# becast

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cover or surround by casting (something) about.
2. To cast about; plan; plot; contrive.

## Etymology
From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/becast