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cast about

verb

Etymology

From cast (“to try”) + about, perhaps dissimulated from becast (“to cast about, plot”). Compare also Old English costian (“to try, examine”). More at cast, costen.

  1. inherited from about
  2. inherited from abūtan
  3. inherited from aboute
  4. compounded as cast about — “cast + about”

Definitions

  1. To try to find

    To try to find; look around; search.

    • The hounds cast about for the fox's trail.

  2. To plan

    To plan; plot; contrive.

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