cast one's mind back

English

Verb

cast one's mind back (third-person singular simple present casts one's mind back, present participle casting one's mind back, simple past and past participle cast one's mind back)

1. (idiomatic, often followed by to) To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.

Further reading

• “cast your mind back”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “to cast your mind back”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “cast your mind back” (US) / “cast your mind back” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.