English / phrasal verb
Cast back
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To direct one's thoughts or memory back to a past event or bygone era.
In context
01
Whenever Grandfather holds the antique pocket watch, his thoughts cast back to his childhood holidays in the village.
02
Turning the yellowed pages of the family album naturally casts one's mind back to cherished ancestors.
Synonyms
Reminisce,recall,recollect
Antonyms
Anticipate,foresee,look forward
Collocations
Cast one's mind back,cast thoughts back,cast back to childhood