Phrase guide

as the case may be

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ (nasgiya yinulistanv) — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不管是什麼情況 /不管是什么情况 (bùguǎn shì shénme qíngkuàng) — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • Finnish: tapauksen mukaan — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • Finnish: tapauksesta riippuen — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • French: le cas échéant — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • French: selon le cas — as in appropriate to the circumstances
  • Polish: w zależności od okoliczności — as in appropriate to the circumstances