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sowed

sow
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soh]
    • /soʊ/
    • /səʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh]
    • /soʊ/

Definitions of sowed word

  • verb with object sowed to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant. 1
  • verb with object sowed to plant seed for: to sow a crop. 1
  • verb with object sowed to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth. 1
  • verb with object sowed to implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension. 1
  • verb with object sowed to strew or sprinkle with anything. 1
  • verb without object sowed to sow seed, as for the production of a crop. 1
See all 6 definitions of sowed

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Origin of sowed

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sowen, Old English sāwan; cognate with Dutch zaaien, German säen, Old Norse sā, Gothic saian; akin to seed, Latin sēmen seed, serere to sow

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Parts of speech for Sowed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sowed

sowed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sowed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sowed

adj sowed

  • grassy — covered with grass.

adjective sowed

  • carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
  • disseminated — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
  • grasslike — That has the characteristics of grass.

verb sowed

  • gardened — Simple past tense and past participle of garden.
  • hoed — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
  • homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
  • inseminated — Simple past tense and past participle of inseminate.

noun sowed

  • hogged — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
All 12 Synonyms of sowed

Antonyms for sowed

verb sowed

  • deracinated — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
  • dislodged — Simple past tense and past participle of dislodge.
  • hoed — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
All 3 Antonyms of sowed

Top questions with sowed

  • what does sowed mean?
  • write a story ending with he reaped what he sowed?
  • you reap what you sowed?

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