sow

[US]/səʊ/
[UK]/soʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. plant seeds, scatter seeds in.

Phrases & Collocations

sow seeds

sow discord

sow confusion

sow doubt

sow chaos

Example Sentences

sow a field with wheat

sowing in narrow strips

sow seeds in the field

sow rumors and dissension.

It is too soon to sow yet.

When will the sow farrow?

sow the plants in early September.

sow the seed in the spring

sow the seed in the ground

sow the seeds of distrust

a plant that self-sows readily.

"As you sow, so will you reap."

sows should be unconfined at farrowing.

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

The spring-sowing season has set in.

a young sow that has not farrowed

The problem is that he never sowed his wild oats before he got married, and he wants to sow them now.

Remember: the one who sows meagerly will reap meagerly, and there shall be generous harvests for the one who sows generously.

The government’s repressive policies are sowing the seeds of rebellion.

Real-world Examples

Some farmers are injecting pregnant sows to cause abortions.

Source: New York Times

They might have to reap what they sow.

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

Those fools would never catch the sow.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The farmer sowed the field with wheat.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Then they're gonna reap what they sow.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Her reforms, it is said, sowed the seeds of the recent economic crisis.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

They reached the little field where they were to sow.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

For example, we often say that 'you reap what you sow'.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 9)

The ground must have been ploughed, and sowed, and harrowed, and reaped.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

Former British Foreign Secretary William Hague warned that a British exit could sow wider division.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Compilation June 2016

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