English

Preposition

in case of

1. Because of the possibility of.

   Take an umbrella in case of rain.

2. If there should be.

   In case of emergency, break glass.

   • 2012 November 18, John Branch, “Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Time:

     Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.

Synonyms

• (if there should be): in the event of

Related terms

• in case (conjunction)
• just in case

Translations

References

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