in case

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Adverb
  - 1.1.1 Translations
  - 1.1.2 See also
- 1.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Adverb

in case (not comparable)

Positive
in case

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

(idiomatic) In the event; should there be a need.

I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.

[edit] Translations

In the event

Finnish: siinä tapauksessa että, siltä varalta että, mikäli
Hungarian: arra az esetre, ha hu(hu) (for the case, if...)
Italian: in caso it(it), eventualmente it(it)

[edit] See also

[edit] Anagrams

Alphagram: aceins
casein

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