sondare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- canvass verb To go around asking people for their opinions, support, or votes.
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- explore verb To travel through an unfamiliar place in order to learn about it.
- oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
Senses
sondare is used for these senses in English:
- canvass To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
- cast (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- explore (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
- oversee (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
- test the waters (idiomatic) To explore or probe, as before making a commitment.
canvass — full definition
- verb To go around asking people for their opinions, support, or votes.
- verb To examine or discuss something thoroughly.
- noun The act of canvassing, or a survey conducted this way.
cast — full definition
- verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
- verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
- noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
- noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.