Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cast about

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
cast about
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try to find; look around; search.

Intransitive verb

verb

To plan; plot; contrive.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cast (“to try”) + about, perhaps dissimulated from becast (“to cast about, plot”). Compare also Old English costian (“to try, examine”). More at cast, costen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

casts about (present, singular) casting about (participle, present)

Synonyms

beat about cast around

Questions

What does cast about mean?
To try to find; look around; search.
Where does cast about come from?
From cast (“to try”) + about, perhaps dissimulated from becast (“to cast about, plot”). Compare also Old English costian (“to try, examine”). More at cast, costen.

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