incase

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/ ɪnˈkeɪs /

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verb (used with object), in·cased, in·cas·ing.

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OTHER WORDS FROM incase

in·case·ment, noun

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incarnadine, incarnate, incarnation, incarvillea, Incas, incase, incaution, incautious, Ince, incel, in cement

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How to use incase in a sentence

And incase God grant vs ane hapy swccess in this errand, I hope baith to haif yowr lo.
James VI and the Gowrie Mystery|Andrew Lang
The covering incase of the packet was a kind of stiff cardboard or millboard, within brown paper.
In Luck at Last|Walter Besant
In the first place, an elaborately embroidered bodice must be made to incase Siegfrid's charming figure as if in a coat of enamel.
Ticket No. "9672"|Jules Verne
And the captives judged it wise to remain in their upper room incase they should be called for.
The Chaplet of Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge

For Frances was very tactful, and if she governed with a rod of iron, she was clever enough to incase it well in silk.
Frances Kane's Fortune|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for incase

incase

/ (ɪnˈkeɪs) /

verb

a variant spelling of encase

Derived forms of incase

incasement, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with incase

in case

Also, just in case. If it should happen that. For example, In case he doesn't show up, we have a backup speaker. The variant also is used without a following clause to mean simply “as a precaution,” as in I took an umbrella just in case. [c. 1400]

in case of; in the event of. If there should happen to be. For example, Here is a number to call in case of an emergency, or In the event of a power failure, we'll have to shift our plans. Similarly, in that case means “if that should happen,” as in You're alone in the store? In that case I'll bring your lunch. The first usage dates from the early 1700s, the second (with event) from about 1600, and the third from the mid-1800s. Also see in any case; in no case; in the case of.

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