in case of
English
Preposition
- If there should be.
- Take an umbrella in case of rain.
- In case of emergency, break glass.
- 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 November 2013:
- Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.
Synonyms
- (if there should be): in the event of
Related terms
- in case (conjunction)
- just in case
Translations
in the event of
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References
- “in case of”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “in case of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.