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- pronunciation:
- keIs
- phrases:
- in case
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| 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
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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, reality, truth
- similar words:
- circumstance
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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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.
The word "him" in the sentence "She knows him" is in the objective case.- 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 |
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| phrase: |
in case |
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