Definition for: case

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cas < Old English cas(us) (noun case) < Old French cas (an event) < Latin casus (a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case), perfect passive participle of cadere (to fall, sink, drop) < Proto-Indo-European base * kad- (to fall).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪs/ , SAMPA: /keIs/

Rhymes: -eɪs

Noun

case ( plural cases )

1. ( law ) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
2. One of several similar instances or events which are being studied and compared.
3. ( grammar ) : An instance of grammatical case; a category of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives, specialized (usually by inflection) to indicate a particular syntactic relation to other words in a sentence.

   The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.

   Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.

4. ( grammar ) ( uncountable ) A set of grammatical cases or their meanings in a particular language collectively.

   Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.

   Latin is a language that employs case.

Translations

A legal proceeding (1)

One of several similar instances or events which are being studied and compared (2)

An instance of grammatical case (3)

A set of grammatical cases or their meanings in a particular language collectively (4)

See also

• Appendix:Grammatical cases

Etymology 2

From Middle English cas < Old North French casse , Old French chasse (box, chest, case) < Latin capsa (box, bookcase), from capere (to take, seize, hold).

Noun

case ( plural cases )

1. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
2. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
3. A suitcase.
4. A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
5. The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
6. In typography, the nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.

Related terms

• case harden
• hard case

Translations

A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture (1)

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus (2)

A suitcase (3)

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic (4)

The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus (5)

In typography, the nature of a piece of alphabetic type (6)

• Arabic : عُلْبَةٌ (ʕúlba) f .
• Finnish : isot kirjaimet (versaali) ( uppercase ) , pienet kirjaimet (gemena) ( lowercase )
• German : Kasten
• Turkish : sandık

Verb

to case ( third-person singular simple present cases , present participle casing , simple past cased , past participle cased )

1. ( transitive ) : To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
2. ( transitive ) , ( colloquial ) : To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

Translations

To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box (1)

To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously (1)

Anagrams

• aces

Italian

Noun

case f . pl .

1. ( plural of casa ) houses

Romanian

Noun

case f . pl .

1. ( plural of casă ) houses

Other Translations for "case"

Braille 6 Dot
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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-.-. .- ... .
Binary		1100011 1100001 1110011 1100101
Hex		63617365
Pig Latin		asecay

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