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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kast, kahst]
- /kæst, kɑst/
- /kɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kast, kahst]
- /kæst, kɑst/
Definitions of cast word
- countable noun cast The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. 4
- verb cast To cast an actor in a play or film means to choose them to act a particular role in it. 3
- verb cast To cast someone in a particular way or as a particular thing means to describe them in that way or suggest they are that thing. 3
- verb cast If you cast your eyes or cast a look in a particular direction, you look quickly in that direction. 3
- verb cast If something casts a light or shadow somewhere, it causes it to appear there. 3
- verb cast To cast doubt on something means to cause people to be unsure about it. 3
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Origin of cast
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English casten < Old Norse kasta to throw
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cast popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cast
verb cast
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- lob — Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
- impel — to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- shy — bashful; retiring.
adjective cast
- modeled — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- precast — to cast (a concrete block or slab, etc.) in a place other than where it is to be installed in a structure.
- molded — a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
- sowed — to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
- modelled — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
noun cast
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- troupe — a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- dramatis personae — (used with a plural verb) the characters in a play.
- actors — Plural form of actor.
- list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
Antonyms for cast
verb cast
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
noun cast
- keeping — board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.
- retention — the act of retaining.
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- miscast — to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor): Tom was miscast as Romeo.
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