case
/keɪs/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.55 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
noun
A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence.
noun
Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."
- "It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom."
- "In case of fire, break glass. [sign on fire extinguisher holder in public space]"
- "Conditioning would require exposition to any sentence before being uttered, which isn’t the case."
- "Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete."
- "Thus vvhilſt he hopt he hild her leaſt, ſo altereth the cace / VVith ſuch as ſhe, Ah ſuch it is to build on ſuch a face."
Etymology
From Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”), perfect passive participle of cadō (“to fall, to drop”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Archaic
- Uncountable
- Intransitive verb
- Obsolete
- Slang
- American usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb