Definition of case:

• To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
• To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
• To cover with, or inclose in, a case.
• To put in a case or box.
• To cover with, or put in, a case.
• To cover with a case; incase.
• To propose hypothetical cases.
• look over, usually with the intention to rob; " They men cased the housed"
• enclose in, or as if in, a case; " my feet were encased in mud"
• To cover with or put in a case. To be in good case, to be in good condition of body.
• To cover in; to put in a case or box.
• ( law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; " the family brought suit against the landlord"
• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; " the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; " the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
• the actual state of things; " that was not the case"
• nouns or pronouns or adjectives ( often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
• a problem requiring investigation; " Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
• a person requiring professional services; " a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
• a special set of circumstances; " in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; " it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
• an occurrence of something; " it was a case of bad judgment"; " another instance occurred yesterday"; " but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; " the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; " the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; " the family brought suit against the landlord"
• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; " he stated his case clearly"
• a specific state of mind that is temporary; " a case of the jitters"
• A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case ( capsule) of a cartridge; a case ( cover) for a book.
• A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
• An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
• A small fissure which admits water to the workings.
• Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.
• That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.
• A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury.
• The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause.
• One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word.
• A term that most often refers to a lawsuit -- for example, " I filed my small claims case." " Case" also refers to a written decision by a judge -- or for an appellate case, a panel of judges. For example, the U. S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion is commonly referred to as the Roe v. Wade case. Finally, the term also describes the evidence a party submits in support of her position -- for example, " I have made my case" or " 'My case- in- chief' has been completed."
• A shallow tray divided into compartments or boxes for holding type.
• A covering or container; a box with its contents; in carpentry, a frame or casing; accompanying circumstances; as, since that is the case, I shall let the matter drop; a certain form or instance of disease; a suit or action at law; one of the forms or inflections in the declension of a noun, pronoun, or adjective showing its relation to other words; as, the nominative case.
• A covering box or sheath.
• That which falls or happens: event: particular state or condition: subject of question or inquiry: statement of facts: ( gram.) the inflection of nouns, etc.
• An event; state or condition; statement; issue at law; inflection of nouns, & c.
• The state of things; condition; situation; instance; event; contingency; in law, a cause of action; a suit.
• The relation of a noun, pronoun, or adjective to other words.
• A covering in which something may be kept; quantity or number so contained; a set; a tray for holding type.
• A covering, box, or sheath; a receptacle for types; a quantity.
• That which falls or happens; an event, particular state, condition, or predicament of a person; an instance; question at issue; a cause or suit in court; change in the termination of a noun, & c., to express relation In case, in the event.
• A covering; a box; a sheath; a frame; a certain quantity.
• That which falls, comes, or happens; an event; condition or state in which any person or thing may chance to be; a question for discussion; a cause in a court; the inflection of nouns; in case, if it should so happen; in good case, in good condition or health of body.

Usage examples for case

1. " One," he answered, " a case of life and death."  The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen

2. But am I the only father in such a case?  Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) by Robert Paltock Commentator: A. H. Bullen

3. Never mind my own case.  Mr. Isaacs by F. Marion Crawford

4. I don't think Mrs. Round would mind it much; that is, if she were sure of her case.  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope