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to cast

to cast

2 3.9
To send video or sound from one device to another for playing
  • verb
  • /kæst/
  • Texting
: transmitir a
  • And then you should have an icon that says cast, click on cast.

Examples

  • I'm going to now cast this screen onto my big TV up there and then I can sit back and play the mobile phone game on the big screen.

  • My fiance had the idea to just throw on this past weekend, put it on the TV, cast it from YouTube to the TV, and it was like magic.

  • Also, you can cast from this onto your flat TV in your room so other people can watch what you're doing.

  • You can easily cast your favorite shows from your smartphone to the TV with just a few taps.

  • With this app, you can cast videos directly to your smart speaker for an immersive listening experience.

  • To enjoy the movie night, remember to cast the film from your laptop to the larger screen in the living room.

Antonyms

to receive
  • Specialized
89 2.2

To take in signals or information

Idioms

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

8 7.7

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

To look in more places to find someone or something

Make a meeting or event feel gloomy and sad

1 9.5

To give something valuable to people who do not appreciate it

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

Fixed and not able to be changed

Make people feel uneasy, disappointed or uncomfortable

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

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

Phrasal Verbs

50 6.2

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

to cast a spell
  • Literature
37 7.4

Use words or actions to make a magical change

28 4.8

To get rid of something you do not want or need

23 4.6

Make people feel unsure if something is true

to cast aside
  • Informal
17 3.7

Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want

Give your choice in an election or official decision

10 4.1

To throw away things you no longer want

To look around or think hard to find something you need

To look in a worried way for an idea or solution

1 6.3

To make someone feel sad or discouraged

To free something by letting go of ties or limits

to cast off
  • Jargon
1 8.2

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

Throw a fishing net into the water to catch fish

to cast on
  • Jargon
1 6.9

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

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

to sand cast
  • Specialized
1 6.6

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

Think about something that happened in the past to remember it

Compounds

cast iron
  • Specialized
29 3.7

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

A group of actors who perform in a play or film

plaster cast
  • Specialized
5 3.1

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

2 4.5

A thing, often clothing, that someone has thrown away

A group of actors who are mostly white

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

needle cast
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

alloy cast iron
  • Specialized
6.0

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

9.9

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

soft-cast steel
  • Specialized
5.1

Steel with very little carbon that is easy to shape

How Far

to send
∞ 1.0
to stream
  • Texting
96 3.4
to cast
  • Texting
2 3.9

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Cast for sending audio or video comes from the idea of 'throwing' sound or picture across to another place, the same root you see in broadcast. So to cast is to send media from one device to another for others to see or hear.