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sow
What does sow mean?
sow (verb): to scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sow in a sentence?
- When I had sown the field, the day's work was over. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does sow come from?
From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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to scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds)
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to make a loud, hollow, resonant sound
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regard something as probable or likely
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get something; come into possession of
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