Phrase guide

in case of

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

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prep

Meaning 1

If there should be.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Take an umbrella in case of rain.
  • In case of emergency, break glass.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فِي حَال (fī ḥāl) — in the event of
  • Arabic: إِذ مَا (ʔiḏ mā) — in the event of
  • Arabic: فِيمَا لَوْ (fīmā law) — in the event of
  • Arabic: اذا (eza) — in the event of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如果 (rúguǒ) — in the event of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬一 /万一 (wànyī) — in the event of
  • Finnish: siinä tapauksessa että — in the event of
  • Finnish: siltä varalta että — in the event of
  • Finnish: mikäli — in the event of
  • French: en cas de — in the event of
  • West-Frisian: om it gefal — in the event of
  • German: falls — in the event of
  • German: im Falle — in the event of
  • Greek: σε περίπτωση (se períptosi) — in the event of
  • Hungarian: esetére — in the event of
  • Hungarian: esetén — in the event of
  • Italian: in caso — in the event of
  • Italian: eventualmente — in the event of
  • Japanese: もし〜ならば (moshi ... naraba) — in the event of
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i tilfelle (av) — in the event of
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: i tilfelle (av) — in the event of
  • Pannonian Rusyn: у случаю (u slučaju) — in the event of
  • Persian: در صورتی که (dar surati ke) — in the event of
  • Persian: در صورت (dar surat-e) — in the event of
  • Polish: w razie — in the event of
  • Polish: na wypadek — in the event of
  • Polish: w sytuacji — in the event of
  • Polish: w przypadku — in the event of
  • Portuguese: caso — in the event of
  • Russian: в слу́чае (v slúčaje) — in the event of
  • Russian: на слу́чай (na slúčaj) — in the event of
  • Spanish: por si acaso — in the event of
  • Spanish: en caso de — in the event of
  • Spanish: caso de — in the event of
  • Swedish: ifall — in the event of
  • Swedish: i det fall — in the event of
  • Swedish: i händelse av — in the event of
  • Telugu: ఒకవేళ (okavēḷa) — in the event of
  • Walloon: si e cas — in the event of
  • Walloon: po si e cas — in the event of