cast about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cast about in the English»French Dictionary

I.cast about VB [Brit kɑːst -, Am kæst -] Brit, cast around VB (cast about for)

Translations for cast about in the English»French Dictionary

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, just1, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am Brit

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

passer un savon à qn inf

I.cast [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] N

II.cast <pret, pp cast> [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] VB trans

III.cast <pret, pp cast> [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] VB intr FISH

cast about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cast about in the English»French Dictionary

See also up, out

out → out of

II.cast <cast, cast> [kɑst, Am kæst] VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Until quite recently, you would cast about for extended statements by novelists on their own art.
www.telegraph.co.uk
After all, our system isn't actually broken, so why cast about for a solution when the problem is largely imaginary?
policyoptions.irpp.org
Amid increased fingerpointing, the government desperately cast about for new ideas for dealing with the growing environmental crisis.
www.cnbc.com
Or do they cast about for a candidate and hire the best option?
espn.go.com
We had to explain to the cast about the dangers of tweeting as no one realised how interested everybody was in the show.
www.express.co.uk
Doubts were cast about the latter's chastity and it was decided she should be tied by her hair to a rock on the shore to test her purity.
en.wikipedia.org
Thus, as a usurper within his own dynasty, he cast about for a claim to legitimacy.
en.wikipedia.org
In 2012, white working-class voters cast about 44 percent of the ballots.
www.seattletimes.com
He cast about for something that could help keep body and soul together.
www.swnewsmedia.com
Having decided it worked (for whatever it is supposed to do), he then cast about and convinced a few others to agree with him.
theconversation.com

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