Meaning

35 senses

  1. (physical)To move, or be moved, away.

  2. To move, or be moved, away.

    (literary, physical)To throw.

    werfen

    броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ, кида́тьkidátʹ

    throw forcefully

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

    забра́сыватьzabrásyvatʹ, забро́ситьzabrósitʹ, заки́дыватьzakídyvatʹ

  4. (physical)To throw down or aside.

    wegwerfen, hinwerfen

  5. (physical)To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.

    сбра́сыватьsbrásyvatʹ, сбро́ситьsbrósitʹ

  6. (physical)To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.

  7. (physical)To remove, take off (clothes).

    to remove

  8. (physical)To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

  9. To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

  10. To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

    счита́тьsčitátʹ, посчита́тьposčitátʹ, подсчи́тыватьpodsčítyvatʹ

  11. To predict, to decide, to plan.

    To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).

  12. (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 sentences

  1. He cast his line into the lake.

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  2. Her beauty cast a spell over him.

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  3. Tom has his arm in a cast.

    ruУ Тома рука в гипсе.

    deTom hat einen Arm in Gips.

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  4. Tom had his arm in a cast.

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  5. Tom is wearing a cast on his arm.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 6
to make by pouring into a mould:
to throw forcefully:
to throw a fishing line or net into the water:
to throw off the skin, shell etc.; to shed the hair or fur:
to add up a column of figures:
to give birth prematurely:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to make by pouring into a mould:
to throw forcefully:
to throw down or aside:

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscast

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cast

Phrasal verbs

12 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

175 synonyms
chunkB2cookA1dashB2dumpB1launchB1pegB2pickA1pitchB2projectB2shyA1slightB1skewC2thrillB2throwA2
Close in meaning

Word family

68 related words
Relatedcastingcaster
DerivedforecastB1broadcastB2aftercastcolorcastfan castmiscastoffcastprecastrecastsidecastsurfcastundercastaudiocastbeachcastbecastbicastcastabilitycastablecast aboutcast accountscast adriftcast anchorcast aroundcast aside

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
casserolecassetteA2castanetcastawaycaste
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