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casts about

casts about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast about.

Meaning of cast about

Verb

cast about (third-person singular simple present casts about, present participle casting about, simple past and past participle cast about)

  1. (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search.
    • The hounds cast about for the fox's trail.
  2. (transitive) To plan; plot; contrive.

Questions about casts about

What is casts about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Casts about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast about.

Words near casts about in the dictionary

  1. Castruitas
  2. castrum
  3. casts
  4. casts a chill
  5. casts a shadow
  6. casts about
  7. casts adrift
  8. casts anchor
  9. casts around
  10. casts aside
  11. casts aspersions

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