case 1 (k s)n. Idioms: 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 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. in any case Regardless of what has occurred or will occur. in case 1. If it happens that; if. 2. 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. [Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin c sus, from past participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.] |
| case 2 (ks) 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 shallow compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices. 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. [Middle English, from Norman French casse, from Latin capsa.] |
case 1
Noun
1. a single instance or example of something: cases of teenage pregnancies
2. a matter for discussion: the case before the Ethics Committee
3. a specific condition or state of affairs: a sudden-death play-off in the case of a draw
4. a set of arguments supporting an action or cause: I put my case before them
5. a person or problem dealt with by a doctor, social worker, or solicitor
6.
a. an action or lawsuit: a rape case
b. the evidence offered in court to support a claim: he will try to show that the case against his client is largely circumstantial
7. Grammar a form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence: the accusative case
8. Informal an amusingly eccentric person
9. in any case no matter what
10. in case so as to allow for the possibility that: the President has ordered a medical team to stand by in case hostages are released
11. in case of in the event of: in case of a future conflict [Old English casus (grammatical) case, associated with Old French cas a happening; both from Latin cadere to fall]
case 2
Noun
1. a container, such as a box or chest
2. a suitcase
3. a protective outer covering
Verb
[casing, cased]
Slang to inspect carefully (a place one plans to rob) [Latin capsa box]
Case set or pair; a box and its contents. See also brace.
Examples: case of books, 1639; of coxcombs; of instruments; of lies, 1599; of pistols, 1579; of rapiers, 1590; of teeth, 1824; of wine.
1. An intelligence operation in its entirety.
2. Record of the development of an intelligence operation, including personnel, modus operandi, and objectives.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | case - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" humiliation, mortification - an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
| 2. | case - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity | |
| 3. |  case - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | case - the actual state of things; "that was not the case" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" | |
| 5. | case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" briefcase - a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books cardcase - a small case for carrying business cards cigarette case - a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket compact, powder compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) dispatch box, dispatch case - case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables glasses case - a case for carrying spectacles gun case - a case for storing a gun kit - a case for containing a set of articles letter case - case for carrying letters locket - a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace pillbox - a small case for holding pills portfolio - a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" quiver - case for holding arrows shoe - (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time sleeve - small case into which an object fits watch case - the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed writing desk - a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface | |
| 6. | case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" client - a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer patient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" referral - a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones" charity case, welfare case - a case for a welfare worker | |
| 7. | case - a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" | |
| 8. | case - a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" | |
| 9. | case - a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly" | |
| 10. | case - the quantity contained in a case containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 11. | case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties nominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative | |
| 12. | case - a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters" frame of mind, state of mind - a temporary psychological state | |
| 13. |  case - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" | |
| 14. |  case - a specific size and style of type within a type familytype - printed characters; "small type is hard to read" type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing text unicameral script - a script with a single case bicameral script - a script having two distinct cases constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths cartridge font, font cartridge - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer black letter, Gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries italic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right raster font, screen font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed" Helvetica, sans serif - a typeface in which characters have no serifs | |
| 15. | case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part theca - outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects lorica - a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) medullary sheath, myelin sheath - a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers neurilemma, neurolemma - thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds | |
| 16. | case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" boot - protective casing for something that resembles a leg grandfather clock, longcase clock - a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition | |
| 17. | case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" framework - a structure supporting or containing something window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | |
| 18. | case - (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in | |
| 19. | case - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) | |
| 20. |  case - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or homecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) trophy case - a case in which to display trophies | |
| Verb | 1. | case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed" inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| 2. | case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions" crate - put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" |
case 1
noun 1. situation, event, circumstance(s), state, position, condition, context, dilemma, plight, contingency, predicament
case 2
Translations
case [keɪs] n (container) → caja;
(MED) → caso;
(for jewels etc) → estuche m;
(BRIT) (also: suitcase) → maleta;
in case of → en caso de;
case [keɪs] n → cas m;
(for glasses) → étui m;
(Brit) (also: suitcase) → valise f;
(Typ);
to have a good case → avoir de bons arguments;
in case of → en cas de;
in case he → au cas où il;
case [keɪs] n → Fall m;
(for spectacles etc) → Etui nt;
(Brit) (also: suitcase) → Koffer m;
(of wine, whisky etc) → Kiste f;
(Typ);
lower/upper case → klein-/großgeschrieben;
in case ... → falls ...;
in case of emergency → im Notfall;
in any case → sowieso;
n case [keis]
1 an instance or example another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles. geval َحالَه случай případ tilfælde; eksempel der Fall περιστατικό, παράδειγμα caso juht(um) مورد؛ نمونه tapaus cas מִקְרֶה मामला okolnost, primjer eset contoh dæmi um e-ð; tilfelli caso 事例 사례 atvejis, atsitikimas gadījums kes geval tilfelle, sak, eksempel przypadek caso caz случай prí-pad primer slučaj fall กรณีศึกษา örnek, misal 事例 випадок مثال ، صورت trường hợp 事例
2 a particular situation It's different in my case. geval مَوْقِف، وَضْع положение případ tilfælde der Fall περίπτωση caso puhk شرایط؛ وضعیت tapaus cas מִקְרֶה एक विशेष स्थिति okolnost, događaj eset situasi tilfelli, tilvik caso 場合 경우, 상황 atvejis apstāklis; situācija situasi geval tilfelle; kasus przypadek caso caz случай prípad primer slučaj fall เหตุการณ์ belli bir durum, özel bir hâl 情況 обставина; справа مخصوص حالات tình hình 情况
3 a legal trial The judge in this case is very fair. hofsaak قَضِيَّه дело případ, proces sag der Fall δικαστική υπόθεση caso kohtuprotsess پرونده oikeusjuttu affaire תִּיק מִשפַּטִי कानूनी मामला okolnost ügy perkara dómsmál causa, processo 事件 소송 (사건) byla lieta perbicaraan mahkamah zaak (retts)sak proces caso caz, proces судебное дело proces pravda parnica []fall, mål คดีความ dava, hukuk davası 訴訟案 судова справа قانونی مقدمہ vụ kiện 诉讼案
4 an argument or reason There's a good case for thinking he's wrong. rede حُجَّه مُقْنِعَه основание důvod argument; grund der Fall λόγος, επιχείρημα razón põhjus, põhjendus دلیل؛ استدلال peruste raison(s) טִיעוּן दलील primjer ok alasan rök (fyrir málstað), málstaður ragione, motivo 言い分 진술, 주장 pagrindas pamats; pamatojums alasan reden, argumenten bevismateriale, argument, grunn podstawa razão motiv доводы; доказательства dôvod, dôkaz razlog argument skäl, argument ปัญหา neden, sebep 論據 факти, докази دلیل ، وجہ lý do 论据
5 (usually withthe) a fact I don't think that's really the case. geval القَضِيَّه، المَسألَه، المَوْضوع факти skutečnost tilfælde der Fall πραγματικότητα, γεγονός caso asjalugu واقعیت asianlaita cas הַמַצָב मामला okolnost, događaj ügy kenyataan tilfelli, staðreynd caso 真相 진상 tikras daiktas gadījums fakta geval tilfelle prawda, fakty, rzeczywistość caso caz факт; случай (je to) tak primer slučaj fallet, sätt på vilket ngt förhåller sig ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 事實 випадок ایک حقیقت cách 事实
6 a form of a pronoun (eghe or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence. naamval حالَةٌ إعْرابِيَّه (في النَّحْو) падеж pád kasus der Fall πτώση (γραμμ.) caso kääne حالت sija cas יַחֲסָה उदाहरण padež eset kasus fall caso 格 격(格) linksnis locījums benda atau sifat naamval kasus przypadek caso caz падеж pád sklon padež kasus การก hâl 格 відмінок چھوٹے حروف (مثلاً کا ، کے وغیرہ) ví dụ 格
in case
in order to guard against a possibility I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains). ingeval في حالَةِ، فيما لَو ако pro případ i tilfælde af falls για παν ενδεχόμενο por si acaso igaks juhuks, juhuks kui مبادا؛ اگر siltä varalta että au cas oû בְכָל מִקְרֶה यदि u slučaju ha netalán jangan-jangan ef, til vonar og vara in caso 万一に備えて 만일에 대비하여 jeigu, tuo atveju, jei gadījumā jika voor het geval i tilfelle, for alle tilfellers skyld jeżeli para o caso de pentru orice eventualitate на случай pre prípad za vsak primer za slučaj da ifall, för alla eventualiteter ในกรณีที่ ...mesi ihtimaline karşı, olabilir diye 万一 на випадок کسی امکان کے سلسلے مین بچاؤ کے طور پر trong trường hợp 假使
in case of
if (a particular thing) happens In case of fire, telephone the fire brigade. ingeval van في حالَةِ حُدوث в случай на/че v případě i tilfælde af; ved im Falle von σε περίπτωση που en caso de que puhul در صورت؛ اگر jonkin sattuessa en cas de בְּמִקרֶה שֶׁל इस दशा में ako zatreba ... esetén kalau terjadi ef e-ð tiltekið ber að höndum in caso di ～の場合には ...의 경우에는 (kokiu nors) atveju, (kam nors) kilus gadījumā jika in geval van i tilfelle w razie no caso de în caz de в случае если v prípade v primeru u slučaju da i händelse av ในกรณีที่เป็น durumunda, olacak olursa 如果發生... у випадку کسی چیز کی صورت میں trong trường hợp 如果发生...
in that case
if that should happen or should have happened You're leaving? In that case, I'm leaving too. in daardie geval في هذِهِ الحالَةِ в такъв случай v tom případě i det tilfælde; i så fald in diesem Falle σε αυτήν την περίπτωση en ese caso säärasel juhul در آن صورت siinä tapauksessa dans ce cas אִם כָּך הַדָּבַר इस मामले में भी u tom slučaju abban az esetben kalau begitu í því tilfelli, fyrst svo er in questo caso それなら 그 경우에는, 그렇다면 tokiu atveju tādā gadījumā jikalau in dat geval i så fall w takim razie nesse caso în cazul acesta, în situaţia aceasta в таком случае v tom prípade v tem primeru u tom slučaju i så fall ถ้าอย่างนั้น böyle/öyle olursa, o hâlde/takdirde 既然是那樣 у такому випадку اس صورت میں trong trường hợp đó 既然是那样
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