cast ~ as ... — to choose someone to play a particular role or character
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to choose someone to play a particular role or character
Pronunciation (IPA): /kæst æz/
Korean meaning: ~역으로 캐스팅하다, ~으로 간주하다
Korean pronunciation: **캐**스트 애즈
Example Sentences
- Tom Cruise was cast as a secret agent in Mission Impossible.
- My mom cast me as the dishwasher in our family drama.
- She was surprisingly cast as the romantic lead.
cast ~ as ...
VERB//kæst æz//
to choose someone to play a particular role or character
💡 Concept
to choose someone to play a particular role or character
🎵 Rhyme
Cast the last role in this vast theater!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kæst æz/
🇬🇧 UK/kɑːst æz/
🌳Etymology
Rootcast
Origin
고대 노르웨이어 'kasta(던지다)'에서 유래. 배우를 특정 역할에 '던져 넣는다'는 의미에서 '캐스팅하다'로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
fastlastpastvast
fast
last
past
vast
🔗Collocations
cast someone as the hero
cast as the lead
cast as a villain
cast someone as the narrator
perfectly cast as
miscast as
📝Examples
“Tom Cruise was cast as a secret agent in Mission Impossible.”
😄 Fun example
“My mom cast me as the dishwasher in our family drama.”
“She was surprisingly cast as the romantic lead.”
😄 Fun example
“The teacher cast him as Romeo, but he wanted to be the tree.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
select aschoose asassign asdesignate as
Antonyms
reject forexclude from
Related
auditionrolecharacteractorcasting director
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