in case

See also: incase and incasê

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn ˈkeɪs/

Conjunction

To allow for the possibility that.
I'll take an umbrella, in case it rains.
if (Especially in American English)

Synonyms

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

Related terms

Translations

Because event X might occur

Arabic: فِي حَال‎ (fī ḥāl)
Danish: i fald, for det fald, at, såfremt, i tilfælde af
French: au cas où (fr)
German: falls (de), im Falle
Greek: σε περίπτωση που (se períptosi pou)
Hungarian: arra az esetre, ha (for the case, if...)
Ido: kaze ke (io)
Maori: me kore, kei tūpono
Norwegian:
Bokmål: i tilfelle

Nynorsk: i tilfelle

Polish: w razie gdyby, na wypadek gdyby
Portuguese: caso (pt), no caso de
Russian: в слу́чае (ru) (v slúčaje), на слу́чай (na slúčaj)
Spanish: por si acaso (es)
Swedish: i händelse
Walloon: si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense), po si e cas (wa) (+ conditional tense)
Yiddish: טאָמער‎ (tomer)

See also

lest

References

“just in case” (US) / “just in case” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
in case at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Caines, Našice, aescin, casein, cesian

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