cast
To move, or be moved, awayTo move, or be moved, away.
» He cast his line into the lake.
Meaning
35 senses(physical)To move, or be moved, away.
To move, or be moved, away.
(literary, physical)To throw.
werfen
броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ, кида́тьkidátʹ
throw forcefully
(physical)To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
забра́сыватьzabrásyvatʹ, забро́ситьzabrósitʹ, заки́дыватьzakídyvatʹ
(physical)To throw down or aside.
wegwerfen, hinwerfen
(physical)To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
сбра́сыватьsbrásyvatʹ, сбро́ситьsbrósitʹ
(physical)To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
(physical)To remove, take off (clothes).
to remove
(physical)To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
счита́тьsčitátʹ, посчита́тьposčitátʹ, подсчи́тыватьpodsčítyvatʹ
To predict, to decide, to plan.
To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
(transitive)To assign (a role in a play or performance).
The director cast the part carefully.
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
Examples
274 sentencesHe cast his line into the lake.
Her beauty cast a spell over him.
Tom has his arm in a cast.
ruУ Тома рука в гипсе.
deTom hat einen Arm in Gips.
Tom had his arm in a cast.
Tom is wearing a cast on his arm.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin.
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Forms
casts, casting, cast, castPhrasal 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.
Synonyms
175 synonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons 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