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What people want is not what some would call imaginative and often austere productions but very lavish productions which cast back into the auditorium an image of their affluence.
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Meaning of "cast back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAST BACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAST BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cast back is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cast back in English.

WHAT DOES CAST BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cast back in the English dictionary

The definition of cast back in the dictionary is to turn to the past.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAST BACK

PRESENT

Present
I cast back
you cast back
he/she/it casts back
we cast back
you cast back
they cast back
Present continuous
I am casting back
you are casting back
he/she/it is casting back
we are casting back
you are casting back
they are casting back
Present perfect
I have cast back
you have cast back
he/she/it has cast back
we have cast back
you have cast back
they have cast back
Present perfect continuous
I have been casting back
you have been casting back
he/she/it has been casting back
we have been casting back
you have been casting back
they have been casting back
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cast back
you cast back
he/she/it cast back
we cast back
you cast back
they cast back
Past continuous
I was casting back
you were casting back
he/she/it was casting back
we were casting back
you were casting back
they were casting back
Past perfect
I had cast back
you had cast back
he/she/it had cast back
we had cast back
you had cast back
they had cast back
Past perfect continuous
I had been casting back
you had been casting back
he/she/it had been casting back
we had been casting back
you had been casting back
they had been casting back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cast back
you will cast back
he/she/it will cast back
we will cast back
you will cast back
they will cast back
Future continuous
I will be casting back
you will be casting back
he/she/it will be casting back
we will be casting back
you will be casting back
they will be casting back
Future perfect
I will have cast back
you will have cast back
he/she/it will have cast back
we will have cast back
you will have cast back
they will have cast back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been casting back
you will have been casting back
he/she/it will have been casting back
we will have been casting back
you will have been casting back
they will have been casting back
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cast back
you would cast back
he/she/it would cast back
we would cast back
you would cast back
they would cast back
Conditional continuous
I would be casting back
you would be casting back
he/she/it would be casting back
we would be casting back
you would be casting back
they would be casting back
Conditional perfect
I would have cast back
you would have cast back
he/she/it would have cast back
we would have cast back
you would have cast back
they would have cast back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been casting back
you would have been casting back
he/she/it would have been casting back
we would have been casting back
you would have been casting back
they would have been casting back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cast back
we let´s cast back
you cast back
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cast back
Past participle
cast back
Present Participle
casting back
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAST BACK

cast
cast a stone at
cast about
cast anchor
cast down
cast in one´s lot with
cast iron
cast on
cast one´s bread upon the waters
cast out
cast steel
cast stone
cast up
cast-iron
cast-off
castability
castable
Castalia
Castalian
castanets

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAST BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
bounce back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of cast back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cast back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAST BACK

Find out the translation of cast back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cast back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cast back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

投退
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

echar atrás
570 millions of speakers

English

cast back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस डाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يلقي العودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бросок назад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lançar de volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছনে ফেলে দাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rejetterait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hantar balik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

werfen zurück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バックキャスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 캐스팅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matak bali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் நடிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे टाकले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gettato indietro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzucił z powrotem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кидок назад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aruncat înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρίχνει πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gooi terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kasta tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kastet tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cast back

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAST BACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cast back

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QUOTES WITH «CAST BACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cast back.
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Jonathan Miller
What people want is not what some would call imaginative and often austere productions but very lavish productions which cast back into the auditorium an image of their affluence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAST BACK»

Discover the use of cast back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cast back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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C# 2.0: Practical Guide for Programmers
Dequeue(); // The object (23) must be cast back (unboxed) // to an int. These implicit and explicit operations involve both memory allocations and runtime type checks. Although boxing/unboxing operations are not applicable with reference ...
Michel de Champlain, Brian G. Patrick, 2005
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To Cast an Iron Shadow
He didn't recognize the man staring back at him. For even amm around ting th med nd h ting thing xpression ing had hard an e fi ad ba en. der and nd He d ndow. e wi Moha w Hi am he though his reflection was cast back at him in a.
Muneer Barkatullah, 2011
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The Reflective Citizen: Organizational and Social Dynamics
Five meanings stand out for me: 1. to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) after incidence. 2. to give back or show an image of; mirror. 3. to throw or cast back; cause to return or rebound. 4. to think carefully; meditate on. 5. to serve to give a  ...
Laurence J. Gould, Aideen Lucey, Lionel Stapley, 2011
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Unlearning Meditation
It was like a net being cast back. In being aware of what was happening now— like sounds and sensations— the net was just cast back a nanosecond. At other times the net was cast a little further back. Then on that jolt of “Where was I?” cast  ...
Jason Siff, 2010
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De Rerum Natura: The Latin Text of Lucretius
106. adsiduo . . . repulsu: i.e., the effigiae are "cast back" from the mirror's surface as constantly and rapidly as the simulacra are released from the emitting object, repulsu: "reflection." 107. reiectae: "cast back." See 11. 285, 570. speculorum ex  ...
William Ellery Leonard, Stanley Barney Smith, 2008
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De rervm natvra: libri sex
106. adsiduo . . . repulsu: i.e., the effigiae are "cast back" from the mirror's surface as constantly and rapidly as the simulacra are released from the emitting object. repulsu: "reflection." 107. reiectae: "cast back." See ll. 285, 570. speculorum ex ...
Titus Lucretius Carus, William Ellery Leonard, Stanley Barney Smith, 1970
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An abridgment of Ainsworth's dictionary: English and Latin : ...
Cast back, Rejectus. Before, Objec tus. Between, Interjectus, luter- positus. Cast down, Demolitus, deturbatus, disturbalus, dirutus, eversus. Cost down in misery, Met. Calamitosos, profliga tus ; $ affllctus. Ccst down from, Demissus, dejectus, ...
Robert Ainsworth, Thomas Morell, John Carey, 1837
8
Aerial Locomotion
The revolving blades trace out a circle whose diameter is called the diameter of the propeller, and the air they reach is set in motion. Again, taking the most favourable supposition, the air cast back is a cylindrical column whose cross- section is ...
E. H. Harper, Allan Ferguson, 2012
9
A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of ...
I shall add but one citation more, from the same authority; where a warrior, speaking of himself and his attendants upon their travels, says, “ Having taken off our helmets, we cast back our aventailles,' and laid ourselves down to repose ...
Joseph Strutt, James Robinson Planché, 1842
10
Reading Faulkner: Light in August
... will no more be able to overcome his inexperience and innocence than will she be able to overcome her maturity and experience. 702 : 37 He can no more ever cast back and do, than you can cast back and undo 'cast back' = 'backtrack'.
Hugh Ruppersburg, James Hinkle, Robert McCoy, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAST BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cast back is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pictures and trailer revealed for Independence Day 2
Filming has started for Independence Day: Resurgence with many of the original cast back for more. Actor Jeff Goldblum shared his first ever ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
2
Transgender participant is an Amazing Race first
Like all the teams, the couple were cast back in February. Supervising producer and showrunner Mark Lysakowski and others associated with ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Fair grounds will buzz for July Fourth activities
Innes hadn't planned on bringing the cast back for a second year, “but people kept asking me about it — it was a very popular event — so I ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
4
What No One Is Talking About When They Talk About Greece
Finding myself back in Athens as the world's gaze is cast back in its direction, with the clock ticking on the future of high politics in Greece and ... «Gawker, Jul 15»
5
Heyde Center has connections throughout the business community
Taylor talked about her participation in community theatre, having performed with Jerry Way and the rest of the cast back in 2003. «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
6
Original Maverick Returns To 'Top Gun 2'! Tom Cruise CONFIRMED …
... The Legend of Chun-Li," Ellison confirmed details of the sequel apart from the already-good-news of bringing the original Maverick cast back. «Youth Health Magzine, Jun 15»
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Early squid scramble amid relaxed regulations
Many feel the fate of their families depends on this year's squid catch, with others expressing concerns of being cast back to the 'Arduous ... «Daily NK, Jun 15»
8
Berlin on Stage
... most of the performances ran over two hours) and no standing ovations, but instead, sustained applause that called the cast back onstage up ... «Valley Advocate, Jun 15»
9
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto Signed for 'Star Trek 4′
The 2009 film performed well enough that Paramount got the cast back together for 2012's Star Trek Into Darkness, albeit with only nominal pay ... «/FILM, Jun 15»
10
Teen Beach 2 brings entire cast back for a second dose of fun on the …
Teen Beach 2 Teen Beach Movie was a hit when it was released on Disney Channel and Family Channel two years ago. It's the second-most ... «Tribute.ca, Jun 15»

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