Phrase guide

in that case

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

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adv

Meaning 1

If that is the way things are, if that's the case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Women are more disposed to abuse at home. The only thing to do in that case is to seek institutional help.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llavors — Translations
  • Danish: i givet fald — Translations
  • Danish: i så fald — Translations
  • Dutch: in dat geval — Translations
  • Esperanto: tiuokaze — Translations
  • Finnish: siinä tapauksessa — Translations
  • French: dans ce cas — Translations
  • French: en ce cas — Translations
  • Galician: pois — Translations
  • Galician: nese caso — Translations
  • German: in diesem Fall — Translations
  • German: dann — Translations
  • Greek: σ’ αυτή την περίπτωση (s’ aftí tin períptosi) — Translations
  • Hungarian: ebben az esetben — Translations
  • Hungarian: abban az esetben — Translations
  • Old Irish: amal sodin — Translations
  • Italian: in quel caso — Translations
  • Italian: in questo caso — Translations
  • Italian: in tal caso — Translations
  • Japanese: それなら (sorenara) — Translations
  • Japanese: その場合 (sono baai) — Translations
  • Korean: 그럼 (geureom) — Translations
  • Korean: 그러면 (geureomyeon) — Translations
  • Norwegian: i så fall — Translations
  • Polish: w takim razie — Translations
  • Russian: в тако́м слу́чае (v takóm slúčaje) — Translations
  • Russian: в э́том слу́чае (v étom slúčaje) — Translations
  • Sanskrit: तद् (tad) — Translations
  • Spanish: en tal / ese / aquese / aquel caso — Translations
  • Spanish: entonces — Translations
  • Swedish: i så fall — Translations
  • Tamil: அப்படியானால் (appaṭiyāṉāl) — Translations
  • Tamil: அப்படியென்றால் (appaṭiyeṉṟāl) — Translations