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Case Sth Situation I Noun Durum Countable Legal

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front case 
IPA  /keɪs   / noun
Back durum, vaziyet; mesele
vaka, dava
Back 2

case (noun)

 /keɪs   / noun
 
SITUATION
1 [countable]
a particular situation or example of sth
durum, vaziyet; mesele
 In some cases, people have had to wait two weeks for a doctor's appointment.
 Most of us travel to work by tube – or, in Jim's case, by train and tube.
 Cases of the disease are very unusual in this country.
 2 (the case)
[singular]
the true situation
durum, hal
 The man said he worked in Cardiff, but we discovered later that this was not the case.
LEGAL MATTER
3 [countable]
a crime or legal matter
vaka
 The police deal with hundreds of murder cases a year.
 The case will come to court in a few months.
REASONS
4 [countable, usually singular]
the facts and reasons that support one side in a discussion or legal matter
dava
 She tried to make a case for shorter working hours, but the others disagreed.
CONTAINER
5 [countable] [in compounds]
a container or cover for sth
 (özellikle tamlamalarda) kutu;
kılıf, mahfaza
 a pencil case
 a pillowcase
 a bookcase
 She put her glasses back in the case.
 6 = SUITCASE
 Would you like me to carry your case?
IDIOMS
(be) a case of sth/doing sth
a situation in which sth is needed
... meselesi
 There's no secret to success in this business. It's just a case of hard work.
in any case
whatever happens or has happened
ne olursa olsun;
her hâlükârda;
zaten
 I don't care how much the tickets cost – I'm going in any case.
 He didn't say anything about it at the meeting and in any case it's too late now.
SYNONYM ANYHOW
(just) in case
because sth might happen
olur diye, ne olur ne olmaz
 I think I'll take an umbrella in case it rains.
 Take my number in case you need to phone me.
 I wasn't intending to buy anything but I took my cheque book just in case.
In case ya da if? İngiliz İngilizcesi'nde, in case ve if'in farklı anlamları vardır. Şu örnekleri karşılaştırınız:
 You should buy insurance, in case you are robbed.
 If you are robbed, you should call the police.
in case of sth
(formal)
if sth happens
… halinde
 In case of fire, break this glass.
in that case
if that is the situation
öyleyse, o halde
 ‘I'm busy on Tuesday.’ ‘Oh well, in that case we'll have to meet another day.’
 

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