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verb · transitive

recase

recase · recases · recased · recasing

To repair by replacing the caseTo repair (a book) by replacing the case.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To repair (a book) by replacing the case.
(transitive)To change (text) from upper case to lower case, or vice versa.

Origin

From re- + case.

From re- + case.

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Forms

recases, recasing, recased, recased

Base form	recase · to recase
3rd person singular	recases
Present participle	recasing
Past simple	recased
Past participle	recased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	recase
he, she, it	recases

Past simpleLesson

all persons

recased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have recased
he, she, it	has recased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will recase

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

recap recapitulate recapture recast recede receiptA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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