ALL meanings of in any case
in an·y case
I i - 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
- noun in any case a stated argument used to support a viewpoint: He presented a strong case against the proposed law. 1
- noun in any case an instance of disease, injury, etc., requiring medical or surgical attention or treatment; individual affliction: She had a severe case of chicken pox. 1
- noun in any case a medical or surgical patient. 1
- noun in any case Law. a suit or action at law; cause. a set of facts giving rise to a legal claim, or to a defense to a legal claim. 1
- noun in any case Grammar. a category in the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, noting the syntactic relation of these words to other words in the sentence, indicated by the form or the position of the words. a set of such categories in a particular language. the meaning of or the meaning typical of such a category. such categories or their meanings collectively. 1
- noun in any case Informal. a peculiar or unusual person: He's a case. 1
- idioms in any case get / be on someone's case, Slang. to bother or nag someone; meddle in someone's affairs: Her brother is always on her case about getting married. Why do you keep getting on my case? 1
- idioms in any case get off someone's case, Slang. to stop bothering or criticizing someone or interfering in someone's affairs: I've had enough of your advice, so just get off my case. 1
- idioms in any case have a case on, Slang. to be infatuated with: He had a case on the girl next door. 1
- adverb in any case regardless 1
- idioms in any case in any case, regardless of circumstances; be that as it may; anyhow: In any case, there won't be any necessity for you to come along. 1
- idioms in any case in case, if it should happen that; if: In case I am late, don't wait to start dinner. 1
- idioms in any case in case of, in the event of; if there should be: In case of an error in judgment, the group leader will be held responsible. 1
- idioms in any case in no case, under no condition; never: He should in no case be allowed to get up until he has completely recovered from his illness. 1
- phrase in any case You say in any case when you are adding something which is more important than what you have just said, but which supports or corrects it. 0
- phrase in any case You say in any case after talking about things that you are not sure about, to emphasize that your next statement is the most important thing or the thing that you are sure about. 0
- noun in any case no matter what; anyhow 0
- noun in any case no matter what else may be true; anyhow 0
- adverb in any case at any rate, anyhow. 0