cast one's mind back
Revisit old memories
To cast one's mind back is to deliberately recall or think about something from the past: Cast your mind back to when we first met.
The phrase suggests intentional retrieval of memory, often at someone's prompting, and typically precedes a specific time or event being recalled.
- rememberRetain in mind
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- pastTime already gone
- summonCall to appear
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
fond memories · nostalgia · good old days · old times · wistfulness · reimagine · visualize · rumination · introspection · contemplation · retrieve · bygone · history · recall · evoke · replay · yesteryear · distant past
temporal direction of thought
cast one's mind backlook ahead
Direct attention toward future
think ahead · anticipate · plan ahead · look forward · forward-thinking
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