für den Fall, dass

German

Conjunction

für den Fall, dass

  1. in case, in order to be prepared if
    Wir müssen das Fenster schließen für den Fall, dass es anfängt zu regnen.
    We need to close the window, in case it starts raining.

Synonyms
  • falls (chiefly in colloquial usage, actually meaning if)
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