"in case" meaning in English

See in case in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɪn ˈkeɪs/
Etymology: From Middle English [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|}} Middle English [Term?] Head templates: {{en-con}} in case
  1. To allow for the possibility that. Synonyms (to allow for the possibility that): in the event [conjunction] Translations (Because event X might occur): فِي حَال (fī ḥāl) (Arabic), у вы́падку (u výpadku) (Belarusian), у ра́зе (u rázje) (Belarusian), в слу́чай (v slúčaj) (Bulgarian), en cas que (Catalan), 如果 (rúguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 以防 (yǐfáng) (Chinese Mandarin), les (Cornish), v případě (Czech), i fald (Danish), for det fald, at (Danish), såfremt (Danish), i tilfælde af (Danish), au cas où (French), იმ შემთხვევაში, თუ (im šemtxvevaši, tu) (Georgian), falls (German), im Falle (German), σε περίπτωση που (se períptosi pou) (Greek), abi (Hanunoo), arra az esetre, ha (note: for the case, if...) (Hungarian), kaze ke (Ido), qualora (Italian), …の場合に (... no baai ni) (alt: …のばあいに) (Japanese), …은/ㄴ 경우에는 (…-eun/-n gyeong'u-e-neun) (Korean), во случај (vo slučaj) (Macedonian), me kore (Maori), kei tūpono (Maori), i tilfelle (Norwegian Bokmål), i tilfelle (Norwegian Nynorsk), у случаю (u slučaju) (Pannonian Rusyn), w razie (Polish), na wypadek (Polish), w przypadku (Polish), caso (Portuguese), no caso de (Portuguese), в слу́чае (v slúčaje) (Russian), на слу́чай (na slúčaj) (Russian), v prípade (Slovak), por si acaso (Spanish), por si (Spanish), i händelse (Swedish), ifall (Swedish), eğer (Turkish), у ра́зі (u rázi) (Ukrainian), у ви́падку (u výpadku) (Ukrainian), để chắc chắn (Vietnamese), si e cas (note: + conditional tense) (Walloon), po si e cas (note: + conditional tense) (Walloon), rhag ofn (Welsh), טאָמער (tomer) (Yiddish)
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  2. (chiefly Canada, US) If. Tags: Canada, US
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: in case of (english: preposition), in the event that, just in case, lest

Alternative forms

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          "word": "以防"
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          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
          "word": "იმ შემთხვევაში, თუ"
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          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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          "word": "qualora"
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          "word": "…の場合に"
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          "word": "kei tūpono"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
          "word": "i händelse"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
          "word": "ifall"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "u rázi",
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          "word": "у ра́зі"
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          "word": "у ви́падку"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Because event X might occur",
          "word": "để chắc chắn"
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          "lang": "Walloon",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "以防"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "v případě"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "i fald"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "for det fald, at"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "i tilfælde af"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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      "roman": "im šemtxvevaši, tu",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "იმ შემთხვევაში, თუ"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "falls"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "im Falle"
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      "roman": "se períptosi pou",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "σε περίπτωση που"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "arra az esetre, ha"
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "kaze ke"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "qualora"
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      "alt": "…のばあいに",
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      "roman": "... no baai ni",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "…の場合に"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "…-eun/-n gyeong'u-e-neun",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "…은/ㄴ 경우에는"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "vo slučaj",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "во случај"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "me kore"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "kei tūpono"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "i tilfelle"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
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      "lang": "Pannonian Rusyn",
      "roman": "u slučaju",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "у случаю"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "w razie"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "na wypadek"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "w przypadku"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "caso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "no caso de"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v slúčaje",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "в слу́чае"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na slúčaj",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "на слу́чай"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "v prípade"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "por si acaso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "por si"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "i händelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "ifall"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "eğer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "u rázi",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "у ра́зі"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "u výpadku",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "у ви́падку"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "để chắc chắn"
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    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "note": "+ conditional tense",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "si e cas"
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    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "note": "+ conditional tense",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "po si e cas"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "rhag ofn"
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    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "tomer",
      "sense": "Because event X might occur",
      "word": "טאָמער"
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  "word": "in case"
}

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