put case

pʊt keɪs

putting case

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Definition of put case - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

debate

Rare

to present an argument or point of view

Rare

She put case for the new policy during the meeting.

argue

assert

contend

logic

Rare

to assume a hypothetical situation

Rare

put case you were in his position, what would you do?

presume

suppose

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Expressions with put

put down

place an object on a surface

She put down the book on the table.

put on

wear clothing or accessories

She put on her favorite dress.

put in

place something inside another object

She put in the keys into her bag.

put out

extinguish a fire or light

He rushed to put out the fire in the kitchen..

put it on

dress yourself or someone with an item

She told him to put it on before going outside.

put it in one's pocket

place an object inside a pocket

He put it in his pocket and walked away.

Expressions with case

case closed

situation that is considered resolved

After the confession, the detective declared the case closed.

case dismissed

exp.

statement meaning a discussion or argument is finished and settled

Once she showed the written contract, he shrugged and said, "Case dismissed."

basket case

something in a useless or hopeless condition

The old car was a total basket case, beyond repair.

charity case

person receiving help because they are poor or in trouble

He didn't want to be seen as a charity case by his friends..

you haven't got a case

exp.

lack sufficient grounds or proof to succeed in an argument

Without witnesses, you haven't got a case, so drop the claim.

case in hand

matter requiring immediate attention or action

We must focus on the case in hand before anything else.

case in point

example illustrating a point

The recent election is a case in point.

case is closed

exp.

decision is final and not open to debate

He said no, so the case is closed.

in which case

adv.

if that happens, then this result follows

You might be late, in which case call me.

make a case

present arguments to support a position

She made a case for the new policy.

Examples of put case in a sentence

They put case for the merger in front of the board.
Put case you were the manager, how would you handle it?
Put case it rains, what will be our backup plan?

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French:présenter ses arguments, supposer, ...
German:einen Fall darlegen, hypothetisch annehmen, ...
Italian:presentare un argomento, supporre, ...
Spanish:exponer un punto de vista, imaginar, ...
Portuguese:defender um ponto de vista, suponha, ...
Chinese:提出论点, 假设, ...
Japanese:主張する, 仮に, ...
Arabic:عَرَضَ, اِفْتَرَضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצִּיג טִיעוּן, לְהַנִּיחַ, ...
Russian:представить аргумент, предположим, ...
Ukrainian:представити аргумент, припустимо, ...
Hindi:मामला प्रस्तुत करना, मान लीजिए, ...
Bengali:মামলা উপস্থাপন করা, ধরা যাক, ...
Catalan:presentar un cas, suposar, ...
Czech:předložit argumenty, předpokládat, ...
Danish:fremlægge en sag, antage, ...
Dutch:presenteren, stel je voor, ...
Greek:παρουσιάζω μια υπόθεση, υποθέτω, ...
Hungarian:előadni, feltenni, ...
Khmer:លើកឡើងនូវអំណះអំណាង, សន្មតថា, ...
Korean:주장하다, 가정하다, ...
Persian:ارائه دادن, فرض کردن, ...
Polish:przedstawić, załóżmy, ...
Portuguese (BR):defender um ponto de vista, suponha, ...
Romanian:a prezenta, a presupune, ...
Swedish:lägga fram argument, anta fall, ...
Thai:นำเสนอกรณี, สมมติกรณี, ...
Turkish:argüman sunmak, varsayalım ki, ...
Vietnamese:trình bày lập luận, giả sử, ...

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