cast about

• Procurar algo de forma insistente ou urgente, muitas vezes examinando várias possibilidades, direções ou opções; também pode significar olhar ao redor em busca de algo.

To search or look for something in a determined or urgent manner, often by trying different possibilities or directions.

1. B2formal

   To search or look for something in a determined or anxious way.

   Procurar

   • She cast about for a solution to the problem.
   • He cast about in his mind for the right words to say.
   • The team cast about for new ideas to improve the product.

2. B2formal

   To try to find a way to do something, especially when it is difficult.

   Buscar uma saída

   • The company is casting about for new investors.
   • He cast about for a way to escape the situation.
   • They cast about for a strategy to win the contract.