cast – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of cast

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to cast round
Participle: cast round; casted round
Gerund: casting round

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of cast

Indicative

Present

Icast round
youcast round
he;she;itcasts round
wecast round
youcast round
theycast round

Perfect

Ihave cast round; casted round
youhave cast round; casted round
he;she;ithas cast round; casted round
wehave cast round; casted round
youhave cast round; casted round
theyhave cast round; casted round

Past

Icast round; casted round
youcast round; casted round
he;she;itcast round; casted round
wecast round; casted round
youcast round; casted round
theycast round; casted round

Pluperfect

Ihad cast round; casted round
youhad cast round; casted round
he;she;ithad cast round; casted round
wehad cast round; casted round
youhad cast round; casted round
theyhad cast round; casted round

Future

Iwill cast round
youwill cast round
he;she;itwill cast round
wewill cast round
youwill cast round
theywill cast round

Future Perfect

Iwill have cast round; casted round
youwill have cast round; casted round
he;she;itwill have cast round; casted round
wewill have cast round; casted round
youwill have cast round; casted round
theywill have cast round; casted round

Subjunctive

Present

Icast round
youcast round
he;she;itcast round
wecast round
youcast round
theycast round

Perfect

Ihave cast round; casted round
youhave cast round; casted round
he;she;ithave cast round; casted round
wehave cast round; casted round
youhave cast round; casted round
theyhave cast round; casted round

Imperfect

Icast round; casted round
youcast round; casted round
he;she;itcast round; casted round
wecast round; casted round
youcast round; casted round
theycast round; casted round

Pluperfect

Ihad cast round; casted round
youhad cast round; casted round
he;she;ithad cast round; casted round
wehad cast round; casted round
youhad cast round; casted round
theyhad cast round; casted round

Conditional

Present

Iwould cast round
youwould cast round
he;she;itwould cast round
wewould cast round
youwould cast round
theywould cast round

Perfect

Iwould have cast round; casted round
youwould have cast round; casted round
he;she;itwould have cast round; casted round
wewould have cast round; casted round
youwould have cast round; casted round
theywould have cast round; casted round

Imperative

youcast round
weLet's cast round
youcast round

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam casting round
youare casting round
he;she;itis casting round
weare casting round
youare casting round
theyare casting round

Perfect

Ihave been casting round
youhave been casting round
he;she;ithas been casting round
wehave been casting round
youhave been casting round
theyhave been casting round

Past

Iwas casting round
youwere casting round
he;she;itwas casting round
wewere casting round
youwere casting round
theywere casting round

Pluperfect

Ihad been casting round
youhad been casting round
he;she;ithad been casting round
wehad been casting round
youhad been casting round
theyhad been casting round

Future

Iwill be casting round
youwill be casting round
he;she;itwill be casting round
wewill be casting round
youwill be casting round
theywill be casting round

Future Perfect

Iwill have been casting round
youwill have been casting round
he;she;itwill have been casting round
wewill have been casting round
youwill have been casting round
theywill have been casting round

Conditional

Present

Iwould be casting round
youwould be casting round
he;she;itwould be casting round
wewould be casting round
youwould be casting round
theywould be casting round

Perfect

Iwould have been casting round
youwould have been casting round
he;she;itwould have been casting round
wewould have been casting round
youwould have been casting round
theywould have been casting round

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)