cast
🇺🇸
/kæst/
🇬🇧
/kɑːst/
verb
B2
to direct one's gaze or attention
He cast his eyes towards the window.
B2
to create an effect or impression
The lamp cast a warm glow on the room.
B2
to cause doubt or suspicion
The scandal cast doubt on his integrity.
R
to vote
Voters cast their ballots in the election.
R
to choose actors for roles
The director cast the leads for the new play.
R
to portray or represent
He cast himself as the hero of the story.
R
to throw a fishing line
He cast his line into the river.
R
to throw forcefully
The soldiers cast the stones into the crowd.
R
a snake shedding its skin
R
a horse losing a shoe
R
to shape metal in a mold
The artist cast a statue in bronze.
noun
B2
the group of actors in a play or film
The entire cast performed exceptionally well.
R
an object made by pouring liquid into a mold
R
the mold used to create a shape
R
the appearance or character of something
The room had a gloomy cast to it.
R
the act of throwing something
R
a plaster case for a broken bone
The doctor put a cast on her arm.
translation
to direct one's gaze or attention; to create an effect or impression; to cause doubt or suspicion; to vote; to choose actors for roles; to portray or represent; to throw a fishing line; to throw forcefully; a snake shedding its skin; a horse losing a shoe; to shape metal in a mold
the group of actors in a play or film; an object made by pouring liquid into a mold; the mold used to create a shape; the appearance or character of something; the act of throwing something; a plaster case for a broken bone
Word Forms
3rd Present
casts
Progressive
casting
Plural
casts