cast aspersions
cast aspersions · casts aspersions · cast aspersions · casting aspersions
verleumden, schmähen, diffamieren, schlechtreden
To make damaging or spiteful remarksTo make damaging or spiteful remarks.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To make damaging or spiteful remarks.
Don't cast aspersions on me, or on my patriotism.
verleumden, schmähen, diffamieren
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
make damaging or spiteful remarks:
Forms
casts aspersions, casting aspersions, cast aspersions, cast aspersions| Base form | cast aspersions · to cast aspersions |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | casts aspersions |
| Present participle | casting aspersions |
| Past simple | cast aspersions |
| Past participle | cast aspersions |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle