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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o ka u/, /o kɑ u/, /o ka.z‿u/, /o kɑ.z‿u/
Conjunction
au cas où
- in case (+ conditional or subjunctive)
- Synonyms: au cas que, en cas que
Prends un imperméable, au cas où il pleuvrait.- Take a raincoat in case it rains.
Usage notes
- Traditionally and according to the prescription of the Académie française, the following verb should be in the conditional mood:
- au cas où il pleuvrait ― in case it rains
- However, in modern informal language, the verb is sometimes found in the subjunctive mood, though the conditional remains more common:
- au cas où il pleuve ― in case it rains
Adverb
au cas où
- just in case
Prends un imperméable, au cas où.- Take a raincoat, just in case.