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Meaning of
case
in English
case
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Plural
cases
Past Tense
cased
Participle Verb
casing
Third Person Singular
cases
Definitions
Noun
a
real
event
or
situation
a
legal
proceeding
or
lawsuit
a
specific
work
or
task
set
The
lawyer
reviewed
the
case
files
carefully
.
an
instance
of
a
medical
condition
The
doctor
studied
the
case
of
the
rare
disease
.
a
specific
instance
or
event
studied
The
researcher
analyzed
the
case
of
the
social
phenomenon
.
a
word's
inflection
based
on
sentence
function
In
grammar
,
the
case
of
a
noun
affects
its
meaning
.
grammatical
cases
and
their
meanings
The
language
learner
struggled
to
understand
the
different
cases
.
a
container
for
identical
items
The
company
sold
a
case
of
identical
pens
to
the
office
.
a
container
for
carrying
items
(
like
tools
);
protective
The
carpenter
used
a
case
to
carry
his
tools
to
the
construction
site
.
a
suitcase
for
travel
or
storage
The
traveler
packed
her
clothes
in
a
large
case
for
the
trip
.
Compounds / Phrases
briefcase
bookcase
braincase
cardcase
casebook
casebooks
casebound
caseharden
casehardened
casehardening
caseload
caseloads
casemaking
casework
caseworker
caseworkers
caseworms
crankcase
gearcase
lower-case
objective case
attaché case
upper case
subjective case
pillowcase
staircase
suitcase
watchcase
suitcases
staircases
hardcase
caselaw
camelcase
subcase
basketcase
in any case
nominative case
business case
display case
nut case
packing case
tough case
case law
caselaws
incase
notecase
seedcase
typecase
accusative case
oblique case
mixed case
caseworks
single-compartment case
laptop case