idiom |
1. in any case Regardless of what has occurred or will occur. |
2. in case If it happens that; if. |
3. in case As a precaution: took along an umbrella, just in case. |
4. in case of If there should happen to be: a number to call in case of emergency. |
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noun |
1. An instance of something; an occurrence; an example: a case of mistaken identity. See Synonyms at example. |
2. An occurrence of a disease or disorder: a mild case of flu. |
3. A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation: It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled. |
4. Actual fact; reality: We suspected the walls were hollow, and this proved to be the case. |
5. A question or problem; a matter: It is simply a case of honor. |
6. A situation that requires investigation, especially by a formal or official body. |
7. Law An action or a suit or just grounds for an action. |
8. Law The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim. |
9. A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument: presented a good case for changing the law. |
10. A person being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker. |
11. Informal A peculiar or eccentric person; a character. |
12. Linguistics In traditional grammar, a distinct form of a noun, pronoun, or modifier that is used to express one or more particular syntactic relationships to other words in a sentence. |
13. Linguistics In some varieties of generative grammar, the thematic or semantic role of a noun phrase as represented abstractly but not necessarily indicated overtly in surface structure. In such frameworks, nouns in English have Case even in the absence of inflectional case endings. |
14. A container; a receptacle: a jewelry case; meat-filled cases of dough. |
15. A container with its contents. |
16. A decorative or protective covering or cover. |
17. A set or pair: a case of pistols. |
18. The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway. |
19. The surface or outer layer of a metal alloy. |
20. Printing A shallow compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices. |
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verb-transitive |
1. To put into or cover with a case; encase. |
2. Slang To examine carefully, as in planning a crime: cased the bank before robbing it. |
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