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to cast

to cast

183 3.0
To choose actors for roles in a play or film
  • verb
  • /kæst/
translation icon : repartir
  • After multiple auditions, he finally got cast as the villain in the popular TV series.
  • cast in a role
  • cast women

Now, from there, he cast you in Suicide Squad.

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Examples

  • Kathy, Mr. Simpson is thinking of casting you as Zelda's kid sister.

    Singin' in the Rain (1952)

  • Then in 1996, she was cast opposite Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Imagine getting cast in a show like The Good Place.

    Team Coco

  • Those are the first two people cast and really hard parts to play.

  • We started getting cast for roles on TV.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • Now, from there, he cast you in Suicide Squad.

    Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

  • Yes, we just started casting today.

    The Producers (2005)

  • That was my boyfriend, and he just got cast in the revival of "Major Barbara" on Broadway.

    No Appointment Necessary (2017)

  • In the latest production, the director decided to cast a diverse group of actors to bring the story to life.

  • She was thrilled to be cast in the leading role of the new blockbuster movie.

Antonyms

to dismiss
332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

Idioms

to cast the first stone
  • Literature
6 7.7

To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault

to cast a pall
4 8.2

Make a meeting or event feel gloomy and sad

to cast a shadow
4 6.2

Make a person, event, or situation seem less happy and less hopeful

to cast a wider net
3 4.2

To look in more places to find someone or something

to cast a chill
8.2

Make people feel uneasy, disappointed or uncomfortable

to cast bread upon the waters
  • Archaic
9.9

Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later

cast in concrete
6.7

Fixed and not able to be changed

to cast in someone's teeth
  • Informal
9.9

To hurt someone by reminding them of an embarrassing thing they did

to cast pearls before swine
  • Literature
9.5

To give something valuable to people who do not appreciate it

to cast up one's accounts
  • UK
9.3

To add up the money someone gets and spends to find the total

Phrasal Verbs

to cast a spell
  • Literature
38 7.4

Use words or actions to make a magical change

to cast out
31 6.2

Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them

to cast your vote
19 3.1

Give your choice in an election or official decision

to cast doubt
17 4.6

Make people feel unsure if something is true

to cast aside
  • Informal
11 3.7

Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want

to cast away
4 4.1

To throw away things you no longer want

to cast about
3 7.2

To look around or think hard to find something you need

to cast off
3 4.8

To get rid of something you do not want or need

to cast the net
2 3.2

Throw a fishing net into the water to catch fish

to cast one's mind back
2 6.3

Think about something that happened in the past to remember it

to cast around
1 5.6

To look in a worried way for an idea or solution

to cast down
1 6.3

To make someone feel sad or discouraged

to cast off
  • Jargon
1 8.2

To finish the last row of knitting so the stitches do not come undone

to cast anchor
1 3.1

To lower an anchor from a boat or ship to hold it in place

to cast loose
1 6.7

To free something by letting go of ties or limits

to cast on
  • Jargon
1 6.9

To make the first row of stitches on a needle when you start knitting

to sand cast
  • Specialized
6.6

Make a metal object by pouring liquid metal into a sand mold

Compounds

cast of characters
14 3.4

A group of actors who perform in a play or film

cast iron
  • Specialized
12 3.7

A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds

plaster cast
  • Specialized
3 3.1

A hard shell of plaster that keeps a broken bone still while it heals

cast-off
1 4.5

A thing, often clothing, that someone has thrown away

Caucasian cast
6.9

A group of actors who are mostly white

cast-iron plant
7.2

A very hardy houseplant that has long green leaves and needs little care

alloy cast iron
  • Specialized
6.0

A type of cast iron made by adding other metals to make it stronger and resist wear

leaf cast
9.9

A disease of evergreen trees like pines that makes their needles fall early

needle cast
  • Specialized
7.9

A disease of pine and spruce trees that makes their needles turn brown and fall early

soft-cast steel
  • Specialized
5.1

Steel with very little carbon that is easy to shape

How Suitable

to cast
183 3.0
to miscast
1 6.6

Surface Forms

cast infinitive
cast past
cast past participle
casting present participle
casts third person singular

Etymology

Cast for choosing actors comes from the same old word kast for 'to throw', with the image of 'placing' a person into a role as if you 'throw' them into that part. So to cast actors is to choose and put them into roles.