cast one's net wide

verb

To attempt a large number and variety of options.

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Meanings

verbcast one's net wide (third-person singular simple present casts one's net wide, present participle casting one's net wide, simple past and past participle cast one's net wide)

present singular third person casts one's net wide · participle present casting one's net wide · alternative cast one's net far and wide · alternative spread one's net wide · alternative cast one's net wider

  1. figurativelyTo attempt a large number and variety of options.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漁翁撒網 /渔翁撒网
  • 漁翁撒網 /渔翁撒网 (yúwēngsāwǎng)Translations
Finnish kokeilla kaikenlaista
  • kokeilla kaikenlaistaTranslations
French ratisser large
  • ratisser largeTranslations
Italian provarle tutte
  • provarle tutteTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“cast one's net wide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20one's%20net%20wide. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast one's net wide,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20one's%20net%20wide.

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