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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCase
/keɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A particular situation or example of something.
"In this case, we need to reconsider our approach." - 2
A container or covering for something.
"She placed her glasses in a protective case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'casus', meaning 'chance', 'occurrence', or 'fall', stemming from the verb 'cadere' (to fall). It entered Middle English via Old French 'cas', gradually expanding its semantic range from an instance of something happening to a container, a legal matter, and a grammatical inflection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Case" is said worldwide
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cas
Transliteration: ka
"Dans ce cas, nous devons revoir notre approche."
Fall
Transliteration: fahl
"In diesem Fall müssen wir unsere Strategie überdenken."
caso
Transliteration: kazo
"In questo caso, dobbiamo riconsiderare il nostro approccio."
caso
Transliteration: kaso
"En este caso, necesitamos reconsiderar nuestro enfoque."
caso
Transliteration: kazu
"Neste caso, precisamos reconsiderar nossa abordagem."
मामला
Transliteration: maamla
"इस मामले में, हमें अपने दृष्टिकोण पर पुनर्विचार करना चाहिए।"
案例
Transliteration: ànlì
"在这种情况下，我们需要重新考虑我们的做法。"
사례
Transliteration: sarye
"이 경우에는 접근 방식을 재고해야 합니다."
ケース
Transliteration: kēsu
"このケースでは、アプローチを再考する必要があります。"
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