cast over
To ponder; to consider or think aboutTo ponder; to consider or think about.
» Her beauty cast a spell over him.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic)To ponder; to consider or think about.
(figuratively)To spread a sense of doom about a subject
The projections cast doubt over the future of the business.
To cast into another fisher's area or so as to cross over their line.
To direct one's attention towards something.
My eyes cast over the anomaly.
Examples
12 sentencesHer beauty cast a spell over him.
Cast your eye over this, please.
deWirf bitte mal einen Blick drauf.
Tom cast an eye over his notes.
deTom warf einen Blick in seine Notizen.
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?
Cast your eyes over here.
Forms
casts over, casting over, cast over, cast over| Base form | cast over · to cast over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | casts over |
| Present participle | casting over |
| Past simple | cast over |
| Past participle | cast over |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- cast offупустити, упускатиTo discard or reject something.
- cast outприбрати, прибиратиTo drive out; to expel.
- cast downдеморалізувати, деморалізовуватиTo make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
- cast awayприбрати, прибиратиTo discard.
- cast asideвідмовлятися, відкидатиSynonym of discard.
- cast upTo wash something onto the shore.
- cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
- cast backTo think about or imagine to a time in the past; to search or refer to one's memories of the past.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb