cast light on in English

Forms: casts light on [present, singular, third-person], casting light on [participle, present], cast light on [participle, past], cast light on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,cast>}} cast light on (third-person singular simple present casts light on, present participle casting light on, simple past and past participle cast light on)

Inflected forms

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"cast light on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms