"case" meaning in English

See case in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /keɪs/ Audio: en-us-case.ogg [US] Forms: case [singular], cases [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A case is a container to hold something. Synonyms: container
    Sense id: simple-case-en-noun-0NlFbwlU
  2. A case is a matter for police or in court. Synonyms: matter, litigation
    Sense id: simple-case-en-noun-Ox91Iubv Categories (other): Law
  3. A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
    Sense id: simple-case-en-noun-Xq8MteL9 Categories (other): Grammar
  4. A case is a person of a certain kind.
    Sense id: simple-case-en-noun-cMjunMYj

Verb

IPA: /keɪs/ Audio: en-us-case.ogg [US] Forms: case [canonical], cases [third-person, singular], cased [past], cased [past, participle], casing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cas|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
    Sense id: simple-case-en-verb-6Haks4ZR
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        {
          "text": "He opened the case and pulled out his violin."
        }
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      ],
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        }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The judge did not accept his case."
        }
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        "A case is a matter for police or in court."
      ],
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          "word": "litigation"
        }
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The word \"he\" is in the subject or nominative case."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That man is sure a hard case."
        }
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn."
        }
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        {
          "text": "He opened the case and pulled out his violin."
        }
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        "A case is a container to hold something."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "container"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Law"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The judge did not accept his case."
        }
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "litigation"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The word \"he\" is in the subject or nominative case."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That man is sure a hard case."
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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      ]
    }
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        }
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    }
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