sow

«sow» in Mova's school dictionary: To plant seeds in the ground — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (sow, sows, sowed, sown/sowed, sowing) — rhymes with «go»; noun (a sow, sows) — rhymes with «cow»

meaning for a pupil

1) (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. tree →

2) (verb) To cause something to start or spread: sow doubt. tree →

3) (noun, rhymes with cow) An adult female pig. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and gardening lessons, children sow seeds and watch them grow. On farms, the sow has piglets. Saying: «You reap what you sow» means what you do comes back to you. Phrases: sow seeds, sow the seeds of, reap what you sow.

examples

• We sowed sunflower seeds in pots. tree →
• Farmers sow wheat in autumn. tree →
• The sow had ten piglets. tree →
• Sow the seeds 2 cm apart. tree →
• His lies sowed doubt in our minds. tree →
• You reap what you sow. tree →
• "Who sowed this sort of corn?" tree →

note

Two words spelled the same: sow (plant, said «so») and sow (pig, said «sau»). Homophones: sow/sew/so. Past participle: sown («the seeds are sown»). Maths: «sow 5 seeds in each of 8 rows» means 5 × 8 = 40.

In the corpora

• In autumn farmers plough and sow winter wheat or barley, and gulls and rooks follow the plough to snatch worms and grubs.
• "A man reaps what he sows" (Galatians 6:7): skipped reading leaves gaps you trip over later.
• And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.
• Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
• And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.