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cases

The correct spelling is cases.

How to pronounce cases

/ˈkeɪsɪz/
noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪsɪz/

Say it like: Cas-es

The correct spelling is cases. An actual event, situation, or fact. For example: "For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Usage Examples

For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.

It was one of the detective's easiest cases.  Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.  The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.

The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An actual event, situation, or fact.
  2. 2.A given condition or state.
  3. 3.A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
  4. 4.(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
  5. 5.A legal proceeding, lawsuit.

verb

  1. 1.To propose hypothetical cases.
  2. 2.To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
  3. 3.To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
  4. 4.To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

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