be the case

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be the case

verb is the case · being the case · was the case · been the case

  1. stative To exist as an independent fact of (external) reality. It being the case that all mammals breathe air, it follows that whales must breathe air.

    Similar: obtain

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日本語そうだ sōda
Françaisêtre le cas
Deutschder Fall sein
Românăfi cazul

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@misc{be_the_case_2026,
  title = {be the case},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20the%20case},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}