"umbecast" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌʌmbəˈkæst/, /ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/ Forms: umbecasts [present, singular, third-person], umbecasting [participle, present], umbecast [participle, past], umbecast [past]
Etymology: From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|umbecasten}} Middle English umbecasten, {{prefix|en|um|cast|alt1=umbe}} umbe- + cast, {{prefix|en|um|becast}} um- + becast Head templates: {{en-verb|umbecasts|umbecasting|umbecast}} umbecast (third-person singular simple present umbecasts, present participle umbecasting, simple past and past participle umbecast)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place). Tags: dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-Cb7NNkcD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18
  2. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To consider, ponder. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-rAfBpEha Categories (other): English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18
  3. To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-fqXL0yLk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 66 6 7 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18
  4. To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-GykrhT8h Categories (other): English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18
  5. To bind, tie up.
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-F4uHO4y0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18
  6. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade
    Sense id: en-umbecast-en-verb-uo2Okv~L Categories (other): English terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with um-: 17 11 19 16 18 18

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for umbecast meaning in English (3.5kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/"
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/"
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