cast

[US]/kɑːst/
[UK]/kæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.& vi. throw or hurl; pour into a mold;project or bestow; assign roles
n.an act of throwing or hurling; a molded object;a list of actors; the entire company of actors

Phrases & Collocations

cast a vote

cast a spell

cast a shadow

cast a line

cast a glance

cast a play

cast iron

cast member

cast a net

cast doubt

cast off

cast steel

cast in

white cast iron

cast out

nodular cast iron

cast by

cast away

cast aside

cast on

cast down

gray cast iron

die cast

ductile cast iron

as cast

grey cast iron

cast slab

cast lots

cast iron pipe

Example Sentences

a bell was cast for the church.

there are no cast-iron guarantees.

the cast are economical with their actions.

The statue is cast in bronze.

a utility cast member.

The part was cast to him.

The cow cast a calf.

a caster of nets.

He was cast as the villain.

the whole cast broke up.

bronze casts of the sculpture.

he was cast as an oriental ruler.

a pile of cast-off clothes.

a man of cast-iron will

Real-world Examples

They cast it and poured 63 tonnes of molten bronze into that cast.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

Harry cast about for a happy memory.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Then French started to cast the statue.

Source: Entering Harvard University

So when you cast your vote tonight, kids, cast it for adventure...

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

The statue was cast in bronze.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

This has all been cast aside.

Source: NPR News March 2022 Compilation

The president of the Senate can then cast the tie breaker.

Source: CNN Selected November 2016 Collection

He predicted massive voter fraud before any votes were cast.

Source: NPR News November 2016 Collection

The electors have unanimously cast 16 votes for Joseph R. Biden.

Source: NPR News December 2020 Compilation

Just keep that in mind when you cast your vote today.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 2

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