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   sow

   /səʊ/

   verb

   • 1. plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth: "fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top" Similar scatterspreadbroadcastdispersestrewdisseminatedistributedrilldibbleput in the groundliterary:bestrew
   • ▪ plant the seeds of (a plant or crop): "catch crops should be sown after minimal cultivation"
   • ▪ plant (a piece of land) with seed: "the field used to be sown with oats" Similar plantseedreseed
   • ▪ be thickly covered with: "the night sky was sown with stars"
   • ▪ lay or plant (an explosive mine) or cover (territory) with mines: "the field had both British and German mines sown in it"
   • 2. disseminate or introduce (something undesirable): "the new policy has sown confusion and doubt" Similar causebring aboutoccasioncreategive rise tolead toproduceengendergenerateinduceinviteimplantplantlodgepromptevokeelicitinitiateprecipitateinstigatetriggerspark offprovokeend inculminate infinish interminate ininvolvemeanentailnecessitatepromotefosterfomentformal:redound toliterary:beget

   Word Origin Old Englishsāwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaaien and German säen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sower noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOW definition: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SOW meaning: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOW | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   uk / səʊ / us past tense sowed | past participle sown | sowed. Add to word list. to put seeds into the ground: to sow seeds / crops. sow. noun [ C ] uk / saʊ / us. a female pig. (Definition of sow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of sow the seeds of something in English - Cambridge...

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   SOW THE SEEDS OF SOMETHING definition: 1. to do something that will cause something to happen in the future: 2. to do something that will…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PLANT definition: 1. a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionarySOW | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   SOW 意味, 定義, SOW は何か: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. もっと見る

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREAP WHAT YOU SOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REAP WHAT YOU SOW definition: 1. to experience the result, often a bad one, of something that you did in the past: 2. to…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of sow the seeds of something in English - Cambridge...

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishsow | meaning in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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    verb. uk / səʊ/. sowed | sown. to put seeds into the ground. (Definition of sow from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › pl › dictionaryZnaczenie SOW, definicja w Cambridge English Dictionary

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    SOW definicja: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. Dowiedź się więcej.