in case of

preposition

If there should be.

“Take an umbrella in case of rain.”

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in the event of
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Meanings

preposition
  1. If there should be.

    Take an umbrella in case of rain.

    2 more examples

    In case of emergency, break glass.

    Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.

    2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013

    Synonyms: in the event of

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionIf there should be.

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in the event of

Translations

Arabic فِي حَال, إِذ مَا
  • فِي حَال (fī ḥāl)in the event of
  • إِذ مَا (ʔiḏ mā)in the event of
  • فِيمَا لَوْ (fīmā law)in the event of
Chinese Mandarin 如果, 萬一 /万一
  • 如果 (rúguǒ)in the event of
  • 萬一 /万一 (wànyī)in the event of
Finnish siinä tapauksessa että, siltä varalta että
  • siinä tapauksessa ettäin the event of
  • siltä varalta ettäin the event of
  • mikäliin the event of
French en cas de
  • en cas dein the event of
German falls, im Falle
  • fallsin the event of
  • im Fallein the event of
Greek σε περίπτωση
  • σε περίπτωση (se períptosi)in the event of
Hungarian esetére, esetén
  • esetérein the event of
  • eseténin the event of
Italian in caso, eventualmente
  • in casoin the event of
  • eventualmentein the event of
Japanese もし〜ならば
  • もし〜ならば (moshi ... naraba)in the event of
Norwegian Bokmål i tilfelle (av)
  • i tilfelle (av)in the event of
Persian در صورتی که, در صورت
  • در صورتی که (dar surati ke)in the event of
  • در صورت (dar surat-e)in the event of
Polish w razie, na wypadek
  • w raziein the event of
  • na wypadekin the event of
  • w sytuacjiin the event of
  • w przypadkuin the event of
Portuguese caso
  • casoin the event of
Russian в слу́чае, на слу́чай
  • в слу́чае (v slúčaje)in the event of
  • на слу́чай (na slúčaj)in the event of
Spanish por si acaso, en caso de
  • por si acasoin the event of
  • en caso dein the event of
  • caso dein the event of
Swedish ifall, i det fall
  • ifallin the event of
  • i det fallin the event of
  • i händelse avin the event of
Cite this entry
APA

in case of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20case%20of

MLA

“in case of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20case%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in case of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20case%20of.

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