case
noun
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.
have cased
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present perfectof case.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If the people who broke in last November would have cased the place better, they would have learned the inside is unfinished.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2017
Later the police returned to Moustache and said the burglar might have cased the restaurant beforehand by claiming he was a photographer wanting to take pictures of the place for a Web site.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2012
Is the way we are to go now, so much worse, that you have cased yourself in those boots?
From John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts by George Colman
