case

1. An instance of something; an occurrence; an example: a case of mistaken identity. See synonyms at example.
2. An occurrence of a disease or disorder: a mild case of flu.
3. A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation: It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.
4. Actual fact; reality: We suspected the walls were hollow, and this proved to be the case.
5. A question or problem; a matter: It is simply a case of honor.
6. A situation that requires investigation, especially by a formal or official body.
7. Law.
   1. An action or a suit or just grounds for an action.
   2. The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim.
8. A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument: presented a good case for changing the law.
9. A person being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker.
10. Informal. A peculiar or eccentric person; a character.
11. Linguistics.
    1. In traditional grammar, a distinct form of a noun, pronoun, or modifier that is used to express one or more particular syntactic relationships to other words in a sentence.
    2. Case In some varieties of generative grammar, the thematic or semantic role of a noun phrase as represented abstractly but not necessarily indicated overtly in surface structure. In such frameworks, nouns in English have Case even in the absence of inflectional case endings.

in any case

1. Regardless of what has occurred or will occur.

1. If it happens that; if.
2. As a precaution: took along an umbrella, just in case.

1. If there should happen to be: a number to call in case of emergency.

1. No longer nagging or urging someone to do something.

1. Persistently nagging or urging someone to do something.

[Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin cāsus, from past participle of cadere, to fall.]

1. A container; a receptacle: a jewelry case; meat-filled cases of dough.
2. A container with its contents.
3. A decorative or protective covering or cover.
4. A set or pair: a case of pistols.
5. The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway.
6. The surface or outer layer of a metal alloy.
7. Printing. A shallow compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices.

1. To put into or cover with a case; encase.
2. Slang. To examine carefully, as in planning a crime: cased the bank before robbing it.

[Middle English, from Norman French casse, from Latin capsa.]

Merchandising:

1. see display case.

2. Container used for a standard quantity of goods sold at wholesale rates, such as a case of canned goods.

Printing: hard cover of a book attached to the signatures. The case consists of two boards, covering material, and lining material. The case is attached to the pages with an adhesive in a process termed casing in. Case bindings are usually used for high-priced publications intended to survive long periods of time, such as most textbooks, encyclopedias, and library copies of books.

noun

1. One that is representative of a group or class: example, illustration, instance, representative, sample, specimen. See substitute.
2. A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right: action, cause, instance, lawsuit, suit. See law.
3. A course of reasoning: argument, point. See reason/unreason.

verb

To look at carefully or critically: check (out), con, examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. Idioms: give a going-over. See investigate.

Idioms beginning with case:
case in point

In addition to the idiom beginning with case, also see basket case; get down to brass tacks (cases); have a case on; in any case; in case of; in no case; in the case of; just in case; make a federal case; off someone's back (case); open and shut case.

The term often incorrectly used instead of the appropriate noun (for example, patient, flask, denture, casting). Case is not synonymous with patient because the latter is the human being affected with the disease.

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1. To cover one building material with another.
2. Same as casing, 1.
3. The housing containing a lock mechanism.
4. A unit in which food is displayed and protected; often partially constructed of clear glass or plastic and thermally insulated; usually counter-top or wall-mounted.

A general term for any action, cause of action, lawsuit, or controversy. All the evidence and testimony compiled and organized by one party in a lawsuit to prove that party's version of the controversy at a trial in court.

A grammatical category indicating whether nouns and pronouns are functioning as the subject of a sentence (nominative case) or the object of a sentence (objective case), or are indicating possession (possessive case). He is in the nominative case, him is in the objective case, and his is in the possessive case. In a language such as English, nouns do not change their form in the nominative or objective case. Only pronouns do. Thus, ball stays the same in both “the ball is thrown,” where it is the subject, and in “Harry threw the ball,” where it is the object.

In epidemiology, an animal which has the specified disease or condition which is under investigation.

• c. abstract — a structured summary of a case report suitable for computer entry; permits machine sorting and retrieval and leads an investigator to the original paper records on which detailed descriptions must be based.
• c.-control sampling — selection of cases as a sample to use in a case-control study (below).
• c.-control study — a retrospective, analytical, epidemiological study. A group of pre-existing cases of the disease are matched with a selected group of control animals that do not have the disease so that the presence or otherwise of an hypothesized disease determinant can be ascertained in both groups.
• c. fatality rate — the proportion of cases with a specified condition which die within a specified time.
• c. finding — the strategy of surveying a population to find the sick animals that are the foci of infection; an essential early step in the eradication of any disease.
• c. history — the collected data concerning an individual, contact and related animals, environment and management procedures, including any past medical history and any other information that may be useful in analyzing and diagnosing the case or for instructional or research purposes.
• index c. — the first case recorded in an outbreak.
• c. management — care of a sick animal including specific and supportive medication, surgical intervention, housing, bedding, nutrition, restraint, collection of specimens for submission to laboratory or stall-side tests.
• c. population — the group of animals in the total population which are sick or infected, as distinct from the control population, which are not sick or infected.
• c. recording — entry in records of the clinical findings of individual sick animals. May be structured or unstructured, paper or machine, with or without the accounting record for the case.

(DOD) 1. An intelligence operation in its entirety. 2. Record of the development of an intelligence operation, including personnel, modus operandi, and objectives.

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Contents 1 Academia 2 Business 3 Computing 4 Containers and packaging 5 Education 6 Entertainment and media 7 Legal 8 Linguistics 9 People 10 Other 11 See also

Case may refer to:

Academia

• Case analysis, division of a problem into separate cases
• Case study, examination of a single instance or event
• Case Western Reserve University, independent research university in Cleveland, Ohio
• Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, graduate engineering program, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Center for Social and Economic Research

Business

• Business case, captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task
• Case Corporation, defunct manufacturer of agricultural equipment, tractors and cars
• W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., American manufacturer of knives
• Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange

Computing

• Computer-aided software engineering (CASE), use of computers to assist in the software development life cycle
• Switch statement in computer programming; control statement that may include the keyword "case".

Containers and packaging

• Case (goods), package of related merchandise
• Attaché case
• Bookcase
• Briefcase
• Computer case, enclosure that contains the main components of a computer
• Keep case, DVD or CD storage case
• Packing case
• PDA Case
• Suitcase

Education

• Council for Advancement and Support of Education, nonprofit association of educational institutions, United States
• Case Middle School, part of Punahou School in Oahu, Hawaii

Entertainment and media

• The Case (film), 2007 Chinese film
• Case (Henry Dorsett Case), fictional character in Neuromancer

Legal

• Case (policy debate), part of a policy debate in a debate competition
• Legal case, dispute between opposing parties, being resolved by a court of law

Linguistics

• Grammatical case, type of linguistic inflection
• Letter case, typography, distinction between majuscule (capital or upper-case) and minuscule (lower-case) letters
• Sentence case, style of capitalization
• Conceptually Accurate Signed English, form of Manually Coded English

People

• Case (rabbi), rabbi and Polish religious leader
• Case (singer), American musician
• Case (name), surname

Other

• Case Township, Michigan
• Case-shot, a type of anti-personnel canister ammunition similar to a shrapnel shell
• Casement window

See also

• Casing
• Box
• Casa
• Crate
• Carton

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - tilfælde, sag, påstand, beviser, kasus, [sl] original
v. tr. - undersøge nøje, udspionere

idioms:

• case history    sygdomshistorie
• case law    præcedens
• case study    undersøgelse af enkelttilfælde
• get off someone's case    lade være i fred
• get on someone's case    tage sig af
• in case of    i tilfælde af
• in no case    under ingen omstændigheder
• on the case    på sagen

2.
n. - kasse, æske, etui, skab, kuffert, betræk, montre, karm, sæt
v. tr. - putte i etui, lægge i kasse, indfatte, udmure

Nederlands (Dutch)
geval, (rechts)zaak, argument(en), kozijn, letterkast, vreemde snuiter, voorbeeld, omhulsel, doos, etui, foedraal, koffer, naamval, casus, voorzien van en omhulsel, verkennen zich met iemand bemoeien iemand met rust laten

Français (French)
1.
n. - (US, Jur) accusation, (Jur, fig) affaire, cause, argument, raison, procès, jugement, enquête, (Méd) cas, (Admin) cas, (Ling) cas (accusatif), (Imprim) casse
v. tr. - examiner les lieux, prospecter (avant un cambriolage)

idioms:

• as the case may be    selon le cas
• be on the case    être sur une affaire
• be the case    être le cas
• case history    (Méd) antécédents, étude de cas
• case law    droit jurisprudentiel, jurisprudence
• case study    étude de cas
• get off someone's case    ne plus critiquer/harceler qn
• get on someone's case    critiquer/harceler qn continuellement
• in any case    de toute façon, en tout cas
• in case    au cas où
• in case of    dans le cas de
• in no case    en aucun cas
• in that case    dans ce cas-là

2.
n. - valise, caisse, vitrine, étui (à lunettes, etc), écrin (à bijoux), boîtier (de caméra), caisse (de piano), couverture (de livre)
v. tr. - mettre en boîte, mettre dans une caisse/un cageot, cartonner (un livre)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fall, Kasus
v. - (Slang) ansehen, beobachten

idioms:

• as the case may be    je nachdem
• be on the case    an etwas arbeitend
• be the case    der Fall sein
• case history    Vorgeschichte, Krankengeschichte
• case law    (jur.) Fallrecht
• case study    Fallstudie
• get off someone's case    aufhören, an jemandem rumzukritisieren
• get on someone's case    an jmndm. rumkritteln
• in any case    jedenfalls
• in case    falls ..., für den Fall, dass, für alle Fälle
• in case of    im Falle, daß, bei
• in no case    auf keinen Fall
• in that case    in diesem Fall

2.
n. - Kiste, Etui, Hülse, Schachtel, Koffer
v. - verpacken, in ein Gehäuse stecken, umhüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίπτωση, ζήτημα, θέμα, υπόθεση, θήκη, περίβλημα, κιβώτιο, κασόνι, (Βρετ.) βαλίτσα, (ιατρ.) κρούσμα, περιστατικό (ασθένειας κ.λπ.), ασθενής, (νομ.) δικαστική υπόθεση, δίκη, αποδεικτικά στοιχεία, επιχειρηματολογία, υπερασπιστική θέση, (τυπογρ.) κάσα (τυπογραφικών στοιχείων), τύπος χαρακτήρων (κεφαλαία ή πεζά), (γραμμ.) πτώση, (για πρόσωπο) ιδιάζουσα περίπτωση, μυστήριος τύπος
v. - εγκιβωτίζω, κλείνω σε θήκη ή περίβλημα, (καθομ.) πραγματοποιώ αναγνωριστική επίσκεψη (σπιτιού κ.λπ.) πριν από διάρρηξη

idioms:

• case history    (ιατρ.) ιστορικό (ασθενούς)
• case law    (νομ.) νομολογία
• case study    μελέτη περιπτώσεων
• get off someone's case    παρατάω κάποιον ήσυχο
• get on someone's case    καταπιάνομαι, ασχολούμαι με το πρόβλημα κάποιου
• in case of    σε περίπτωση
• in no case    σε καμία περίπτωση
• on the case    που έχει αναλάβει την υπόθεση

Italiano (Italian)
caso, argomento, processo, scatola, cassetta, astuccio, guaina, valigia

idioms:

• be/get on one's case    irritare qualcuno, passare qualcuno al pettine fino
• case history    anamnesi, casistica
• case law    giurisprudenza
• case study    studio analitico
• get off someone's case    lasciare in pace qualcuno
• in case of    in caso di
• in no case    in nessun caso
• on the case    sul caso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caso (m), questão (f), causa (f) (Jur.), caixa (f), exemplo (m)
v. - embalar, espionar

idioms:

• case history    anamnese (f) (Med.)
• case law    lei (f) estabelecida por jurisprudência
• case study    análise (f) de caso
• get off someone's case    parar de criticar alguém
• get on someone's case    criticar alguém continuamente
• in case of    em caso de
• in no case    em nenhum hipótese
• lower case    minúscula (f)
• on the case    criticar
• upper case    maiúscula (f)

Русский (Russian)
случай, коробка, чемодан, падеж

idioms:

• attachВ case    кейс
• be/get on someone's case    заняться делом
• case history    история болезни
• case law    прецедентное право
• case study    изучение дела
• get off someone's case    оставить в покое
• in case of    в случае
• in no case    ни в коем случае
• just in case    на всякий случай
• lower case    нижний индекс
• on the case    расследовать дело
• test case    показательный случай
• upper case    верхний индекс

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - asunto, caja, cajón, estuche, funda, maleta, valija, caso
v. tr. - embalar, encajonar, enfundar, cubrir, resguardar

idioms:

• as the case may be    como podría ser el caso
• be on the case    estar en el asunto
• be the case    ser el caso
• case history    historia clínica, evolución de un caso social
• case law    jurisprudencia, precedentes
• case study    estudio, monografía, trabajo
• get off someone's case    dejar de fastidiar a alguien
• get on someone's case    fastidiar o estar encima de alguien
• in any case    en cualquier caso
• in case    en caso de
• in case of    en caso de
• in no case    de ningún modo, bajo o en ninguna circunstancia
• in that case    en ese caso

2.
n. - asunto, caja, cajón, estuche, funda, maleta, valija, caso
v. tr. - embalar, encajonar, enfundar, cubrir, resguardar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förhållande, mål, sjukdomsfall, kasus, original, låda, fodral, väska, hölje, monter, fack
v. - lägga/packa in (i låda), bekläda, titta närmare på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 箱, 盒, 容器, 套, 壳, 框, 架, 把...装入箱中, 事先察看

idioms:

• case history    病历, 个案历史, 血统记录
• case law    案例法, 判例法
• case study    个案研究
• get off someone's case    不要打扰某人
• get on someone's case    打扰某人
• in case of    假设, 万一
• in no case    决不
• on the case    搜查中

2. 事实, 实情, 案件, 事例, 实例, 诉讼, 把...装入箱中, 事先察看

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 箱, 盒, 容器, 套, 殼, 框, 架
v. tr. - 把...裝入箱中, 事先察看

idioms:

• case history    病歷, 個案歷史, 血統記錄
• case law    案例法, 判例法
• case study    個案研究
• get off someone's case    不要打擾某人
• get on someone's case    打擾某人
• in case of    假設, 萬一
• in no case    決不
• on the case    搜查中

2.
n. - 事實, 實情, 案件, 事例, 實例, 訴訟
v. tr. - 把...裝入箱中, 事先察看

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 경우, 사건, 병증
v. tr. - 범행 목적으로 미리 살펴보다

idioms:

• get off someone's case    혼자 내버려 두다, 귀찮게 굴지 않다
• get on someone's case    계속적으로 누군가를 비난하다
• in case of    ~의 경우에는
• in no case    결코 ~이 아니다

2.
n. - 상자, 용기, 창틀
v. tr. - 상자에 넣다, 덮어 씌우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 事例, 場合, 事件, 判例, 実情, 症例, 患者, 主張, 論拠, 箱, ケース, 入れ物, 枠, 例
v. - 箱に入れる, 覆う, 下検分する
adv. - 万一の場合に備えて

idioms:

• be/get on someone's case    邪魔する
• case history    病歴, 事例史
• case in point    適切な事例
• case law    判例法
• case study    ケーススタディー, 事例研究
• get off someone's case    邪魔をしない
• in case of    場合には
• in no case    決して…ない
• on the case    捜査中で, 審議中で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صندوق, علبه, غلاف خارجي, حاله, قضيه, وضع, واقع, اصابه مرضيه (فعل) يغطي بغطاء, يضع في صندوق, يراقب بقصد السرقه أتركني و شأني ضايق آخر, عاكسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקרה, מצב, עניין, טענה, משפט, נימוק, יחסה (בדקדוק)‬
v. tr. - ‮פשט עור חיה‬
n. - ‮קופסה, תיק, מסגרת, נרתיק, תיבה‬
v. tr. - ‮שם בתיבה, ארז‬

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