Meaning

4 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To ponder; to consider or think about.

  2. (figuratively)To spread a sense of doom about a subject

    The projections cast doubt over the future of the business.

  3. To cast into another fisher's area or so as to cross over their line.

  4. To direct one's attention towards something.

    My eyes cast over the anomaly.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Her beauty cast a spell over him.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Cast your eye over this, please.

    deWirf bitte mal einen Blick drauf.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Tom cast an eye over his notes.

    deTom warf einen Blick in seine Notizen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Could you cast an eye over my essay before I hand it in?

    ruНе могли бы вы взглянуть на моё эссе, прежде чем я его сдам?

    deKönntest du mal einen Blick auf meinen Aufsatz werfen, bevor ich ihn abgebe?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · patgfisher · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Cast your eyes over here.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · anzart · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

casts over, casting over, cast over, cast over
Base formcast over · to cast over
3rd person singularcasts over
Present participlecasting over
Past simplecast over
Past participlecast over

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycast over
he, she, itcasts over

Past simpleLesson

all personscast over

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cast over
he, she, ithas cast over

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cast over

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cast over — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto