Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable)To provide for a possible event as a precaution.

    I'll take an umbrella, just in case.

    für alle Fälle, nur für den Fall, sicherheitshalber

    на вся́кий слу́чайna vsjákij slúčaj, на вся́кий пожа́рный слу́чайna vsjákij požárnyj slúčaj, на вся́кий пожа́рныйna vsjákij požárnyj

    про всяк випа́докpro vsjak vypádok

More definitions
  • if there happens to be need

Examples

71 sentences
  1. Let's take an X-ray just in case.

    Зробімо рентген на всяк випадок. — aandrusiak

    ruДавайте сделаем рентген на всякий случай. — odexed

    deWir machen vorsichtshalber mal eine Röntgenaufnahme. — raggione

  2. Give me your phone number, just in case.

    ruДай мне на всякий случай свой номер телефона. — marafon

  3. I looked around for a weapon just in case.

  4. Just in case something happens, here's my telephone number.

  5. Tom brought his knife just in case he needed it.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
to be on the safe side:
Русский
to be on the safe side:
Deutsch
to be on the safe side:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
to be on the safe side
Close in meaning
  • if there happens to be need:in case

See also

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