cases
/ˈkeɪsɪz/noun
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An actual event, situation, or fact.
Example: For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
A given condition or state.
A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
Example: 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.
(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
Example: The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
verb
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To propose hypothetical cases.
noun
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A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
Example: a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
An enclosing frame or casing.
Example: a door case; a window case
verb
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To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.