Sow
verb
To plant seeds in the ground.
Farmers sow seeds in spring.
Often appears as...
- sow seeds
- sow the land
verb
To cause a feeling or a condition to start existing.
Her comment sowed confusion in the team.
Often appears as...
- sow confusion
- sow discord
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Disapproving
noun
A female pig.
The sow has given birth to eight piglets.
Often appears as...
- mother sow
- pregnant sow
verb
To plant seeds in the ground.
Farmers sow seeds in spring.
Often appears as...
- sow seeds
- sow the land
verb
To cause a feeling or a condition to start existing.
Her comment sowed confusion in the team.
Often appears as...
- sow confusion
- sow discord
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A female pig.
The sow has given birth to eight piglets.
Often appears as...
- mother sow
- pregnant sow
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Context
Primarily used in farming and gardening to discuss planting.
She plans to sow carrots in her garden this weekend.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Sowing generally refers to a seasonal activity, crucial for knowing when to use the word.
Many farmers sow their fields right after the last frost.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Metaphorical
Used both literally for seeds and metaphorically for ideas or qualities.
The author sows the seeds of a great story in the first chapter.
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Context
Primarily used in farming and gardening to discuss planting.
She plans to sow carrots in her garden this weekend.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Sowing generally refers to a seasonal activity, crucial for knowing when to use the word.
Many farmers sow their fields right after the last frost.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Metaphorical
Used both literally for seeds and metaphorically for ideas or qualities.
The author sows the seeds of a great story in the first chapter.
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Context
Primarily used in farming and gardening to discuss planting.
She plans to sow carrots in her garden this weekend.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Sowing generally refers to a seasonal activity, crucial for knowing when to use the word.
Many farmers sow their fields right after the last frost.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal and Metaphorical
Used both literally for seeds and metaphorically for ideas or qualities.
The author sows the seeds of a great story in the first chapter.
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A one-man musical...
It's a brand new world. The power is now in the hands of the creator, as I'm sure you guys would agree, as opposed to the big record company executive or the big man or something like that. It's somebody with a good idea. Here I am at TED saying this to you guys who know this already, but it's somebody with a good idea who can sow that seed.
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Unraveling a Mapmaker’s...
worked with martin to track down the mystery of this line but before you can understand how this line led to combat you need to know a little context about india and pakistan the seeds for the siachen dispute were sown at the very birth of pakistan and india after world war
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Why Climate Change Is a...
and she told me that when she was growing up, she had a very normal life in her village and they didn't go hungry, they knew that the seasons would come as they were predicted to come, they knew when to sow and they knew when to harvest, and so they had enough food.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
a sow vibrator, that hangs on the sperm feeder tube to vibrate. Because, as I mentioned, the clitoris is inside the vagina. So possibly, you know, a little more arousing than it looks. And I also said to her, "Now, these sows. I mean, you may have noticed there.
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The difference between...
about your family. Isolation is about sowing seeds of doubt about everyone from your prerelationship life. Healthy love includes independence, two people who love spending time together but who stay connected to the people and activities they cared about before.
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The life cycle of a...
where cotton seeds are sown, irrigated and grown for the fluffy bolls they produce. Self-driving machines carefully harvest these puffs, an industrial cotton gin mechanically separates the fluffy bolls from the seeds,
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The walk from "no" to...
What's the opposite of terrorism? It's taking an innocent stranger and treating them as a friend whom you welcome into your home, in order to sow and create understanding or respect, or love.
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Facebook's role in...
because it feels more like a hate crime to me. I don't have to tell you that hate and fear are being sown online all across the world.
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Coral Gardening PIPE South...
if replicated coral gardening could help restore reefs throughout the Pacific but its biggest success may be in sowing the
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Underground Labyrinth Of...
by march in the deepest part of the set the dominant sow has already given birth
Video examples
A one-man musical...
It's a brand new world. The power is now in the hands of the creator, as I'm sure you guys would agree, as opposed to the big record company executive or the big man or something like that. It's somebody with a good idea. Here I am at TED saying this to you guys who know this already, but it's somebody with a good idea who can sow that seed.
Video examples
Unraveling a Mapmaker’s...
worked with martin to track down the mystery of this line but before you can understand how this line led to combat you need to know a little context about india and pakistan the seeds for the siachen dispute were sown at the very birth of pakistan and india after world war
Video examples
Why Climate Change Is a...
and she told me that when she was growing up, she had a very normal life in her village and they didn't go hungry, they knew that the seasons would come as they were predicted to come, they knew when to sow and they knew when to harvest, and so they had enough food.
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
a sow vibrator, that hangs on the sperm feeder tube to vibrate. Because, as I mentioned, the clitoris is inside the vagina. So possibly, you know, a little more arousing than it looks. And I also said to her, "Now, these sows. I mean, you may have noticed there.
Video examples
The difference between...
about your family. Isolation is about sowing seeds of doubt about everyone from your prerelationship life. Healthy love includes independence, two people who love spending time together but who stay connected to the people and activities they cared about before.
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
where cotton seeds are sown, irrigated and grown for the fluffy bolls they produce. Self-driving machines carefully harvest these puffs, an industrial cotton gin mechanically separates the fluffy bolls from the seeds,
Video examples
The walk from "no" to...
What's the opposite of terrorism? It's taking an innocent stranger and treating them as a friend whom you welcome into your home, in order to sow and create understanding or respect, or love.
Video examples
Facebook's role in...
because it feels more like a hate crime to me. I don't have to tell you that hate and fear are being sown online all across the world.
Video examples
Coral Gardening PIPE South...
if replicated coral gardening could help restore reefs throughout the Pacific but its biggest success may be in sowing the
Video examples
Underground Labyrinth Of...
by march in the deepest part of the set the dominant sow has already given birth
Example 1 of 10
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
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Magnus Scheving
Icelander Writer
If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.
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Charles W. Chesnutt
American Novelist
As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.
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James Allen
British Author
The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
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Michael Imperioli
American Actor
In this world, there really is a law of cause and effect: You reap what you sow. Then energy you put out really does come back to you.
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Charles Reade
English Novelist
Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Who sows virtue reaps honor.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
Quote examples
Magnus Scheving
Icelander Writer
If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.
Quote examples
Charles W. Chesnutt
American Novelist
As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.
Quote examples
James Allen
British Author
The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
Quote examples
Michael Imperioli
American Actor
In this world, there really is a law of cause and effect: You reap what you sow. Then energy you put out really does come back to you.
Quote examples
Charles Reade
English Novelist
Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
Quote examples
Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.
Quote examples
Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Who sows virtue reaps honor.
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