Case meaning : An actual event, situation, or fact. A given condition or state. A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession. (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study. A legal proceeding, lawsuit. (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence. (grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language. An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms. A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch. To propose hypothetical cases.