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in case

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See also:incaseandincasê

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Etymology

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FromMiddle English[Term?].(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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incase

  1. To allow for the possibility that.
    I'll take an umbrella,in case it rains.
    I’ve bought a chickenin case grandpa should stay to dine.
  2. (chiefly Canada,US)If.
    • 1861, E. J. Guerin,Mountain Charley, page17:
      Whenever tempted to resume my sex, I was invariably met with the thought — what then?[] The chances were but fewin case I resumed my other character, that I would be able to command the amount necessary for their [her children's] support.

Synonyms

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

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Translations

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Because event X might occur

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