Phrase guide

case study

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A case used in a such research.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A very good example of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: analysis

5

noun

Meaning 5

a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: report, study, written report

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: hadisənin öyrənilməsi — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個案研究 /个案研究 (gè'àn yánjiū) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個案調查 /个案调查 (gè'àn diàochá) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Chinese Mandarin: 案例研究 (ànlì yánjiū) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Czech: případová studie — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Finnish: tapaustutkimus — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Finnish: case study — research performed in detail on a single case
  • French: étude de cas — research performed in detail on a single case
  • German: Fallstudie — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Hebrew: חקר מקרה — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Hungarian: esettanulmány — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Irish: cás-staidéar — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Irish: staidéar ar chás áirithe — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Irish: staidéar cáis — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Italian: caso di studio — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Japanese: 事例研究 (jirei kenkyū) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Japanese: ケーススタディー (kēsu sutadī) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Māori: mātai tūāhua — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Polish: studium przypadku — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Portuguese: estudo de caso — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Russian: уче́бный приме́р (učébnyj primér) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Serbo-Croatian: студија случаја (studija slučaja) — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Spanish: estudio de caso — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Spanish: análisis de casos — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Swedish: fallstudie — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Turkish: olay incelemesi — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Vietnamese: nghiên cứu tình huống — research performed in detail on a single case
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個案研究 /个案研究 (gè'àn yánjiū) — case used in such research
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個案調查 /个案调查 (gè'àn diàochá) — case used in such research
  • Chinese Mandarin: 案例研究 (ànlì yánjiū) — case used in such research
  • Finnish: case — case used in such research
  • Finnish: esimerkkitapaus — case used in such research
  • Hebrew: מקרה בוחן — case used in such research
  • Irish: cás-staidéar — case used in such research
  • Irish: staidéar ar chás áirithe — case used in such research
  • Irish: staidéar cáis — case used in such research
  • Māori: mātai tūāhua — case used in such research
  • Polish: przypadek — case used in such research
  • Portuguese: caso de estudo — case used in such research
  • Spanish: caso práctico — case used in such research
  • Spanish: caso de estudio — case used in such research
  • Spanish: caso para análisis — case used in such research