cast about

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. To try to find; look around; search.
  2. To plan; plot; contrive.

Hevwate

beat about

cast around
conceive
C2
consider
B1
contemplate
C2
deem
21k
dispersed
23k
excogitate
judge
A2
🧑‍⚖️
meditate
C2
mull
32k
mull over
muse
C2
ponder
20k
quest
C1
ratiocinate
reason
A1
reflect
C1
ruminate
scattered
C1
seek
B2
🔍

speculate

study
B1
think
A1
🤔
think over
search
A2

thrown about

cogitate
Werger

يتأمل

discórrer
brüten
denken
🤔
dünken
grübeln
nachdenken
🤔
nachsinnen
überlegen

σκέφτομαι

chercher
juger
🧑‍⚖️
méditer
penser
🤔
فكر
🤔
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Old English
costian
In summary

From cast (“to try”) + about, perhaps dissimulated from becast (“to cast about, plot”). Compare also Old English costian (“to try, examine”). More at cast, costen.

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