"case" meaning in Inglese

See case in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪs/ Audio: en-us-case.ogg Forms: cases [plural]
  1. caso
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn
  2. caso
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn1 Categories (other): Diritto-EN Topics: law
  3. caso
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn1 Categories (other): Grammatica-EN Topics: grammar
  4. contenitore
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-9UsF7KKd
  5. valigia
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-iJHPI4qr
  6. l'involucro in cui risiede l'hardware di un computer
    Sense id: it-case-en-noun-nQe~AdmQ Categories (other): Elettronica-EN, Informatica-EN Topics: electronics, informatics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: suitcase, box, cabinet, encase Derived forms: basket case, in any case, just in case, lower-case, upper-case

Verb

IPA: /ˈkeɪs/ Audio: en-us-case.ogg Forms: cases [third-person, singular, present], casing [present, participle], cased [past, participle]
  1. inscatolare, impacchettare
    Sense id: it-case-en-verb-Gi6E2MBD
  2. ispezionare
    Sense id: it-case-en-verb-d1BNgmSD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: suitcase, box, cabinet, encase Derived forms: basket case, in any case, just in case, lower-case, upper-case

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Sostantivi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "basket case"
    },
    {
      "word": "in any case"
    },
    {
      "word": "just in case"
    },
    {
      "word": "lower-case"
    },
    {
      "word": "upper-case"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "medio inglese",
      "medio inglese"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "cas",
      "cas"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "casus",
      "casus"
    ],
    [
      "capsa",
      "capsa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(caso) dal medio inglese ca(a)s, dal francese antico cas, dal latino casus",
    "(contenitore) dal medio inglese cas, dall'anglo-normanno casse, dal latino capsa. Il verbo deriva dal sostantivo."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cases",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sostantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Diritto-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn1",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Grammatica-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-lA4jJoLn1",
      "topics": [
        "grammar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "contenitore"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-9UsF7KKd"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "valigia"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-iJHPI4qr"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Elettronica-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Informatica-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "l'involucro in cui risiede l'hardware di un computer"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-noun-nQe~AdmQ",
      "topics": [
        "electronics",
        "informatics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪs/",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-case.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Stati Uniti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "valigia"
      ],
      "word": "suitcase"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "cotenitore"
      ],
      "word": "box"
    },
    {
      "word": "cabinet"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "impacchettare"
      ],
      "word": "encase"
    }
  ],
  "word": "case"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbi transitivi_in_inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "basket case"
    },
    {
      "word": "in any case"
    },
    {
      "word": "just in case"
    },
    {
      "word": "lower-case"
    },
    {
      "word": "upper-case"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "medio inglese",
      "medio inglese"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "cas",
      "cas"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "casus",
      "casus"
    ],
    [
      "capsa",
      "capsa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(caso) dal medio inglese ca(a)s, dal francese antico cas, dal latino casus",
    "(contenitore) dal medio inglese cas, dall'anglo-normanno casse, dal latino capsa. Il verbo deriva dal sostantivo."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cases",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inscatolare, impacchettare"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-verb-Gi6E2MBD"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ispezionare"
      ],
      "id": "it-case-en-verb-d1BNgmSD",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "en-us-case.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Stati Uniti"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "valigia"
      ],
      "word": "suitcase"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "cotenitore"
      ],
      "word": "box"
    },
    {
      "word": "cabinet"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "impacchettare"
      ],
      "word": "encase"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "case"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Parole in inglese",
    "Sostantivi in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "basket case"
    },
    {
      "word": "in any case"
    },
    {
      "word": "just in case"
    },
    {
      "word": "lower-case"
    },
    {
      "word": "upper-case"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "medio inglese",
      "medio inglese"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "cas",
      "cas"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "casus",
      "casus"
    ],
    [
      "capsa",
      "capsa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(caso) dal medio inglese ca(a)s, dal francese antico cas, dal latino casus",
    "(contenitore) dal medio inglese cas, dall'anglo-normanno casse, dal latino capsa. Il verbo deriva dal sostantivo."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cases",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sostantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Diritto-EN"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Grammatica-EN"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caso"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "contenitore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "valigia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Elettronica-EN",
        "Informatica-EN"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "l'involucro in cui risiede l'hardware di un computer"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "electronics",
        "informatics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Stati Uniti"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "valigia"
      ],
      "word": "suitcase"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "cotenitore"
      ],
      "word": "box"
    },
    {
      "word": "cabinet"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "impacchettare"
      ],
      "word": "encase"
    }
  ],
  "word": "case"
}

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    "Parole in inglese",
    "Verbi in inglese",
    "Verbi transitivi_in_inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "basket case"
    },
    {
      "word": "in any case"
    },
    {
      "word": "just in case"
    },
    {
      "word": "lower-case"
    },
    {
      "word": "upper-case"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "medio inglese",
      "medio inglese"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "cas",
      "cas"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "casus",
      "casus"
    ],
    [
      "capsa",
      "capsa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(caso) dal medio inglese ca(a)s, dal francese antico cas, dal latino casus",
    "(contenitore) dal medio inglese cas, dall'anglo-normanno casse, dal latino capsa. Il verbo deriva dal sostantivo."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cases",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inscatolare, impacchettare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ispezionare"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-case.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪs/",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-case.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Stati Uniti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "valigia"
      ],
      "word": "suitcase"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "cotenitore"
      ],
      "word": "box"
    },
    {
      "word": "cabinet"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "impacchettare"
      ],
      "word": "encase"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "case"
}

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