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in any case

in an·y case
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in en-ee keys]
    • /ɪn ˈɛn i keɪs/
    • /ɪn ˈe.ni keɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in en-ee keys]
    • /ɪn ˈɛn i keɪs/

Definitions of in any case words

  • noun in any case an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment. 1
  • noun in any case the actual state of things: That is not the case. 1
  • noun in any case a question or problem of moral conduct; matter: a case of conscience. 1
  • noun in any case situation; circumstance; plight: Mine is a sad case. 1
  • noun in any case a person or thing whose plight or situation calls for attention: This family is a hardship case. 1
  • noun in any case a specific occurrence or matter requiring discussion, decision, or investigation, as by officials or law-enforcement authorities: The police studied the case of the missing jewels. 1
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Parts of speech for In any case

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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in any case popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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adv in any case

  • anyway — You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
  • about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
  • haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.

prep in any case

  • yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
  • nonetheless — however; nevertheless.
  • against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
  • but — You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said.
  • despite — You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
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