Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1575
: to look around : SEEK < cast about for a seat>
transitive verb : to lay plans concerning : CONTRIVE < cast about how he was to go>
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1575
: to look around : SEEK < cast about for a seat>
transitive verb : to lay plans concerning : CONTRIVE < cast about how he was to go>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012