"make a case for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes a case for [present, singular, third-person], making a case for [participle, present], made a case for [participle, past], made a case for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a case for}} make a case for (third-person singular simple present makes a case for, present participle making a case for, simple past and past participle made a case for)
  1. (idiomatic) To present an argument in favor of. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: make a case, make the case for Translations (to present an argument in favor of): verteidigen (German), Argumente liefern für (German), defender (Spanish), abogar por (Spanish), presentar razones (Spanish), trình bày lý lẽ của (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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