put the case

verb

To suppose an instance; to take as an example.

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Meanings

verbput the case (third-person singular simple present puts the case, present participle putting the case, simple past and past participle put the case)

present singular third person puts the case · participle present putting the case

  1. To suppose an instance; to take as an example.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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