adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌiːˈdʒiː/
Received-Pronunciation:/fɔːɹ‿ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/
General-American:/ˌiˈd͡ʒi/
General-American:/fɔɹ‿ɪɡˈzæmpəl/
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rhymes with -iː
rhymes with -ɑːmpəl
rhymes with -iːdʒi
CMU ARPABET:IY2 G IY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Continents (e.g., Asia) contain many large bodies of water (e.g., lakes and inland seas) and many large flowing streams of water (i.e., rivers).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, nonstandard, proscribed
Examples
Lemurs are an e.g. of a non-simian primate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
as an example
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
take ribbon snakes, for example
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: for example, for instance
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The adverb is a terser form of ex. gr., both abbreviating Latin exemplī grātiā (“for the sake of an example”); e.g. was also used as an abbreviation in Latin. The noun is derived from the adverb.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
bv. (byvoorbeeld)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Albanian:
p. sh. (për shembull)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Arabic:
على سبيل المثال
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Arabic:
نحو
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Armenian:
օր.
(ōr.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Basque:
adib. (adibidez)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Bulgarian:
напр.
(napr.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Catalan:
p. ex. (per exemple)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Chinese Mandarin:
例如
(lìrú)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Czech:
např.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Danish:
f.eks.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Danish:
fx (for eksempel)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Dutch:
bv.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Dutch:
bijv. (bijvoorbeeld)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Esperanto:
ekz. (ekzemple)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Estonian:
nt (näiteks)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Faroese:
t.d. (til dømis)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Finnish:
esim. (esimerkiksi)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
French:
par ex. (par exemple)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Georgian:
მაგ.
(mag.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
German:
z. B. (zum Beispiel)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
German:
bspw. (beispielsweise)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Greek:
π.χ.
(p.ch.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Greek:
παραδείγματος χάριν
(paradeígmatos chárin)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Hebrew:
לדוג׳
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Hebrew:
כְּגוֹן
(kegón)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Hebrew:
לְמָשָׁל
(lemashál)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Hungarian:
pl.
(például)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Icelandic:
t.d. (til dæmis)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Irish:
m.sh. (mar shampla)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Italian:
ad es. (ad esempio)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Japanese:
例えば
(tatoeba)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Korean:
예를 들면
(yereul deulmyeon)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Kurdish:
wekî mînak
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Kurdish:
wekî nimûne
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Kurdish:
mîsalen
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Kurdish:
w.n.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Kurdish:
w.m.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Latin:
e. g.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Latin:
ex. gr. (exempli gratia)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Latin:
e. c. (exempli causa)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Latvian:
(piemēram) piem.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Lithuanian:
pvz. (pavyzdžiui)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Luxembourgish:
z. B.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Macedonian:
на пр.
(na pr.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Malay:
mis. (misalnya)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Malay:
cth. (contohnya)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Norwegian Bokmål:
f.eks. (for eksempel)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Norwegian Bokmål:
t.d. (til dømes)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Norwegian Nynorsk:
f.eks. (for eksempel)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Norwegian Nynorsk:
t.d. (til dømes)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Persian:
برای مثال
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Polish:
np. (na przykład)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Portuguese:
p. ex.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Portuguese:
(por exemplo) ex.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Romanian:
de ex. (de exemplu)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Romanian:
e.g.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Russian:
напр.
(napr.)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Northern Sami:
omd. (ovdamearkka dihte)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Scottish Gaelic:
me
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Serbo-Croatian:
нпр.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Serbo-Croatian:
npr. (na primer)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Slovak:
napr. (napríklad)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Slovene:
npr. (na primer)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Lower Sorbian:
na pś. (na pśikład)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Spanish:
p. ej. (por ejemplo)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Spanish:
e. g.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Spanish:
e. gr.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Swedish:
t.ex.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Swedish:
t ex
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Swedish:
tex. t. ex.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Swedish:
exempelvis
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Tagalog:
hal. (halimbawa)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Turkish:
örn.
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Ukrainian:
наприклад
(napryklad)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Vietnamese:
vd. (ví dụ)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Welsh:
e.e. (er enghraifft)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
Yoruba:
b.a. (bí àpẹẹrẹ)
— initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
