Meaning

25 senses

  1. An actual event, situation, or fact.

    For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.

    It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.

    Fall, Sache, Beispiel

    де́лоdélo, слу́чайslúčaj

    спра́ваspráva, ви́падокvýpadok

    the actual state of things

  2. A specific matter or piece of work, specifically defined within a profession, usually in respect of a specific person and/or event; the set of tasks involved in addressing one such matter.

    It was one of the detective's easiest cases.

    Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.

    Fall

    де́лоdélo

    спра́ваspráva

  3. An instance or event as a topic of study.

    The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.

    Fall

    слу́чайslúčaj, кейсkejs

    ви́падокvýpadok

  4. A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.

    Fall, Prozess, Rechtssache

    суде́бное де́лоsudébnoje délo, проце́ссprocéss, де́лоdélo

    a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

  5. A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence.

    The accusative case most commonly indicates a direct object.

    Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.

  6. (uncountable)Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.

    Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.

    Latin is a language that employs case.

    Fall, Kasus

  7. An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.

    There were another five cases reported overnight.

    Fall

    слу́чайslúčaj

  8. A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.

  9. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture or commerce.

    Kiste, Behälter

    я́щикjáščik, коро́бкаkoróbka

    скри́няskrýnja

  10. A box, sheath, or covering generally.

    a case for spectacles; the case of a watch

    the housing or outer covering of something

  11. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.

    Koffer, Kasten

    я́щикjáščik, кофрkofr, кейсkejs

  12. An enclosing frame or casing.

    a door case; a window case

    the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

Examples

1802 sentences

  1. This is a very rare case.

    Це дуже рідкісний випадок.

    ruЭто очень редкий случай.

    deDas ist ein sehr seltener Fall.

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  2. I know that isn't the case.

    Я знаю, що це не так.

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  3. I hope that isn't the case.

    Сподіваюся, що це не той випадок.

    ruНадеюсь, это не тот случай.

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  4. Tom brought a case of beer.

    Том приніс ящик пива.

    ruТом принёс ящик пива.

    deTom hat eine Kiste Bier mitgebracht.

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  5. I'll tell you about the case.

    Я розповім тобі про це діло.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
actual event, situation, or fact:
box containing a number of identical items of manufacture:
Русский
By meaning 10
sheath, covering:
actual event, situation, or fact:
academia: instance or event as a topic of study:
law: lawsuit:
box containing a number of identical items of manufacture:
piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus:
suitcase:
piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic:
outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus:
(printing, historical) a shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type:
Deutsch
By meaning 9
sheath, covering:
actual event, situation, or fact:
law: lawsuit:
grammar: grammatical case:
box containing a number of identical items of manufacture:
piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus:
piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic:
outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus:
typography: the nature of a piece of alphabetic type:

Origin

From Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a

From Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”), perfect passive participle of cadō (“to fall, to drop”).

From Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja, Asturian caxa, Portuguese caixa.

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Forms

plural: cases
Singularcase

uncountable

Synonyms

14 synonyms
cartonB1befallgrammatical case
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
noncase

Word family

141 related words
DerivedbookcaseA2pillowcaseB2showcaseB2suitcaseA2best-caseborderline casecasalcasebackcasebookcase citationcase closedcase dependentcase endingcaseficcase filecase grammarcase historycase-in-chiefcase lawcaselesscaselikecaseloadcasemancase presentation

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • isn't the case
  • in case of
  • case of beer
  • just in case
  • not the case
  • umbrella in case
  • case of fire
  • worst case scenario
  • often the case
  • worst worst case
  • in this case
  • a case of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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