Incase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enclose in, or as if in, a case

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈeɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈeɪs/.

Examples

my feet were encased in mud

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

case encase

Parts of Speech

verb	enclose in, or as if in, a case “my feet were encased in mud”

Word Forms

encasement	noun	the act of enclosing something in a case
incasement	noun	the act of enclosing something in a case
case	noun	the quantity contained in a case
casing	noun	the housing or outer covering of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falls

in oder wie in einem Koffer einschließen

🇫🇷French

au cas où

enfermer dans, ou comme dans, un étui

🇪🇸Spanish

En caso

encerrar en, o como si estuviera en, un caso

🇮🇹Italian

in caso

racchiudere in, o come se in, un caso

🇳🇱Dutch

voor het geval dat

insluiten in, of alsof in, een koffer

🇵🇹Portuguese

em caso

incluir em, ou como se estivesse, um caso

🇷🇺Russian

в случае

заключить в футляр или как бы в футляр

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यदि

किसी मामले में संलग्न करना, या मानो उसमें संलग्न करना

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கில்

ஒரு வழக்கில் இணைக்கவும் அல்லது உள்ளதைப் போலவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అయితే

ఒక సందర్భంలో చేర్చండి, లేదా ఉన్నట్లుగా

🇮🇳Marathi

केस

एखाद्या केसमध्ये किंवा जणू मध्ये बंद करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેસ

એક કેસમાં અથવા જાણે કે અંદર બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ

ಒಂದು ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯಿರಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇದ್ದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഈ സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ

ഒരു കേസിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്നപോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੇਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ, ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ, ਵਿੱਚ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

以防万一

装在或好像装在箱子里

🇯🇵Japanese

万一に備えて

ケースに入れる、または入れているかのように入れる

🇰🇷Korean

...을 넣다

케이스에 넣거나 케이스에 넣은 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề phòng

kèm theo, hoặc như thể trong, một trường hợp

🇹🇭Thai

กรณี

ปิดล้อมหรือประหนึ่งว่าอยู่ในคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

membungkus

melampirkan dalam, atau seolah-olah dalam, sebuah kasus

🇵🇭Filipino

magkulong

ilakip sa, o parang nasa, isang kaso

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في حالة حدوث ذلك

أرفق في، أو كما لو كان في، حالة

🇮🇷Persian

محفظه

محصور کردن، یا انگار در یک مورد

🇹🇷Turkish

durumunda

bir davanın içine koymak veya sanki içindeymiş gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

במקרה

לצרף בתיק, או כאילו בתיק

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