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casting one's mind back

casting one's mind back is the present participle and gerund of cast one's mind back.

Meaning of cast one's mind back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, often, with-to) To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.

Questions about casting one's mind back

What is casting one's mind back the present participle and gerund of?
Casting one's mind back is the present participle and gerund of cast one's mind back.

Words near casting one's mind back in the dictionary

  1. casting nets
  2. casting off
  3. casting oil on troubled waters
  4. casting on
  5. casting one's bread upon the waters
  6. casting one's mind back
  7. casting one's net far and wide
  8. casting one's net wide
  9. casting one's net wider
  10. casting one's vote
  11. casting out

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