umbecast
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To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff aroundTo hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/
Meaning
6 sensesTo hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
To bind, tie up.
To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade
(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To consider, ponder.
Origin
From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.
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Forms
umbecasts, umbecasting, umbecast, umbecastLessons 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