0 a particular situation or example of something: --
When the election is called in April, or June, as the case might be, we shall be ready for it.
Lack of communication causes serious problems and their marriage is a case in point.
She doesn't want to work full-time, it's a case of having to.
The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
The camping area has ready access to water, in case of fire.
I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just in case.
If that is the case then I will be very disappointed.
We have lots of applications from people who want to study here and in each case we consider the candidate very carefully.
The number of new cases of the illness appears to be declining.
I wouldn't normally agree but I'll make an exception in this case.
Jobs are hard to find but in his case that's not the problem because he has so much experience.
Over a hundred people were injured, in several cases seriously.
1 a problem, a series of events, or a person being dealt with by police, doctors, lawyers, etc.: --
2 a container or box for storing something in: --
The telescope comes with a case.
3 arguments, facts, and reasons in support of or against something: --
She's very busy so don't overstate the case - just give her the facts.
The case against cigarette advertising is becoming stronger all the time.
There's a good case for/against bringing in new regulations.
4 any of the various types to which a noun can belong, according to the work it does in a sentence, shown in some languages by a special word ending: --
the accusative/dative case
5 each of the two forms, capital or small, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed: --
E, as must be the case by construction.
I am not so sure that this is always the case.
All other cases covered the years 1961-90.
In this way, we return to the previous case.
We show that this is not the case.
In the first case, there is a pair of retracts.
With this convention, types are special cases of type schemes.
We found that for 7 of the 100 examples, this was the case.