umbecast

/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/

umbecast verb: to cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

Verb

umbecast (third-person singular simple present umbecasts, present participle umbecasting, simple past and past participle umbecast)

(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To consider, ponder.
To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
- […]and the dog came after, and umbecast about, for she had lost the very perfect feute of the hind.1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC...
To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
To bind, tie up.
To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

বিবেচনা করা, চারপাশ ঘোরা, চিন্তা করা, শিকার করা, খোঁজা, ঘেরা

third-person singular present	umbecasts
present participle	umbecasting
past participle	umbecast
past	umbecast

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

What does umbecast mean?: Umbecast means to cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
What is umbecast in Bengali?: Umbecast in Bengali is বিবেচনা করা, চারপাশ ঘোরা, চিন্তা করা. See Umbecast meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is umbecast?: Umbecast is a verb.
How do you pronounce umbecast?: Umbecast is pronounced /ˌʌmbəˈkæst/.
What is the past tense of umbecast?: The past tense of umbecast is umbecast.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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