case

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related words 3 Verb 3.1 Synonyms

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪs/
• SAMPA: /keIs/
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[change] Noun

Singular case

Plural cases

1. A case is a container to hold something.

   He opened the case and pulled out his violin.

2. (law) A case is a matter for police or in court.

   The judge did not accept his case.

3. (grammar) A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.

   The word "he" is in subject or nominativecase.

4. A case is a person of a certain kind.

   That man is sure a hard case.

[change] Synonyms

• (container) container
• (law) matter, litigation

[change] Related words

• in case
• case closed
• casework
• closed case
• cold case
• hard case
• open case

[change] Verb

Plain form case

Third-person singular cases

Past tense cased

Past participle cased

Present participle casing

1. If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.

   We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.

[change] Synonyms

• watch