cast – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cast about
Participle: cast about; casted about
Gerund: casting about

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of cast

Indicative

Present

I	cast about
you	cast about
he;she;it	casts about
we	cast about
you	cast about
they	cast about

Perfect

I	have cast about; casted about
you	have cast about; casted about
he;she;it	has cast about; casted about
we	have cast about; casted about
you	have cast about; casted about
they	have cast about; casted about

Past

I	cast about; casted about
you	cast about; casted about
he;she;it	cast about; casted about
we	cast about; casted about
you	cast about; casted about
they	cast about; casted about

Pluperfect

I	had cast about; casted about
you	had cast about; casted about
he;she;it	had cast about; casted about
we	had cast about; casted about
you	had cast about; casted about
they	had cast about; casted about

Future

I	will cast about
you	will cast about
he;she;it	will cast about
we	will cast about
you	will cast about
they	will cast about

Future Perfect

I	will have cast about; casted about
you	will have cast about; casted about
he;she;it	will have cast about; casted about
we	will have cast about; casted about
you	will have cast about; casted about
they	will have cast about; casted about

Subjunctive

Present

I	cast about
you	cast about
he;she;it	cast about
we	cast about
you	cast about
they	cast about

Perfect

I	have cast about; casted about
you	have cast about; casted about
he;she;it	have cast about; casted about
we	have cast about; casted about
you	have cast about; casted about
they	have cast about; casted about

Imperfect

I	cast about; casted about
you	cast about; casted about
he;she;it	cast about; casted about
we	cast about; casted about
you	cast about; casted about
they	cast about; casted about

Pluperfect

I	had cast about; casted about
you	had cast about; casted about
he;she;it	had cast about; casted about
we	had cast about; casted about
you	had cast about; casted about
they	had cast about; casted about

Conditional

Present

I	would cast about
you	would cast about
he;she;it	would cast about
we	would cast about
you	would cast about
they	would cast about

Perfect

I	would have cast about; casted about
you	would have cast about; casted about
he;she;it	would have cast about; casted about
we	would have cast about; casted about
you	would have cast about; casted about
they	would have cast about; casted about

Imperative

you	cast about
we	Let's cast about
you	cast about

Indicative

Present

I	am casting about
you	are casting about
he;she;it	is casting about
we	are casting about
you	are casting about
they	are casting about

Perfect

I	have been casting about
you	have been casting about
he;she;it	has been casting about
we	have been casting about
you	have been casting about
they	have been casting about

Past

I	was casting about
you	were casting about
he;she;it	was casting about
we	were casting about
you	were casting about
they	were casting about

Pluperfect

I	had been casting about
you	had been casting about
he;she;it	had been casting about
we	had been casting about
you	had been casting about
they	had been casting about

Future

I	will be casting about
you	will be casting about
he;she;it	will be casting about
we	will be casting about
you	will be casting about
they	will be casting about

Future Perfect

I	will have been casting about
you	will have been casting about
he;she;it	will have been casting about
we	will have been casting about
you	will have been casting about
they	will have been casting about

Conditional

Present

I	would be casting about
you	would be casting about
he;she;it	would be casting about
we	would be casting about
you	would be casting about
they	would be casting about

Perfect

I	would have been casting about
you	would have been casting about
he;she;it	would have been casting about
we	would have been casting about
you	would have been casting about
they	would have been casting about

Verbs conjugated like 'cast'

cast, overcast, recast, sweat, downcast, forcast, forswart, forthcast, livecast, newcast, outsweat, scomfit, typecast, vidcast,

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

Phrasal Verbs

~ about, ~ around, ~ round, ~ aside something, ~ aside somebody, ~ something aside, ~ somebody aside, ~ down something, ~ something down, ~ off something, ~ something off, ~ off, ~ out somebody, ~ somebody out, ~ up something, ~ something up,

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)

cast – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cast

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'cast'

Verbs similar to 'cast'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "cast"

Sample Sentences