a case of wine

  • 1case — case1 W1S1 [keıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(example)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3 (just) in case 4 in any case 5 in that case 6¦(reason/argument)¦ 7¦(law/crime)¦ 8¦(box/container)¦ 9 it s a case of something 10¦(disease)¦ …

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  • 2case — case1 [ keıs ] noun *** ▸ 1 example/instance ▸ 2 situation affecting something ▸ 3 legal matter for court ▸ 4 reasons for/against something ▸ 5 situation/person ▸ 6 container/cover ▸ 7 in language ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an example or instance of… …

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  • 3case — I [[t]ke͟ɪs[/t]] INSTANCES AND OTHER ABSTRACT MEANINGS ♦ cases 1) N COUNT: oft in N, N of n A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something. Surgical… …

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  • 4case — 01. The doctor said that my grandfather s [case] was very serious. 02. There have been three or four [cases] of violent home invasions in Seattle so far this year. 03. He has a bad [case] of allergies and has to be very careful about what he eats …

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  • 5case — 1 /keIs/ noun 1 EXAMPLE (C) an example of a particular situation, problem etc: In some cases, it is necessary to operate. (+ of): an extreme case of anorexia | case in point (=a clear example of a situation, problem etc that you are discussing or …

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  • 6case — I UK [keɪs] / US noun Word forms case : singular case plural cases *** 1) [countable] an example or instance of something case of: a serious case of nerves a) an instance of a disease case of: a bad case of food poisoning b) a person with a… …

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  • 7case*/*/*/ — [keɪs] noun [C] 1) a situation that involves a particular person or thing In the majority of cases, it s easy to keep costs down.[/ex] If that s the case, I m not surprised she was angry.[/ex] It was a case of love at first sight.[/ex] ‘I don t… …

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  • 8case — I noun 1) a classic case of overreaction Syn: instance, occurrence, manifestation, demonstration, exposition, exhibition; example, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplification 2) if that is the case, I will have to find somebody else Syn …

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  • 9Case (goods) — A case of some merchandise is a collection of items packaged together. In the United States, typically a standard case contains a certain number of items depending on what the merchandise is. For consumer foodstuffs such as canned goods, soda,… …

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  • 10case —    a conventional unit of sales for many items, varying with the item and over time. A case of wine, for example, is traditionally twelve 750 milliliter bottles. The word comes from the Latin capsa, a chest …

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