Speakur

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cast one's net wide

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
cast one's net wide
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt a large number and variety of options.

Inflected Forms

casts one's net wide (present, singular) casting one's net wide (participle, present) cast one's net far and wide (alternative) spread one's net wide (alternative) cast one's net wider (alternative)

Questions

What does cast one's net wide mean?
To attempt a large number and variety of options.

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