in any case

case ¹

 (kās)

n.

1. An instance or occurrence of a particular kind or category: 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

a. An action or a suit or just grounds for an action.

b. The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim.

8. A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument: presented a good case for changing the law.

9. A person being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker.

10. Informal A peculiar or eccentric person; a character.

11. Linguistics

a. 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.

b. Case 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.

Idioms:

in any case

Regardless of what has occurred or will occur.

in case

1. If it happens that; if: In case she dies without heirs, her money will go to charity.

2. To be prepared for the possibility that: bring the charger in case the battery runs low.

3. As a precaution: took along an umbrella, just in case.

in case of

If there should happen to be: a number to call in case of emergency.

off (someone's) case

No longer nagging or urging someone to do something.

on (someone's) case

Persistently nagging or urging someone to do something.

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[Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin cāsus, from past participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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case ²

 (kās)

n.

1. A container; a receptacle: a jewelry case; meat-filled cases of dough.

2. A container with its contents.

3. A decorative or protective covering or cover.

4. A set or pair: a case of pistols.

5. The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway.

6. The surface or outer layer of a metal alloy.

7. Printing

a. A shallow compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices.

b. The form of a written, printed, or keyed letter that distinguishes it as being lowercase or uppercase: typed the password using the wrong case.

tr.v. cased, cas·ing, cas·es

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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[Middle English, from Norman French casse, from Latin capsa.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	in any case - used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" anyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate, in any event
	2.	in any case - making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her" besides

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر

pro každý případ

alligeveli hvert fald

auf jeden Fall

en tout cas

samt, òrátt fyrir allt

comunquein ogni caso

bununla beraberyine de

无论如何

any

(ˈeni) pronoun, adjective

1. one, some, no matter which. `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'. enige أي някой, който и да е qualquer jakýkoli irgendeiner/irgendeine/irgendeines hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτεcualquier mis tahes, ükskõik milline هر؛ هرکدام mikä tahansa n'importe quelכלשהו कोई bilo koji akármi, bármi mana saja, apa saja, sembarang hver sem er qualsiasi, qualunque どれでも 어떤 bet kuris jebkurš apa-apa om het even welk hva/hvilken/noen som helst jakikolwiek هر، هر یو qualquer nici un/o; vreun, vreo любой akýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ herhangi biri, hangisi olursa 任一或任何 який-небудь, будь-який کوئی bất cứ 任一的

2. (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some. John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left. enige أي никъде, никакъв algum žádný, nějaký irgendwelcher/irgendwelche/irgendwelches nogen κανένας, καθόλουalgún; ningún ükski, mõni, mingi هیچ؛ یک yhtään aucun, une; quelque... כלשהו, איזשהו थोड़ा neki semmi(féle), valami satu pun, sedikitpun neinn qualche; nessuno いくらか (부정문) 조금도, 아무 것도 koks nors, joks kāds mana-mana een enkel, watnoenżaden, jakiś, trochę هیڅ ، یو algumвообще, вовсе; какои-нибудь žiadny, nejaký noben; kakšen, kaj ikakav någon, något, några ใด ๆ; บ้าง herhangi, hiç (用於疑問句和否定句等)任一或一些 жодний, ніякий کسی dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định （用于否定句和疑问句）任何数量，任一数额

adjective

every. Any schoolboy could tell you the answer. enige أي واحِد، كُل واحِد всеки qualquer každý, kterýkoli jeder/jede/jedes enhver/en hvilken som helst οποιοσδήποτε, κάθεcualquier iga هر jokainen n'importe quelכל कोई भी bilo koji bármely(ik) siapa saja allir, hver, hvaða (sem er) qualsiasi どれでも 모든 bet kuris, kiekvienas ikviens; jebkurš mana-mana iederenhver, alle, hvilken som helstkażdy هر qualquer orice всякий, любой každý katerikoli, vsak svaki varenda ทุก ๆ her, herhagi bir 每一個 всякий, будь-який کوئی mọi 每一个

adverb

at all; (even) by a small amount. Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any. enigsins أبداً изобщо um pouco vůbec, o nic; (o) trochu irgendwie noget (som helst) καθόλου en absoluto, para nada; algo pisutki, mitte sugugi اصلاً lainkaan du toutבכלל थोड़ा भी išta egyáltalán, semmivel, valamivel sedikit pun nokkuð un po'; per niente 少しは 다소나마 bent kiek kaut cik langsung enigermate det grann w ogóle اصلاُ um pouco deloc сколько-нибудь; ничуть o trochu; o nič sploh kaj; sploh nič imalo, nimalo alls, ett dugg บ้าง hiç, hiç mi hiç 任何程度，絲毫 анітрохи, скільки-небудь کسی طرح سے một chút nào 任何程度，丝毫

ˈanybody, ˈanyone pronoun

1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person. Is anybody there? enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص، شَخْص ما някой alguém někdo irgendjemand nogen οποιοσδήποτεalguien keegi کسی kukaan quelqu'unמישהו कोई itko valaki seseorang nokkur qualcuno; nessuno 誰か 누군가 kas nors kāds sesiapa iemandnoenktokolwiek, ktoś یو څوک alguém cineva кто-нибудь; никто niekto kdo neko någon ใคร ๆ birisi, herhangi biri （用於疑問句和否定句)某個人 хто-небудь, хтось کوئی ai đó 任何人

2. any person, no matter which. Get someone to help – anyone will do. enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص някой, който и да е qualquer um kdokoli irgendjemand hvem som helst οποιοσδήποτεcualquiera ükskõik kes هر کس joku n'importe quiמישהו किसी svatko bárki siapa saja hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구든지 bet kas kurš katrs sesiapa om het even wie hvem som helst, enhverktoś یو څوک qualquer um oricine кто бы то ни был ktokoľvek vsakdo, kdorkoli bilo ko vem som helst ใครก็ได้ birisi, herhangi biri 任何人 будь-хто, хтось کوئی شخص bất cứ ai 任何人

3. everyone. Anyone could tell you the answer to that. almal كُل شَخْص всеки qualquer um kdokoli jeder/jede enhver; hvem som helst ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτεcualquiera igaüks هر کس kaikki n'importe qui כּוּלַם कोई भी bilo tko akárki setiap orang hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 아무나 bet kas ikviens setiap orang iedereenhvem som helst, enhverkażdy یوڅوک qualquer um oricine всякий, любой ktokoľvek kdorkoli svako vem som helst, alla ใคร ๆ herkes, herhangi bir kişi 每個人 всякий, будь-який ہر کوئی bất cứ ai 每一个人

ˈanyhow adverb

1. anyway. Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us. ewenwel, in elk geval بِأي حال، بِأي شَكْل във всеки случай de qualquer maneira v každém případě trotzdem uanset; alligevel; i hvert fald έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, de todas formas, con todo igatahes به هر جهت sitä paitsi de toute façonבכל אופן किसी प्रकार से bilo kako bilo akárhogy bagaimanapun hvernig svo sem comunque, in/ad ogni modo ともかく 어쨌든 kad ir kaip būtų tik un tā walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ookuansett, likevel, i hvert fall tak czy owak, w każdym razie له هراړخه de qualquer maneira ori­cum в любом случае v každom prípade sicer pa u svakom slučaju i alla (varje) fall, ändå ไม่ว่ากรณีใดก็ตาม yine de, genelde, zaten 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було بہر حال dù thế nào chăng nữa 无论怎样

2. in a careless, untidy way. Books piled anyhow on shelves. op enige manier, onnet كَيْفَما إتُّفِق без ред de qualquer maneira nedbale, nepořádn�� irgendwie tilfældig; hulter til bulter όπως να 'ναι de cualquier manera kuidagiviisi با بی دقتی huolimattomasti n'importe commentאיך שלא יהיה किसी तरह nemaran rendetlenül tidak rapi hirðuleysislega in modo qualsiasi ぞんざいに 아무렇게나 bet kaip, kaip pakliūva kaut kā; pavirši tidak kemas door elkaartilfeldig, hulter til bulter w nieładzie له بی پامی سره de qualquer maneira oricum кое-как hocijako vsevprek kojekako lite hur som helst อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง dikkatsizce, rastgele 雜亂無章地 як-небудь, абияк بے ترتیب lộn xộn 杂乱无章地

ˈanything pronoun

1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing. Can you see anything?; I can't see anything. enige iets أي شَيء нещо alguma coisa něco; nic irgendetwas noget (som helst) τίποτεalgo; nada midagi چیزی mitään quelque chose; rienשום דבר, כלום कोई चीज išta valami sesuatu eitthvað; ekkert; neitt qualcosa; niente 何か (의문문 ·부정문에서) 무엇인가 kas nors kaut kas apa-apa ietsnoecokolwiek, coś شی alguma coisa ceva; nimic что-нибудь; ничего niečo; nič kaj; nič išta (ništa) något บางสิ่งบางอย่าง bir şey, herhangi bir şey (用於疑問句和否定句等) 某物 що-небудь, щось کوئی چیز ، کچھ cái nào （用于否定句、疑问句等）什么事（物）

2. a thing of any kind. You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.' enige iets أي شَيء нещо, каквото и да е qualquer coisa cokoli irgendetwas hvad som helst οτιδήποτεlo que, cualquier cosa ükskõik mis هر چیزی mikä tahansa tout ce que, n'importe quoi כָּל דָבַר कुछ भी bilo što bármi apa saja hvað sem er qualsiasi cosa 何でも (어떤 것, 일 bet kas viss; jebkas apa-apa om het even wat hva som helstcokolwiek هر شی qualquer coisa orice всё hocičo vse, kar; vse, karkoli bilo šta vad som helst สิ่งใด ๆ her şey, ne olursa olsun 任何事(物) будь-що کوئی چیز bất cứ cái gì 任何事（物）

ˈanyway adverb

nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc. My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you. ewenwel بِأي حال، مَع ذلك въпреки всичко de qualquer modo stejně, beztak jedenfalls alligevel; uanset παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλιώς de todas formas, en cualquier caso niikuinii هرجا joka tapauksessa quand même, de toute façonבכל אופן कैसे भी bilo kako bilo mindenesetre tetap saja, bagaimanapun juga, namun demikian hvort eð er comunque; in ogni modo とにかく 어쨌든 vis tiek, kad ir kaip būtų vienalga kā; tā vai citādi walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ooklikevel, uansett tak czy owak هرځای de qualquer modo totuşi, oricum как бы то ни было, так или иначе v každom prípade vseeno; sicer pa ipak i alla (varje) fall, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 无论如何

ˈanywhere adverb

in any place at all. Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.' enige plek فَي أي مَكان някъде em qualquer parte někde; nikde; kdekoli irgendwo noget sted; hvor som helst πουθενά, οπουδήποτεen alguna parte; en ninguna parte; en cualquier parte kuskil, ükskõik kus هرجایی؛ جایی missään quelque part; nulle part; n'importe oû בְּאֵיזֶשֶהוּ מָקוֹם कहीं भी igdje valahol, sehol, bárhol di mana saja nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er da qualche parte; da nessuna parte; da qualsiasi parte どこでも, どこかで (의문문·조건절·부정문에서) 어디엔가 kur nors kaut kur; jebkur di mana-mana ergens, om het even waar noensteds; hvor som helstgdziekolwiek, gdzieś هرځایی em qualquer parte (pe) undeva; nicăieri; oriunde где-нибудь; нигде niekde, nikde, kdekoľvek kje; nikjer; povsod, kjerkoli igde (nigde, bilo gde) någonstans, var som helst ไม่ว่าที่ใด herhangi bir yer(d)e 無論哪裡 де-небудь, десь کسی جگہ một chỗ nào đó 无论哪里

at any rate

at least. It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says. wel عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر при всеки случай de qualquer forma v každém případě; aspoň jedenfalls i alle fald; i hvert fald τουλάχιστονal menos vähemalt حداقل؛ دست کم ainakin au/du moins בְּכָל מִקְרֶה किसी भी कीमत पर bilo kako bilo legalábbis paling sedikit að minnsta kosti almeno とにかく 적어도 bent jau katrā ziņā; vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminstei alle fall, i hvert fallprzynajmniej لږترلږه pelo menos cel puţin во всяком случае v každom prípade vsaj u svakom slučaju i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม hiç olmazsa, en azından 至少，不管怎樣 у всякому разі; принаймні کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 至少，不管怎样

in any case

nevertheless. I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case. in elk geval عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر въпреки това de qualquer maneira pro každý případ auf jeden Fall i hvert fald; alligevel έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, en todo caso igal juhul در هر صورت؛ به هر حال kuitenkin en tout cas, quand même בכל מקרה, בכל אופן जो भी हो za svaki slučaj mindenesetre walaupun demikian samt, þrátt fyrir allt comunque いずれにしても 여하튼 bet kuriuo atveju jebkurā gadījumā bagaimanapun tochi hvert fall, likevel i tak په هر حال، په هر صورت de qualquer maneira în orice caz, totuşi в любом случае v každom prípade vsekakor, vseeno ipak i alla fall, icke desto mindre ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 儘管如此 у всякому разі ہر صورت میں bất luận thế nào 无论如何

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