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case1

 
pronunciation:
keIs
phrases:
in case
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an instance or example of something.
After the third case of theft in our office, the management finally decided to take action.I told him about my landlord refusing to fix the roof our building and she told me about a similar case that she knew about.
synonyms:
example, incidence, instance, occasion, occurrence
similar words:
affair, business, event, happening, illustration, matter, picture
definition 2: things in reality; what is actual or true.
It is not the case that we were rich.
synonyms:
actuality, reality, truth
similar words:
circumstance
definition 3: a thing requiring attention or problem-solving, or a person with problems.
I'll have to think over the case very carefully before deciding what to do.
synonyms:
concern, problem, situation
similar words:
circumstance, difficulty, dilemma, impasse, mess, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, state, straits
definition 4: a matter or circumstance requiring investigation by authorities such as the police.
The police are investigating a murder case.
synonyms:
business, concern, matter
similar words:
affair, circumstance, proceeding
definition 5: a factual and reasoned argument.
He argued the case for a gradual withdrawal of troops.
synonyms:
argument, basis, explanation, grounds, reason
similar words:
base, facts, proof, reasoning, thesis
definition 6: in law, an action or suit.
There is a case against him in court for libel.
synonyms:
action, lawsuit, suit
similar words:
litigation, proceeding, trial
definition 7: in medicine, an instance of illness or one who is injured or sick.
Cases of the flu increased last year.The doctor hasn't been able take on any new cases for several months.
synonyms:
patient
similar words:
invalid, victim
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.
The word "him" in the sentence "She knows him" is in the objective case.
similar words:
declension
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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