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Definition 2024

in_case

in case

See also: incase and incasê

English

Conjunction

To allow for the possibility that.
I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.

Synonyms

(to allow or the possibility that): in the event (conjunction)

Related terms

Translations

Because event X might occur

Arabic: فِي حَال ‎(fī ḥāl)
Danish: i fald, for det fald, at
French: au cas où (fr)
German: falls (de), im Falle
Hungarian: arra az esetre, ha (for the case, if...)
Maori: me kore

Norwegian:

Bokmål: i tilfelle

Nynorsk: i tilfelle
Portuguese: caso (pt), no caso de
Spanish: por si acaso (es)
Walloon: si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense), po si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense)

See also

lest

References

“just in case” (US) / “in case” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
in case at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

casein, cesian