case in English: A particular situation or example of something, especially one being looked at or studied. (noun)

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.

.

Here 'cases' means separate examples of the illness.

, 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.

Related words

example

One thing you show or name to help explain what a larger group of things is like.

situation

The way things are at a certain time; what is happening around you.

matter

To be important, or to make a difference to someone.

fact

Something that is true and that you can prove or show to be real.

problem

A difficult thing that you need to deal with or a question you need to answer.

anyway

Used to return to the main point, or to mean whatever else is true.

circumstance

A fact or condition around an event that changes what happens.

lawyer

A person whose job is to know the law and speak for other people in court.

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