in case

See also: incase and incasê

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈkeɪs/

Conjunction

To allow for the possibility that.
I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.
(chiefly Canada, US) If.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

(to allow for the possibility that): in the event (conjunction)

Related terms

Translations

Because event X might occur

Arabic: فِي حَال‎ (fī ḥāl)
Catalan: en cas que (ca)
Danish: i fald, for det fald, at, såfremt, i tilfælde af
French: au cas où (fr)
German: falls (de), im Falle
Greek: σε περίπτωση που (se períptosi pou)
Hungarian: arra az esetre, ha (for the case, if...)
Ido: kaze ke (io)
Italian: qualora (it)
Maori: me kore, kei tūpono
Norwegian:
Bokmål: i tilfelle

Nynorsk: i tilfelle
Polish: w razie gdyby, na wypadek gdyby
Portuguese: caso (pt), no caso de
Russian: в слу́чае (ru) (v slúčaje), на слу́чай (na slúčaj)
Spanish: por si acaso (es), por si
Swedish: i händelse, ifall (sv)
Turkish: eğer (tr)
Vietnamese: để chắc chắn
Walloon: si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense), po si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense)
Yiddish: טאָמער‎ (tomer)

See also

lest

References

“just in case”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
in case at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Caines, Našice, aescin, casein, cesian

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