English

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casten

  1. (archaic, poetic) past participle of cast

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cast.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑstə(n)/, [ˈkɑːstə(n)]
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  • Hyphenation: cas‧ten
  • Homophone: kasten (by the first pronunciation)

Verb

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casten

  1. (transitive) to cast (assign performing parts in a production)
  2. (transitive) to cast (broadcast over the Internet or a local network)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of casten (weak)
infinitive casten
past singular castte
past participle gecast
infinitive casten
gerund casten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular cast castte
2nd person sing. (jij) cast castte
2nd person sing. (u) cast castte
2nd person sing. (gij) cast castte
3rd person singular cast castte
plural casten castten
subjunctive sing.1 caste castte
subjunctive plur.1 casten castten
imperative sing. cast
imperative plur.1 cast
participles castend gecast
1) Archaic.
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cast, from Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną.

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Verb

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casten (weak, third-person singular present castet, past tense castete, past participle gecastet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to audition; to have a casting (evaluate people for a perfoming part)
    Synonym: vorsprechen lassen
    Es wurden drei Schauspieler für die Rolle gecastet, aber keiner davon passte.
    Three actors were auditioned for the part, but none of them seemed right.
  2. (transitive, less common, at least in non-specialist use) to cast (choose someone for a performing part)
    Er wurde für die Rolle gecastet.He was cast for the part.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old Norse kasta.[1][2]

    Verb

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    casten

    1. cast

    Descendants

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    • English: cast

    References

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    1. ^ casten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
    2. ^ cast, v.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.