"cast one's mind back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: casts one's mind back [present, singular, third-person], casting one's mind back [participle, present], cast one's mind back [participle, past], cast one's mind back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cast<,,cast> one's mind back}} cast one's mind back (third-person singular simple present casts one's mind back, present participle casting one's mind back, simple past and past participle cast one's mind back)
  1. (idiomatic, often followed by to) To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past. Tags: idiomatic, often, with-to
    Sense id: en-cast_one's_mind_back-en-verb-omJYuVcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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