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Definition: Just In Case |
Just In CaseAdverb1. If there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call 911"; "I have money, just in case". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Just In CaseSynonym: in case (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Eventuality | Adverb: eventually; in the event of, in case, just in case; in the course of things; as things, times go; as the world goes, wags; as the tree falls, cat jumps; as it may turn out, happen. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Just In Case |
| Specialty definitions using "just in case": NSA line eater. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I also brought some extra loud blanks just in case. (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Just in case you're interested, it's called the supersternal notch. (The English Patient; writing credit: Anthony Minghella) Uh just in case you don't come back can I have your quarters? (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio) I'll bring my wallet just in case. (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland) I don't know, you know, just in case you thought I was a drunk or a lunatic, or a drunk lunatic. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) | |
Lyrics | But just in case (Just the Two of Us; performing artist: Will Smith) Just in case we ever face to face and make contact ("Men in Black"; performing artist: Will Smith) | |
Clever | Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. (references; author: unknown) | |
Song Titles | Just In Case (performing artist: Jaheim) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Shouldn't You Know About These Drugs? : Just In Case Your Child Does. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Just in case. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | "I bought two air conditioners, a fan and these, just in case!". Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | When exercising, take along sugar in the form of hard, sugar-sweetened candies just in case your blood sugar becomes too low. When on insulin, you should always carry some form of sugar for potential episodes of hypoglycemia. (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
just in case | 90 |
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| Language | Translations for "just in case"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 萬一 (contingency, if by any chance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kaiken varalta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | für alle fälle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ustjay inay asecay на всякий случай (be on the safe side, on the off chance). (various references) za svaki slučaj, samo u slučaju. (various references) ในกร"ีของ. (various references) her ihtimale karşı. (various references) на всякий випадок. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-j-n-s-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: cineasts, issuance, justices, nutcases, sauciest, scanties, sinuates, suitcase. | |
-3 letters: acetins, ascents, ascites, aunties, caestus, caseins, casuist, cineast, cuestas, cutises, ectasis, entasis, ictuses, incases, incests, incuses, injects, insects, issuant, jaunces, jessant, jesuits, justice, nasties, nutcase, secants, sestina, sinuate, stances, sustain, tansies, tisanes, tunicae, uncases, unseats, usances. | |
-4 letters: acetin, acinus, actins, acutes, anises, antics, anuses. | |
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