#FOREXAMPLE
Slovene: na prímerCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#FOREXAMPLE
Somali: tusaale (so)Category:Terms with Somali translations#FOREXAMPLE
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: na pśikładCategory:Terms with Lower Sorbian translations#FOREXAMPLE

Upper Sorbian: na přikładCategory:Terms with Upper Sorbian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Spanish: por ejemplo (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#FOREXAMPLE, verbigracia (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#FOREXAMPLE (formal), verbi gratiaCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Sranan Tongo: fu eksempreCategory:Terms with Sranan Tongo translations#FOREXAMPLE
Swahili: kwa mfanoCategory:Terms with Swahili translations#FOREXAMPLE
Swedish: till exempel (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#FOREXAMPLE, exempelvis (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Tagalog: halimbawa (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#FOREXAMPLE
Tajik: масалан (tg) (masalan)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#FOREXAMPLE
Tatar: мәсәлән (mäsälän)Category:Terms with Tatar translations#FOREXAMPLE
Telugu: ఉదాహరణకి (udāharaṇaki)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#FOREXAMPLE
Thai: อย่างเช่น (yàang-chêen)Category:Terms with Thai translations#FOREXAMPLE, เป็นต้น (th) (bpen-dtôn)Category:Terms with Thai translations#FOREXAMPLE, เป็นต้นว่า (bpen-dtôn-wâa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#FOREXAMPLE
Tibetan: དཔེར་ན (dper na)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#FOREXAMPLE, དཔེར (dper)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#FOREXAMPLE, མཚོན་ན (mtshon na)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Turkish: örneğin (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE, mesela (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE, sözgelimi (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE, farzımahalCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE, bir örnek verecek olursakCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Ottoman Turkish: مثلا (mesela)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Turkmen: meselemCategory:Terms with Turkmen translations#FOREXAMPLE, mysal üçinCategory:Terms with Turkmen translations#FOREXAMPLE
Tuvan: чижээлээрге (çijeeleerge)Category:Terms with Tuvan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Ukrainian: напри́клад (naprýklad)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#FOREXAMPLE, як-о́т (uk) (jak-ót)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#FOREXAMPLE, як-то́ (jak-tó)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#FOREXAMPLE
Urdu: مثال کے طور پر (misāl ke taur par)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#FOREXAMPLE, مثلاً (masalan, vulg. maslan)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#FOREXAMPLE
Uyghur: مەسەلەن (meselen)Category:Terms with Uyghur translations#FOREXAMPLE
Uzbek: masalan (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#FOREXAMPLE, misol uchunCategory:Terms with Uzbek translations#FOREXAMPLE
Venetan: par exenpioCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#FOREXAMPLE
Vietnamese: ví dụ (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#FOREXAMPLE, thí dụ (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#FOREXAMPLE
Volapük: as samCategory:Terms with Volapük translations#FOREXAMPLE, äs samCategory:Terms with Volapük translations#FOREXAMPLE
Võro: näütüsesCategory:Terms with Võro translations#FOREXAMPLE
Walloon: par egzimpe (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#FOREXAMPLE, metans (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#FOREXAMPLE
Welsh: er enghraifftCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#FOREXAMPLE
Yiddish: אַ שטייגער (a shteyger)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#FOREXAMPLE, צום בײַשפּיל (tsum bayshpil)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#FOREXAMPLE, למשל (lemoshl)Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#FOR%20EXAMPLE Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#FOREXAMPLE
Yoruba: bí àpẹẹrẹCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#FOREXAMPLE, fún àpẹẹrẹCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#FOREXAMPLE
Zulu: ngesiboneloCategory:Terms with Zulu translations#FOREXAMPLE, ngesifanekisoCategory:Terms with Zulu translations#FOREXAMPLE, ngomzekeloCategory:Terms with Zulu translations#FOREXAMPLE

References

↑ “for example, idiom”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 17 March 2026.
↑ “f.e.”, in The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations (in British English), 1998; quoted in Encyclopedia.com‎, 17 March 2026 (last accessed), archived from the original on 26 October 2021

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