cast

CEFRC1

/kɑːst/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To throw something through the air.

  2. 02

    noun

    The actors in a play or film.

Examples

  • A huge tanker cast off just now.

  • She cast a welcoming smile in his direction.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kast/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move, or be moved, away.

  2. To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A hard covering put on a broken bone.

More examples

In context

  • The fisherman cast his line into the water.

  • he is […] a perfect astrologer, that can cast the rise and fall of others, and mark their errant motions to his own use.

  • 1695 (first published), 1726 (final dated of publication) John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies This […] casts a sulphurous smell.

Synonyms

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The director chose the entire blank of actors for the upcoming film.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots cast (“to cast, throw”), Danish kaste (“to throw”), Swedish kasta (“to throw, cast, fling, toss, discard”), Icelandic kasta (“to pitch, toss”). In the sense of "flinging", displaced native warp. The senses relating to broadcasting are based on that same term; compare -cast.