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- US Pronunciation
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- [kast, kahst uh-bout]
- /kæst, kɑst əˈbaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kast, kahst uh-bout]
- /kæst, kɑst əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of cast about words
- verb cast about to make a mental or visual search 3
- noun cast about to search; look (for) 3
- noun cast about to make plans; devise 3
- verb with object cast about to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 1
- verb with object cast about to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 1
- verb with object cast about to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. 1
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Origin of cast about
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 about
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cast about 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 about usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cast about
verb cast about
- wallow — to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- travail — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
Antonyms for cast about
verb cast about
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- do well — be successful
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
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