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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "case"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž, āϘāϟāύāĻž

a matter that is to be dealt with in a court of law
case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge scheduled the case for trial next month, giving both parties time to gather their evidence.
02

āϏ⧁āϟāϕ⧇āϏ, āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĻ•

a container in which goods can be stored and safely carried around
case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The case was locked to keep the valuables secure.
āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϕ⧇āϏāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ, āĻĒ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

the contents or the amount held in a portable container that keeps the goods safe and secure
case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ordered a case of pens for the office, which amounted to 50 pens in total.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϞāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ• āϕ⧇āϏ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻŽā§‹āϟ 50āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

a fabric cover designed to enclose a pillow

case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hotel provided fresh cases.
04

the outer housing or protective shell of a device or object

case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They opened the case to repair the wiring.
05

āϕ⧇āϏ, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

a container that holds the major internal components of a computer, such as the motherboard, power supply, and storage devices
case definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She installed new fans in the computer case to improve airflow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āϏ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāύ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇, āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ

an example of a certain kind of situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer presented a strong case to the jury, emphasizing the evidence.
āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€ āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
07

a particular situation defined by specific circumstances

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's a unique case due to the timeline.
08

a person who requires professional attention or treatment

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was a severe case needing urgent care.
09

āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž, āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a series of facts supporting a theory or an argument
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In her presentation, she made a persuasive case for the benefits of renewable energy.
āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϰ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϕ⧇āϏ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

a matter that requires investigation or detailed examination

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Detectives opened a new case.
11

a person who is the subject of research, experimentation, or observation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each case was monitored daily.
12

a grammatical category marking how a noun, pronoun, or adjective relates to other words in a sentence

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The nominative case shows the subject.
13

a glass-fronted container used to store and display objects in a shop, museum, or home

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The case protected the items from dust.
14

a compartmented tray used by compositors to store individual pieces of type

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each case held the full set of characters.
15

the frame that surrounds a door or window opening

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They repainted the window case.
16

a protective covering that encloses an organ or structural part of an organism

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Seeds developed inside a rigid case.
17

a particular typographic variant defined by its dimensions and design features

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The document used a narrow case of the same type.
18

a person of a particular kind, especially one seen as odd

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They called her a strange case.
19

a temporary and specific state of mind or emotional condition

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He came down with a case of stage fright.
01

to examine or survey a location carefully, typically with the intent to commit a robbery

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spent the afternoon casing the neighborhood for potential targets.
02

to cover something in, or as if in, a protective case

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jeweler cased the diamonds for transport.
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