"becast" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.",
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        "third-person"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To cover or surround by casting (something) about."
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          "casting",
          "casting"
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To cover or surround by casting (something) about."
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        "To cast about; plan; plot; contrive."
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) To cast about; plan; plot; contrive."
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        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
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  "word": "becast"
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "becasts",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "becasting",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "becast",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "becast",
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        "To cover or surround by casting (something) about."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To cover or surround by casting (something) about."
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        "To cast about; plan; plot; contrive."
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          "plan",
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) To cast about; plan; plot; contrive."
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