cast about
English
Etymology
From cast (“to try”) + about, see becast. Compare also Old English costian (“to try, examine”). More at cast, costen.
Verb
cast about (third-person singular simple present casts about, present participle casting about, simple past and past participle cast about)
- (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search.
- The hounds cast about for the fox's trail.
- (transitive) To plan; plot; contrive.