case
/keɪs/
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Translation
A particular situation or example of something, especially one being looked at or studied.
Word origin
Comes from the Old French 'cas', from the Latin 'casus', meaning an event or chance.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- cas
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcases
Examples
, .
Here 'case' means this particular situation.
three illness.
Here 'cases' means separate examples of the illness.
coat, rains.
Here 'case' is used to talk about a possible future situation.
A case is one example or situation, often one that people study or talk about. It is common in the useful phrase "in case", which means being ready for something that might happen.
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