cast – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cast

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cast sb aside
Participle: cast sb aside; casted sb aside
Gerund: casting sb aside

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of cast

Indicative

Present

Icast sb aside
youcast sb aside
he;she;itcasts sb aside
wecast sb aside
youcast sb aside
theycast sb aside

Perfect

Ihave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;ithas cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wehave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theyhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Past

Icast sb aside; casted sb aside
youcast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;itcast sb aside; casted sb aside
wecast sb aside; casted sb aside
youcast sb aside; casted sb aside
theycast sb aside; casted sb aside

Pluperfect

Ihad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;ithad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wehad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theyhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Future

Iwill cast sb aside
youwill cast sb aside
he;she;itwill cast sb aside
wewill cast sb aside
youwill cast sb aside
theywill cast sb aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youwill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;itwill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wewill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youwill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theywill have cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Subjunctive

Present

Icast sb aside
youcast sb aside
he;she;itcast sb aside
wecast sb aside
youcast sb aside
theycast sb aside

Perfect

Ihave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;ithave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wehave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theyhave cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Imperfect

Icast sb aside; casted sb aside
youcast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;itcast sb aside; casted sb aside
wecast sb aside; casted sb aside
youcast sb aside; casted sb aside
theycast sb aside; casted sb aside

Pluperfect

Ihad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;ithad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wehad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theyhad cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould cast sb aside
youwould cast sb aside
he;she;itwould cast sb aside
wewould cast sb aside
youwould cast sb aside
theywould cast sb aside

Perfect

Iwould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youwould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
he;she;itwould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
wewould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
youwould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside
theywould have cast sb aside; casted sb aside

Imperative

youcast sb aside
weLet's cast sb aside
youcast sb aside

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam casting sb aside
youare casting sb aside
he;she;itis casting sb aside
weare casting sb aside
youare casting sb aside
theyare casting sb aside

Perfect

Ihave been casting sb aside
youhave been casting sb aside
he;she;ithas been casting sb aside
wehave been casting sb aside
youhave been casting sb aside
theyhave been casting sb aside

Past

Iwas casting sb aside
youwere casting sb aside
he;she;itwas casting sb aside
wewere casting sb aside
youwere casting sb aside
theywere casting sb aside

Pluperfect

Ihad been casting sb aside
youhad been casting sb aside
he;she;ithad been casting sb aside
wehad been casting sb aside
youhad been casting sb aside
theyhad been casting sb aside

Future

Iwill be casting sb aside
youwill be casting sb aside
he;she;itwill be casting sb aside
wewill be casting sb aside
youwill be casting sb aside
theywill be casting sb aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have been casting sb aside
youwill have been casting sb aside
he;she;itwill have been casting sb aside
wewill have been casting sb aside
youwill have been casting sb aside
theywill have been casting sb aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould be casting sb aside
youwould be casting sb aside
he;she;itwould be casting sb aside
wewould be casting sb aside
youwould be casting sb aside
theywould be casting sb aside

Perfect

Iwould have been casting sb aside
youwould have been casting sb aside
he;she;itwould have been casting sb aside
wewould have been casting sb aside
youwould have been casting sb aside
theywould have been casting sb aside

Other

Verbs similar to 'cast'

cant, cart, case, cash, cask, cass, cat, chast, coast, cost,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause an object to move rapidly through the air
chuck, feck, fling, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, shy, skew, sling, throw, toss
to produce a total by adding numbers together
add, add together, add up, count up, foot up, reckon up, sum up, summate, tally, tally up, tot, tot up, total, tote, tote up

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1230, from O.N. kasta "to throw." The noun sense of "a throw" (c.1300) carried an idea of the form the thing takes after it has been thrown, which led to varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1631). O.E.D. finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. A cast in the eye preserves the older sense of "warp, turn," in which it replaced O.E. weorpan (see warp), and is itself largely superseded now by throw. Still used of fishing line and glances. Castaway first recorded 1526. Cast-iron is 1664.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Germanic *kas-
4. Proto-Germanic *kastōną
5. Old Norse kastabor.
6. Middle English casten
7. English cast
8. From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin.
9. Cognate with Scots cast (“to cast, throw”), Danish kaste (“to throw”), Swedish kasta (“to throw, cast, fling, toss, discard”), Icelandic kasta (“to pitch, toss”). In the sense of "flinging", displaced native warp.
10. The senses relating to broadcasting are based on that same term; compare -cast. See: Proto-Germanic '*kastōną', Scots 'cast', Danish 'kaste', Swedish 'kasta', Icelandic 'kasta'.

Verbs referencing "cast"

French caster, Danish kaste, Norwegian kaste, Faroese kasta, Icelandic kasta, Dutch casten, German, old spelling casten.

Sample Sentences

  • ‘The next step was to procure a set of metal types, with the different letters of the alphabet cast upon their ends; also a board, in which were square holes, into which holes she could set the types; so that the letters on their ends could alone be felt above the surface. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Mrs. Bird cast a glance at a camphor-bottle, which stood in the half-open closet, and appeared to meditate an approach to it, but her husband interposed. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The stoppage of this bank, with all its ruinous consequences, had cast (as I was told on every side ) a gloom on Philadelphia, under the depressing effect of which it yet laboured. It certainly did seem rather dull and out of spirits. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] fields. The way was as free to him as to any man living, but he no sooner raised his head and caught sight of it, all shining in the light, than, with the involuntary instinct of a prisoner, he cast away his spade, scampered off as fast as his legs would carry him, and never once looked back. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] too, how many times the credulous Big Turtle, or trusting Little Hatchet, had put his mark to treaties which were falsely read to him; and had signed away, he knew not what, until it went and cast him loose upon the new possessors of the land, a savage indeed. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] every humane weakness and prejudice. His heart was exactly where yours, sir, and mine could be brought, with proper effort and cultivation. The wild look of anguish and utter despair that the woman cast on him might have disturbed one less practised; but he was used to it. He had seen that same look hundreds of times. You can get used to such things, too, my friend; and it is the great object of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] aboard, the anchor came up to the sturdy chorus ‘Cheerily men, oh cheerily ! ’ and she followed proudly in the towing steamboat 's wake: but bravest and most gallant of all, when the tow-rope being cast adrift, the canvas fluttered from her masts, and spreading her white wings she soared away upon her free and solitary course. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] up long ago. The first mate, who whistled for it zealously, was much respected for his perseverance, and was regarded even by the unbelievers as a first-rate sailor. Many gloomy looks would be cast upward through the cabin skylights at the flapping sails while dinner was in progress; and some, growing bold in ruefulness, predicted that we should land about the middle of July. There are always [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • CHAPTER XVIII Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Our friend Tom, in his own simple musings, often compared his more fortunate lot, in the bondage into which he was cast, with that of Joseph in Egypt; and, in fact, as time went on, and he developed more and more under the eye of his master, the strength of the parallel increased. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] humble reference to a censorship which, for its rampant ignorance and base dishonesty, he utterly loathes and despises in his heart; when those who most acutely feel its infamy and the reproach it casts upon the nation, and who most denounce it to each other, dare to set their heels upon, and crush it openly, in the sight of all men: then, I will believe that its influence is lessening, and men are [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)