just in case
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just in case
- /ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈkeɪs/ UK, US
adverb
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To provide for a possible event as a precaution.
I'll take an umbrella, just in case.
Similar: to be on the safe side
conjunction
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To provide for the possible event that.
I'll take an umbrella, just in case it rains.
Similar: in the event that
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Synonym of if and only if.
The negation of a disjunction is true just in case both disjuncts are false.
Similar: if and only if
Translations
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adv to be on the safe side
| Español | por si acaso, por si las moscas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만약을 위해 manyag-eul wihae |
| 日本語 | 念のため |
| 中文 | 以防萬一 /以防万一 yǐfángwànyī |
| Português | por precaução, por via das dúvidas |
| Français | au cas où, par acquit de conscience |
| Deutsch | für alle Fälle, nur für den Fall, sicherheitshalber, vorsichtshalber |
| Ελληνικά | για κάθε ενδεχόμενο gia káthe endechómeno |
| Русский | на вся́кий слу́чай na vsjákij slúčaj, на вся́кий пожа́рный слу́чай na vsjákij požárnyj slúčaj, на вся́кий пожа́рный na vsjákij požárnyj |
| العربية | تَحَسُّبًا taḥassuban |
conj to provide for the possible event that — see also in case
| Español | por si acaso, por si |
|---|---|
| Français | au cas où |
| Русский | в слу́чае е́сли v slúčaje jésli, на слу́чай е́сли na slúčaj jésli, вдруг vdrug, а то́ ма́ло ли a tó málo li, не дай бог ne daj bog |
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title = {just in case},
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