An actual event, situation, or fact.
For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
A given condition or state.
Thus vvhilſt he hopt he hild her leaſt, ſo altereth the cace / VVith ſuch as ſhe, Ah ſuch it is to build on ſuch a face.
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
computer-aided software engineering.
coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines its function in a sentence, such as a grammatical case and a position.
The basic principle governing case is: (20) The Case filter: A lexicalized NP must bear a Case feature in S-structure. ‘Case’ with a capital C is here understood not as morphologically marked case, but as an abstract feature which will be present even in languages such as Swahili or Chinese which lack case marking on NPs (it is usually assumed however, that Case will be congruent with morphological case where the latter is present).
To propose hypothetical cases.
Casing upon the Matter.
To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
The last remaining card of a particular rank.
He drew the case eight!
A surname.
A place name:
From Middle English case, from Old Northern French casse (compare Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”)), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“to take, seize, hold”). Doublet of cash, cha...
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