cast about
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search.
- (transitive) To plan; plot; contrive.
Etymology
Compound from English cast (try) + English about.
Origin
English
about
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- about-face English
- aboutness English
- abouts English
- aftercast English
- beachcast English
- becast English
- bicast English
- braincast English
- broadcast English
- cast English
- cast down English
- cast net English
- castability English
- castable English
- casted English
- caster English
- casteth English
- castful English
- casting English
- castless English
- castling English
- castmate English
- castmember English
- castoff English
- castworthy English
- colorcast English
- cross-cast English
- diecast English
- downcast English
- eastabout English
- forcast English
- forcasten English
- forecast English
- forncast English
- forthcast English
- haulabout English
- hereabout English
- hydrocast English
- kickabout English
- knockabout English
- layabout English
- lifecast English
- miscast English
- molecast English
- nearabout English
- nearabouts English
- newcast English
- off-cast English
- offcast English
- opencast English
- outcast English
- overcast English
- precast English
- raceabout English
- recast English
- roughcast English
- roundabout English
- runabout English
- sand-cast English
- shadowcast English
- sidecast English
- starcast English
- stirabout English
- stonecast English
- surfcast English
- tearabout English
- thenabout English
- thereabout English
- tourabout English
- turnabout English
- typecast English
- umbecast English
- umcast English
- uncast English
- undercast English
- upcast English
- westabout English
- whenabout English
- whereabout English
- whirlabout English
- wormcast English
- casten German
- cast Italian
- cast Dutch, Flemish
- casten Dutch, Flemish
- kastie Dutch, Flemish
- *kustōną Proto-Germanic
- アバウト Japanese
- be Old English
- būtan Old English
- costian Old English
- costnian Old English
- on Old English
- wiþcostian Old English
- ūtan Old English
- aboute Middle English
- casten Middle English
- kasta Old Norse
- 卡司 Chinese
- 卡士 Chinese
- nabaut Tok Pisin
- cast
- about
- becast
- recast
- caster
- umcast
- uncast
- casted
- abouts
- bicast
- upcast
- newcast
- forcast
- castoff
- offcast
- casteth
- miscast
- outcast
- castful
- precast
- diecast
- casting
- castless
- starcast
- typecast
- runabout
- opencast
- layabout
- umbecast
- castling
- overcast
- off-cast
- castmate
- forecast
- wormcast
- castable
- lifecast
- downcast
- surfcast
- forncast
- molecast
- cast net
- sidecast
- tourabout
- tearabout
- whenabout
- aboutness
- undercast
- eastabout
- cast down
- stonecast
- stirabout
- aftercast
- westabout
- sand-cast
- forcasten
- hydrocast
- haulabout
- braincast
- broadcast
- kickabout
- colorcast
- beachcast
- nearabout
- roughcast
- thenabout
- raceabout
- forthcast
- hereabout
- turnabout
- whirlabout
- thereabout
- shadowcast
- about-face
- roundabout
- cross-cast
- whereabout
- knockabout
- castmember
- nearabouts
- castworthy
- castability