in that case

adverb

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

“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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Meanings

adverbin that case (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIf that is the way things are, if that's the case.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
accordinglypursuantlytherefore

Translations

Catalan llavors
  • llavorsTranslations
Danish i givet fald, i så fald
  • i givet faldTranslations
  • i så faldTranslations
Dutch in dat geval
  • in dat gevalTranslations
Esperanto tiuokaze
  • tiuokazeTranslations
Finnish siinä tapauksessa
  • siinä tapauksessaTranslations
French dans ce cas, en ce cas
  • dans ce casTranslations
  • en ce casTranslations
German in diesem Fall, dann
  • in diesem FallTranslations
  • dannTranslations
Greek σ’ αυτή την περίπτωση
  • σ’ αυτή την περίπτωση (s’ aftí tin períptosi)Translations
Hungarian ebben az esetben, abban az esetben
  • ebben az esetbenTranslations
  • abban az esetbenTranslations
Italian in quel caso, in questo caso
  • in quel casoTranslations
  • in questo casoTranslations
  • in tal casoTranslations
Japanese それなら, その場合
  • それなら (sorenara)Translations
  • その場合 (sono baai)Translations
Korean 그럼, 그러면
  • 그럼 (geureom)Translations
  • 그러면 (geureomyeon)Translations
Norwegian i så fall
  • i så fallTranslations
Polish w takim razie
  • w takim razieTranslations
Russian в тако́м слу́чае, в э́том слу́чае
  • в тако́м слу́чае (v takóm slúčaje)Translations
  • в э́том слу́чае (v étom slúčaje)Translations
Spanish en tal / ese / aquese / aquel caso, entonces
  • en tal / ese / aquese / aquel casoTranslations
  • entoncesTranslations
Swedish i så fall
  • i så fallTranslations
Tamil அப்படியானால், அப்படியென்றால்
  • அப்படியானால் (appaṭiyāṉāl)Translations
  • அப்படியென்றால் (appaṭiyeṉṟāl)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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