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case 1 (k s)n.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. Idioms: in any case Regardless of what has occurred or will occur. in case1. 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 csus, from past participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.] |
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.
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" bit, piece - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" time, clip - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" | | 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 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) 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 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 kit - a case for containing a set of articles 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"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" | | 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"argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" | | 10. | case - the quantity contained in a case | | 11. | case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence | | 12. | case - a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters" | | 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"adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward | | 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 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" | | 15. | case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or parttheca - outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects lorica - a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) 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 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) | | 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" box, package - put into a box; "box the gift, please" 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 noun 5. covering, casing, cover, shell, wrapping, jacket, envelope, capsule, folder, sheath, wrapper, integument
1. An intelligence operation in its entirety. 2. Record of the development of an intelligence operation, including personnel, modus operandi, and objectives.
 Translationscase [keɪs] n ( container) → caja; ( BRIT) (also: suitcase) → maleta; to have a good case → tener buenas razones; case [keɪs] n → cas m; ( Brit) (also: suitcase) → valise f; (Typ); to have a good case → avoir de bons arguments; in case he → au cas où il; just in case → à tout hasard; 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; to have a good case → gute Chancen haben, durchzukommen; in case of emergency → im Notfall; in case he comes → falls er kommt; case [keɪs] n → caso; to have a good case → avere pretese legittime;
case1n case [keis]1 an instance or example another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.gevalَحالَهслучайpřípadtilfælde; eksempelder Fallπεριστατικό, παράδειγμαcasojuht(um)مورد؛ نمونهtapauscasמִקְרֶהमामलाokolnost, primjeresetcontohdæmi um e-ð; tilfellicaso事例사례atvejis, atsitikimasgadījumskesgevaltilfelle, sak, eksempelprzypadekcasocazслучайprí-padprimerslučajfallกรณีศึกษาörnek, misal事例випадокمثال ، صورتtrường hợp事例 2 a particular situation It's different in my case.gevalمَوْقِف، وَضْعположениеpřípadtilfældeder Fallπερίπτωσηcasopuhkشرایط؛ وضعیتtapauscasמִקְרֶהएक विशेष स्थितिokolnost, događajesetsituasitilfelli, tilvikcaso場合경우, 상황atvejisapstāklis; situācijasituasigevaltilfelle; kasusprzypadekcasocazслучайprípadprimerslučajfallเหตุการณ์belli bir durum, özel bir hâl情況обставина; справаمخصوص حالاتtình hình情况 3 a legal trial The judge in this case is very fair.hofsaakقَضِيَّهделоpřípad, processagder Fallδικαστική υπόθεσηcasokohtuprotsessپروندهoikeusjuttuaffaireתִּיק מִשפַּטִיकानूनी मामलाokolnostügyperkaradómsmálcausa, processo事件소송 (사건)bylalietaperbicaraan mahkamahzaak(retts)sakprocescasocaz, procesсудебное делоprocespravdaparnica[]fall, målคดีความdava, hukuk davası訴訟案судова справаقانونی مقدمہvụ kiện诉讼案 4 an argument or reason There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.redeحُجَّه مُقْنِعَهоснованиеdůvodargument; grundder Fallλόγος, επιχείρημαrazónpõhjus, põhjendusدلیل؛ استدلالperusteraison(s)טִיעוּןदलीलprimjerokalasanrök (fyrir málstað), málstaðurragione, motivo言い分진술, 주장pagrindaspamats; pamatojumsalasanreden, argumentenbevismateriale, argument, grunnpodstawarazãomotivдоводы; доказательстваdôvod, dôkazrazlogargumentskäl, argumentปัญหาneden, sebep論據факти, доказиدلیل ، وجہlý do论据 5 (usually with the) a fact I don't think that's really the case.gevalالقَضِيَّه، المَسألَه، المَوْضوعфактиskutečnosttilfældeder Fallπραγματικότητα, γεγονόςcasoasjaluguواقعیتasianlaitacasהַמַצָבमामलाokolnost, događajügykenyataantilfelli, staðreyndcaso真相진상tikras daiktasgadījumsfaktagevaltilfelleprawda, fakty, rzeczywistośćcasocazфакт; случай(je to) takprimerslučajfallet, sätt på vilket ngt förhåller sigความจริงgerçek, hakikat事實випадокایک حقیقتcách事实 6 a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence. naamvalحالَةٌ إعْرابِيَّه (في النَّحْو)падежpádkasusder Fallπτώση (γραμμ.)casokääneحالتsijacasיַחֲסָהउदाहरणpadežesetkasusfallcaso格격(格)linksnislocījumsbenda atau sifatnaamvalkasusprzypadekcasocazпадежpádsklonpadežkasusการกhâl格відмінокچھوٹے حروف (مثلاً کا ، کے وغیرہ)ví dụ格 in casein order to guard against a possibility I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains).ingevalفي حالَةِ، فيما لَوакоpro případi tilfælde affallsγια παν ενδεχόμενοpor si acasoigaks juhuks, juhuks kuiمبادا؛ اگرsiltä varalta ettäau cas oûבְכָל מִקְרֶהयदिu slučajuha netalánjangan-janganef, til vonar og varain caso万一に備えて만일에 대비하여jeigu, tuo atveju, jeigadījumājikavoor het gevali tilfelle, for alle tilfellers skyldjeżelipara o caso depentru orice eventualitateна случайpre prípadza vsak primerza slučaj daifall, för alla eventualiteterในกรณีที่...mesi ihtimaline karşı, olabilir diye万一на випадокکسی امکان کے سلسلے مین بچاؤ کے طور پرtrong trường hợp假使 in case ofif (a particular thing) happens In case of fire, telephone the fire brigade.ingeval vanفي حالَةِ حُدوثв случай на/чеv případěi tilfælde af; vedim Falle vonσε περίπτωση πουen caso de quepuhulدر صورت؛ اگرjonkin sattuessaen cas deבְּמִקרֶה שֶׁלइस दशा मेंako zatreba... eseténkalau terjadief e-ð tiltekið ber að höndumin caso di～の場合には...의 경우에는(kokiu nors) atveju, (kam nors) kilusgadījumājikain geval vani tilfellew razieno caso deîn caz deв случае еслиv prípadev primeruu slučaju dai händelse avในกรณีที่เป็นdurumunda, olacak olursa如果發生...у випадкуکسی چیز کی صورت میںtrong trường hợp如果发生... in that caseif that should happen or should have happened You're leaving? In that case, I'm leaving too.in daardie gevalفي هذِهِ الحالَةِв такъв случайv tom případěi det tilfælde; i så faldin diesem Falleσε αυτήν την περίπτωσηen ese casosäärasel juhulدر آن صورتsiinä tapauksessadans ce casאִם כָּך הַדָּבַרइस मामले में भीu tom slučajuabban az esetbenkalau begituí því tilfelli, fyrst svo erin questo casoそれなら그 경우에는, 그렇다면tokiu atvejutādā gadījumājikalauin dat gevali så fallw takim razienesse casoîn cazul acesta, în situaţia aceastaв таком случаеv tom prípadev tem primeruu tom slučajui så fallถ้าอย่างนั้นböyle/öyle olursa, o hâlde/takdirde既然是那樣у такому випадкуاس صورت میںtrong trường hợp đó既然是那样
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