cast over

English

Verb

cast over (third-person singular simple present casts over, present participle casting over, simple past and past participle cast over)

1. (idiomatic) To ponder; to consider or think about.
2. (figurative) To spread a sense of doom about a subject

   The projections cast doubt over the future of the business.

3. (fishing) To cast into another fisher's area or so as to cross over their line.
4. To direct one's attention towards something.

   My eyes cast over the anomaly.