case
What is the Definition of case?
Noun:
- an occurrence of something
- a special set of circumstances
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- the actual state of things
- a portable container for carrying several objects
- a person requiring professional services
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
- a problem requiring investigation
- a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
- the quantity contained in a case
- nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection)
- a specific state of mind that is temporary
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- (printing)
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Verb:
- look over, usually with the intention to rob
- enclose in, or as if in, a case
How can I use case in a sentence?
It is just a pity they let the old punishments die out hang you by your wrists from the ceiling for a few days, I have got the chains still in my office, keep ‘em well oiled in case they are ever needed Right, off we go, and do not think of running off, now, it will be worse for you if you do.
Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it — but just as the boy reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished.
Neville thought Harry had a bad case of exam nerves because Harry could not sleep, but the truth was that Harry kept being woken by his old nightmare, except that it was now worse than ever because there was a hooded figure dripping blood in it.
Well — in that case. said Professor McGonagall, staring at the three of them, Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a mountain troll on your own?
Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over.
Other meanings of case (synonyms, cognates).
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