e.g.

Meaning

Adv

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

Noun

An example.

Synonyms

for example

for instance

such as

dangerous goods

dweller

EU

🇪🇺

explosives

feet

🐾

foot

🦶

inflammables

leg

🦵

like

limp

plutonium

poisons

scratch

talkative

uranium

buckteeth

by way of example

common market

cross-eyes

for one

fish

🐟

exempli gratia

radioactive substance

abscess

ex. gr.

babbling

butterflies

Translations

z. B.

p. ex.

p. ej.

par exemple

p. ex.

zum Beispiel

e.g.

e. g.

bijv.

por ejemplo

π.χ.

beispielsweise

p. es.

ad es.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːˈdʒiː/

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.