The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal's place.
The teacher cast about for an easy way to explain the lesson.
Jane cast around for a good subject for her report.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cast about — v. (d; intr.) to cast about for ( to seek ) (to cast about for a solution) * * * [ kɑːstə baʊt] (d; intr.) to cast about for (to cast about for a solution; to seek ) … Combinatory dictionary
cast about — also[cast around] {v.}, {literary} 1. To look everywhere; search. * /The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal s place./ 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something … Dictionary of American idioms
cast about — also[cast around] {v.}, {literary} 1. To look everywhere; search. * /The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal s place./ 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something … Dictionary of American idioms
cast about — verb Date: 1575 intransitive verb to look around ; seek < cast about for a seat > transitive verb to lay plans concerning ; contrive < cast about how he was to go > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cast about — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To try to find something: hunt, look, quest, search, seek. See SEEK … English dictionary for students
cast about — v. look around, search eagerly; contrive, devise … English contemporary dictionary
cast\ around — • cast about • cast around v literary 1. To look everywhere; search. The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal s place. 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something.… … Словарь американских идиом
Cast — (k[.a]st), v. i. 1. To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh. [1913 Webster] Weigh anchor, cast to starboard. Totten. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cast — cast1 W3 [ka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle cast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 cast light on/onto something 2 cast doubt(s) on something 3¦(light and shade)¦ 4 cast a shadow/cloud over something 5¦(look)¦ 6 cast an eye on/over something 7 cast a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cast — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Platonic form, Platonic idea, a thing for, abandon, abdicate, about ship, account, achromatism, acting company, actor, add, address, adhesive tape, aesthetic form, affinity, age group, aggregate … Moby Thesaurus
