sowed

Meanings

• Verb

  To scatter seeds in the ground for planting.

  - "Farmers sowed their fields with wheat seeds."
  - "Last autumn, I sowed some pansies in my garden."

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Synonyms

plant , scatter

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sowed
bowed , owed

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Variants

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sow , sowed , sowing , sown , sows , self-sow , self-sowed , self-sowing , self-sown , self-sows

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Etymology

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Old English sowe ‘to sow, sew’, from seowan ‘to put, place’, from seo ‘put, place’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sowed' is related to the word 'seed'.

2. In ancient Rome, farmers would often sow their crops with a small amount of salt to improve the soil.

3. The first recorded use of the word 'sowed' in English was in the 13th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Planting: The act of growing plants by putting seeds or seedlings in the ground.

2. Agriculture: The science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, growing crops, and raising livestock.

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Culture

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In literature, 'sowed' is often used metaphorically to describe the spreading of ideas or influences. For example, in George Eliot's 'Silas Marner', the gold that Silas finds in the forest is described as having been 'sowed' by the devil.

How to Memorize "sowed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a farmer scattering seeds over a field.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sowed' with the image of a farmer planting crops.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'sowed' and the image of a farmer planting seeds.

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