cast – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cast

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cast down sth
Participle: cast down sth; casted down sth
Gerund: casting down sth

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of cast

Indicative

Present

Icast down sth
youcast down sth
he;she;itcasts down sth
wecast down sth
youcast down sth
theycast down sth

Perfect

Ihave cast down sth; casted down sth
youhave cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;ithas cast down sth; casted down sth
wehave cast down sth; casted down sth
youhave cast down sth; casted down sth
theyhave cast down sth; casted down sth

Past

Icast down sth; casted down sth
youcast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;itcast down sth; casted down sth
wecast down sth; casted down sth
youcast down sth; casted down sth
theycast down sth; casted down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad cast down sth; casted down sth
youhad cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;ithad cast down sth; casted down sth
wehad cast down sth; casted down sth
youhad cast down sth; casted down sth
theyhad cast down sth; casted down sth

Future

Iwill cast down sth
youwill cast down sth
he;she;itwill cast down sth
wewill cast down sth
youwill cast down sth
theywill cast down sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have cast down sth; casted down sth
youwill have cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;itwill have cast down sth; casted down sth
wewill have cast down sth; casted down sth
youwill have cast down sth; casted down sth
theywill have cast down sth; casted down sth

Subjunctive

Present

Icast down sth
youcast down sth
he;she;itcast down sth
wecast down sth
youcast down sth
theycast down sth

Perfect

Ihave cast down sth; casted down sth
youhave cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;ithave cast down sth; casted down sth
wehave cast down sth; casted down sth
youhave cast down sth; casted down sth
theyhave cast down sth; casted down sth

Imperfect

Icast down sth; casted down sth
youcast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;itcast down sth; casted down sth
wecast down sth; casted down sth
youcast down sth; casted down sth
theycast down sth; casted down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad cast down sth; casted down sth
youhad cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;ithad cast down sth; casted down sth
wehad cast down sth; casted down sth
youhad cast down sth; casted down sth
theyhad cast down sth; casted down sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould cast down sth
youwould cast down sth
he;she;itwould cast down sth
wewould cast down sth
youwould cast down sth
theywould cast down sth

Perfect

Iwould have cast down sth; casted down sth
youwould have cast down sth; casted down sth
he;she;itwould have cast down sth; casted down sth
wewould have cast down sth; casted down sth
youwould have cast down sth; casted down sth
theywould have cast down sth; casted down sth

Imperative

youcast down sth
weLet's cast down sth
youcast down sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam casting down sth
youare casting down sth
he;she;itis casting down sth
weare casting down sth
youare casting down sth
theyare casting down sth

Perfect

Ihave been casting down sth
youhave been casting down sth
he;she;ithas been casting down sth
wehave been casting down sth
youhave been casting down sth
theyhave been casting down sth

Past

Iwas casting down sth
youwere casting down sth
he;she;itwas casting down sth
wewere casting down sth
youwere casting down sth
theywere casting down sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been casting down sth
youhad been casting down sth
he;she;ithad been casting down sth
wehad been casting down sth
youhad been casting down sth
theyhad been casting down sth

Future

Iwill be casting down sth
youwill be casting down sth
he;she;itwill be casting down sth
wewill be casting down sth
youwill be casting down sth
theywill be casting down sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been casting down sth
youwill have been casting down sth
he;she;itwill have been casting down sth
wewill have been casting down sth
youwill have been casting down sth
theywill have been casting down sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be casting down sth
youwould be casting down sth
he;she;itwould be casting down sth
wewould be casting down sth
youwould be casting down sth
theywould be casting down sth

Perfect

Iwould have been casting down sth
youwould have been casting down sth
he;she;itwould have been casting down sth
wewould have been casting down sth
youwould have been casting down sth
theywould have been casting down sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'cast'

cant, cart, case, cash, cask, cass, cat, chast, coast, cost,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause an object to move rapidly through the air
chuck, feck, fling, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, shy, skew, sling, throw, toss
to produce a total by adding numbers together
add, add together, add up, count up, foot up, reckon up, sum up, summate, tally, tally up, tot, tot up, total, tote, tote up

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1230, from O.N. kasta "to throw." The noun sense of "a throw" (c.1300) carried an idea of the form the thing takes after it has been thrown, which led to varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1631). O.E.D. finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. A cast in the eye preserves the older sense of "warp, turn," in which it replaced O.E. weorpan (see warp), and is itself largely superseded now by throw. Still used of fishing line and glances. Castaway first recorded 1526. Cast-iron is 1664.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Germanic *kas-
4. Proto-Germanic *kastōną
5. Old Norse kastabor.
6. Middle English casten
7. English cast
8. From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin.
9. Cognate with Scots cast (“to cast, throw”), Danish kaste (“to throw”), Swedish kasta (“to throw, cast, fling, toss, discard”), Icelandic kasta (“to pitch, toss”). In the sense of "flinging", displaced native warp.
10. The senses relating to broadcasting are based on that same term; compare -cast. See: Proto-Germanic '*kastōną', Scots 'cast', Danish 'kaste', Swedish 'kasta', Icelandic 'kasta'.

Verbs referencing "cast"

French caster, Danish kaste, Norwegian kaste, Faroese kasta, Icelandic kasta, Dutch casten, German, old spelling casten.

Sample Sentences

  • ‘The next step was to procure a set of metal types, with the different letters of the alphabet cast upon their ends; also a board, in which were square holes, into which holes she could set the types; so that the letters on their ends could alone be felt above the surface. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Mrs. Bird cast a glance at a camphor-bottle, which stood in the half-open closet, and appeared to meditate an approach to it, but her husband interposed. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The stoppage of this bank, with all its ruinous consequences, had cast (as I was told on every side ) a gloom on Philadelphia, under the depressing effect of which it yet laboured. It certainly did seem rather dull and out of spirits. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] fields. The way was as free to him as to any man living, but he no sooner raised his head and caught sight of it, all shining in the light, than, with the involuntary instinct of a prisoner, he cast away his spade, scampered off as fast as his legs would carry him, and never once looked back. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] too, how many times the credulous Big Turtle, or trusting Little Hatchet, had put his mark to treaties which were falsely read to him; and had signed away, he knew not what, until it went and cast him loose upon the new possessors of the land, a savage indeed. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] every humane weakness and prejudice. His heart was exactly where yours, sir, and mine could be brought, with proper effort and cultivation. The wild look of anguish and utter despair that the woman cast on him might have disturbed one less practised; but he was used to it. He had seen that same look hundreds of times. You can get used to such things, too, my friend; and it is the great object of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] aboard, the anchor came up to the sturdy chorus ‘Cheerily men, oh cheerily ! ’ and she followed proudly in the towing steamboat 's wake: but bravest and most gallant of all, when the tow-rope being cast adrift, the canvas fluttered from her masts, and spreading her white wings she soared away upon her free and solitary course. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] up long ago. The first mate, who whistled for it zealously, was much respected for his perseverance, and was regarded even by the unbelievers as a first-rate sailor. Many gloomy looks would be cast upward through the cabin skylights at the flapping sails while dinner was in progress; and some, growing bold in ruefulness, predicted that we should land about the middle of July. There are always [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • CHAPTER XVIII Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Our friend Tom, in his own simple musings, often compared his more fortunate lot, in the bondage into which he was cast, with that of Joseph in Egypt; and, in fact, as time went on, and he developed more and more under the eye of his master, the strength of the parallel increased. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] humble reference to a censorship which, for its rampant ignorance and base dishonesty, he utterly loathes and despises in his heart; when those who most acutely feel its infamy and the reproach it casts upon the nation, and who most denounce it to each other, dare to set their heels upon, and crush it openly, in the sight of all men: then, I will believe that its influence is lessening, and men are [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)