Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

becast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-cast
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cover or surround by casting (something) about.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To cast about; plan; plot; contrive.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

becasts (present, singular) becasting (participle, present)

Derived Forms

umbecast

Questions

What does becast mean?
To cover or surround by casting (something) about.
Where does becast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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