case
3
8.7
- noun
- /keɪs/
- Specialized
- There were three cases of wrist pain proximal to the third metacarpal base following the procedure.
- case marking
- pronoun case
- subject case
Examples
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When you type your article, use regular type, not script, and use upper and lower case letters.
Academic text (2000) -
The lack of student experience with case study methods places a high demand on the instructor for support and supervision.
Academic text (2005) -
In the simple and most common case, the forces are arranged from the more general to the less controllable.
Academic text (2001) -
As in the case of pronatalist policies, such conversion may be passive or active.
Academic text (2002) -
You have such a terrible time with the objective case, and your split infinitives put such a stress on the adverb.
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XML element names are case-sensitive, and beginning and ending element names must thus match exactly.
Academic text (2004) -
In order to get around memorizing declension tables, he teaches one case at a time.
Academic text (1994) -
In the ungrammatical cases, no preposition follows the head noun.
Academic text (2006) -
In contrast, sentinel surveillance was not influenced by the change in case-based surveillance during the pandemic.
Academic text (2012) -
In English grammar, the accusative case is used for the direct object of a verb.
Synonyms
1
6.7
Different forms of nouns or pronouns that show their role in a sentence
Idioms
Compounds
37
3.9
An argument with good evidence and clear reasons that is likely to convince people
25
5.2
A legal matter handled by the national government rather than state or local courts
15
2.4
A glass cabinet with clear sides that shows and protects things like jewelry or small objects
12
4.4
A legal process to decide who will live with and care for a child after parents separate
- Specialized
7
4.1
A detailed written record of a person's past medical and personal information
- Specialized
5
3.7
The amount of work a doctor, lawyer, or agency has from the people they must help in a period
- Specialized
4
5.6
A legal case against a company or person for breaking laws that keep business competition fair
- Specialized
1
6.7
First known person in an outbreak who helps trace where the disease came from
- Specialized
1
7.4
The form words like him or them take when they are objects in a sentence
- Informal
1
8.6
A feeling of being tired and not wanting to work at the start of the week
- Specialized
1
7.3
With a hard outer surface and a softer inner core to make it stronger
- Specialized
1
6.7
Steel with a very hard surface and a softer inside to resist wear
- Archaic
1
9.8
A metal cylinder filled with small balls fired from a cannon to spread them widely
- Specialized
1
7.2
A grammatical form that shows possession or a close relationship, usually shown with 's
- Specialized
1
4.4
A word form that shows who something belongs to, for example John's book
- Archaic
1
7.5
A small box for keeping brushes, bottles, and toiletries when you travel
- Formal
1
7.8
A small lockable case for carrying important papers like letters or legal documents
- Specialized
1
9.1
A noun form that shows the person who receives something or benefits from an action
- Specialized
1
9.9
A noun form in some languages that shows movement away or how something is done
- Specialized
1
6.7
Different forms of nouns or pronouns that show their role in a sentence
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small bag on a plant or fungus that holds tiny parts for making new plants
- Slang
A state when your thinking is slow and unclear after drinking too much alcohol
- Specialized
The part of people who have a disease and die from it, often shown as a percent
- Slang
A funny phrase for feeling stuck and bored in a long meeting or at home
- Specialized
The percentage of infections that become known as cases
- Offensive
A clear example of someone acting foolish while thinking they are smart
Surface Forms
Etymology
Case in grammar comes from Latin casus which meant 'what happened', and that idea became 'the role a word has' in a sentence, so grammatical case shows the part or job of a noun or pronoun.