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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

  1. verb To go around asking people for their opinions, support, or votes.
  2. verb To examine or discuss something thoroughly.
  3. noun The act of canvassing, or a survey conducted this way.

cast — full definition

  1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
  4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
  5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

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