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case1
- pronunciation:
- keIs
- phrases:
- in case
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance or example of something.
a case of lying- synonyms:
- example, incidence, instance, occasion, occurrence
- similar words:
- affair, business, event, happening, illustration, matter, picture
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| definition 2: |
things in reality; what is actual or true.
It is not the case that we were rich.- synonyms:
- actuality, fact, reality, truth
- similar words:
- circumstance
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| definition 3: |
a person or thing requiring attention.
She is a sad case.- synonyms:
- concern, problem, situation, victim
- similar words:
- circumstance, difficulty, dilemma, impasse, mess, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, state, straits
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| definition 4: |
a circumstance requiring investigation by authorities such as the police.
a suicide case- synonyms:
- business, concern, matter
- similar words:
- affair, circumstance, proceeding
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| definition 5: |
a factual and reasoned argument.
the case for withdrawal of troops- synonyms:
- argument, basis, explanation, grounds, reason
- similar words:
- base, facts, proof, reasoning, thesis
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| definition 6: |
in law, an action or suit.
- synonyms:
- action, lawsuit, suit
- similar words:
- litigation, proceeding, trial
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| definition 7: |
in medicine, one who is injured or sick.
a heart case- synonyms:
- patient
- similar words:
- invalid, victim
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| definition 8: |
in grammar, the syntactical relationship of a noun, pronoun, or adjective to other words in a sentence, indicated by its inflection or its position in the sentence.
- similar words:
- declension
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| definition 9: |
any of the categories, such as "objective" or "dative," that designate such a relationship, or any such inflected form of a word.
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| related words: |
argument, contingency, fact, position |
| phrase: |
in case |
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