Case Definition
Contents
- 1 English
- 2 French
- 3 Italian
- 4 Portuguese
- 5 Romanian
- 6 Spanish
- 7 Venetian
English
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Etymology 1
From Middle English cas < Old English cas, casus (“noun case”) < Old French cas (“an event”) < Latin casus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”), perfect passive participle of cado (“to fall, to drop”) < Proto-Indo-European *kad- (“to fall”).
Noun
case (plural cases)
- An actual event, situation, or fact.
- For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
- It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.
- In case of fire, break glass. [sign on fire extinguisher holder in public space]
- A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
- 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.
- (law) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
- (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
- The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object.
- Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh.
- (grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
- Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.
- Latin is a language that employs case.
- (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
- There were another five cases reported overnight.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:grammatical case
Translations
legal proceeding
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Etymology 2
From Middle English cas < Old Northern French casse, Old French chasse (“box, chest, case”) < Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capio (“to take, seize, hold”).
Noun
case (plural cases)
- A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
- A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
- A suitcase.
- A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
- The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- (typography) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
- (poker slang) Four of a kind.
- (US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
Derived terms
Terms derived from case (noun, etymology 2)
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Translations
a box containing a number of identical items of manufacture
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References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Adjective
case (not comparable)
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb
case (third-person singular simple present cases, present participle casing, simple past and past participle cased)
- (transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
- (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
- 1977, Michael Innes, The Gay Phoenix, ISBN 9780396074427, p. 116:
- You are in the grounds of Brockholes Abbey, a house into which a great deal of valuable property has just been moved. And your job is to case the joint for a break in.
- 1977, Michael Innes, The Gay Phoenix, ISBN 9780396074427, p. 116:
Translations
To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin casa; in some later senses borrowed via Spanish casa.
Pronunciation
Noun
case f. (plural cases)
Derived terms
- case départ
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Italian
Noun
case f. pl.
- Plural form of casa.
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Portuguese
Verb
case
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb casar.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb casar.
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb casar.
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb casar.
Romanian
Noun
case f. pl.
- Plural form of casă.
Spanish
Verb
case (infinitive casar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of casar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of casar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of casar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of casar.
Venetian
Noun
case f.
- Plural form of casa.
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Look up case in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Case may refer to:
Contents
- 1 Academia and education
- 2 Computing and software engineering
- 3 Containers and packaging
- 4 Agriculture Vehicles
- 5 Law and business
- 6 Linguistics
- 7 People
- 8 Other
- 9 See also
Academia and education
- Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), a non-profit organization which promotes science and engineering research in the UK
- Case analysis, division of a problem into separate cases
- Case study, examination of a single instance or event
- Case Western Reserve University, independent research university in Cleveland, Ohio
- Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, graduate engineering program, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Center for Social and Economic Research
- Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education, nonprofit association of educational institutions, United States
- Case Middle School, part of Punahou School in Oahu, Hawaii
Computing and software engineering
- Computer-aided software engineering (CASE), use of computers to assist in the software development life cycle
- Switch statement in computer programming; control statement that may include the keyword "case".
- Use case in software engineering and systems engineering; a description of a system’s behaviour as it responds to a request originating outside the system.
- Computer Applications in Aerospace Science and Engineering (C2A2S2E) of DLR
Containers and packaging
- Case (goods), package of related merchandise, including Case binding
- Attaché case
- Bookcase
- Briefcase
- Computer case, enclosure that contains the main components of a computer
- Flightcase
- Keep case, DVD or CD storage case
- Packing case
- PDA Case
- Road case
- Suitcase
Agriculture Vehicles
- Case Corporation, defunct manufacturer of agricultural equipment, tractors and cars
Law and business
- Business case, captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task
- W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., American manufacturer of knives
- Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange
- Case (policy debate), part of a policy debate in a debate competition
- Legal case, dispute between opposing parties, being resolved by a court of law
Linguistics
- Grammatical case, type of linguistic inflection
- Letter case, typography, distinction between majuscule (capital or upper-case) and minuscule (lower-case) letters
- Sentence case, style of capitalization
- Conceptually Accurate Signed English, form of Manually Coded English
People
- Case (rabbi), rabbi and Polish religious leader
- Case (singer), American musician
- Case (name), surname
Other
- The Case (film), 2007 Chinese film
- Case (Henry Dorsett Case), fictional character in Neuromancer
- Case Township, Michigan
- Case-shot, a type of anti-personnel canister ammunition similar to a shrapnel shell
- Casement window
See also
- All pages beginning with "Case"
- All pages with titles containing "Case"
- Casing (disambiguation)
- Box
- Casa (disambiguation)
- Crate
- Carton
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How much is a case of Heineken ? Do they sell the pint sized bottles by the case ?
Q. What's the average price in USA for a regular case of Heineken bottles ? Then I want to know If they sell the pint sized bottles by the case, because $4.50 for one bottle is expensive, I'd rather buy a case If they actually sell them in such a big size. Do they sell 40 ounce bottles of Budweiser by the case ? This question is mainly concerning Heineken, If you have a website that shows the size of the bottles, with the price of how much a case would cost, it would be appreciated !
Asked by D J - Mon Dec 17 10:10:59 2007 - Beer, Wine & Spirits - 3 Answers - Comments
A. I don't believe there are 16oz bottles of Heineken by the case... I've never seen them. a regular case of 12oz. bottles is about $20 depending on where you are and the store. they do not sell bud 40oz by the case...they probably figure you should just buy a mini keg at that point.
Answered by Pirate Girls Kick Butt! - Mon Dec 17 10:48:20 2007
Q. What's the average price in USA for a regular case of Heineken bottles ? Then I want to know If they sell the pint sized bottles by the case, because $4.50 for one bottle is expensive, I'd rather buy a case If they actually sell them in such a big size. Do they sell 40 ounce bottles of Budweiser by the case ? This question is mainly concerning Heineken, If you have a website that shows the size of the bottles, with the price of how much a case would cost, it would be appreciated !
Asked by D J - Mon Dec 17 10:10:59 2007 - Beer, Wine & Spirits - 3 Answers - Comments
A. I don't believe there are 16oz bottles of Heineken by the case... I've never seen them. a regular case of 12oz. bottles is about $20 depending on where you are and the store. they do not sell bud 40oz by the case...they probably figure you should just buy a mini keg at that point.
Answered by Pirate Girls Kick Butt! - Mon Dec 17 10:48:20 2007
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