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cast one's net wide

cast one's net wide verb: to attempt a large number and variety of options.

Verb

cast one's net wide (third-person singular simple present casts one's net wide, present participle casting one's net wide, simple past and past participle cast one's net wide)

  1. (figuratively) To attempt a large number and variety of options.

Forms of cast one's net wide

third-person singular presentcasts one's net wide
present participlecasting one's net wide
past participlecast one's net wide
pastcast one's net wide
alternative formcast one's net far and wide
alternative formspread one's net wide
alternative formcast one's net wider

Questions about cast one's net wide

What does cast one's net wide mean?
Cast one's net wide means to attempt a large number and variety of options.
What part of speech is cast one's net wide?
Cast one's net wide is a verb.
What is the past tense of cast one's net wide?
The past tense of cast one's net wide is cast one's net wide.

Words near cast one's net wide in the dictionary

  1. cast on
  2. cast one's bread upon the waters
  3. cast one's lot with
  4. cast one's mind back
  5. cast one's net far and wide
  6. cast one's net wide
  7. cast one's net wider
  8. cast one's vote
  9. cast out
  10. cast out nines
  11. cast out the Devil with Beelzebub

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