case

noun
/keɪs/

An actual event, situation, or fact.

Example

“For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.”

Other meanings

A specific matter or piece of work, specifically defined within a profession, usually in respect of a specific person and/or event; the set of tasks involved in addressing one such matter.
“It was one of the detective's easiest cases.”
An instance or event as a topic of study.
“The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.”

Example sentences

“That does certainly seem to be the case.”
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“Will justice be swift in this case?”
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“In case you couldn't tell, I love to eat.”
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Word history

From Latin "cāsus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “case” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.