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English meaning

  • case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  • example noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
  • illustration noun A picture or diagram used to decorate or explain a text.

Senses

例 is used for these senses in English:

  • case An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • example Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
  • illustration Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

case — full definition

  1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
  3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
  4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
  5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

example — full definition

  1. noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
  2. noun Something used to explain or illustrate a rule or idea.
  3. noun A model of behaviour that others should — or shouldn't — copy.

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