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in case of

in case of preposition: if there should be.

Preposition

in case of

  1. If there should be.
    • Take an umbrella in case of rain.
    • In case of emergency, break glass.
    Synonyms:
    in the event of

in case of meaning in Telugu, Arabic and Persian

in case of in Telugu

in the event of
ఒకవేళ okavēḷa

in case of in Arabic

in the event of
فِي حَال fī ḥāl, إِذ مَا ʔiḏ mā, فِيمَا لَوْ fīmā law

in case of in Persian

in the event of
در صورتی که dar surati ke, در صورت dar surat-e

Synonyms of in case of

Questions about in case of

What does in case of mean?
In case of means if there should be.
What is in case of in Telugu?
In case of in Telugu is ఒకవేళ (okavēḷa). See In case of meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is in case of?
In case of is a preposition.

Words near in case of in the dictionary

  1. in cahoots
  2. in calf
  3. in camera
  4. in capital letters
  5. in case
  6. in case of
  7. in character
  8. in charge
  9. in check
  10. in chief
  11. in chorus

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