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Meanings of sow in English

Portuguese
plantar
Catalan
sembrar
Spanish
sembrar

Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.

plantar
Portuguese
semear

Place seeds in or on (the ground)

semear
Usage of sow in English
1
Some growers sow in July or August; others in January or February.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
2
Wounding the earth to sow in it and make it feed you.
The Romantic
3
Happiness shall we sow, across the land, in the sun and snow.
Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days
4
Let them sow dissension in some community less united than is ours.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
5
What I sow, I sow in a field and in a furrow.
The Real Adventure
6
And now we are here, to sow the seed in the East.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
7
The more fat the sow is, the more she loves the mire.
The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
8
You plant and sow-theLord must send the rain and the sunshine.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
9
Job said, 'They that plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.'
The book of spies
10
Here are four additional areas of life to sow wealth: FRIENDSHIP GIVE.
Ebony
11
Awhile they may sow in tears, but soon they reap in joy.
The Annals of the Poor
12
As ye sow, England and Wales Cricket Board, so shall ye reap.
The Guardian
13
If you sow it in spring, it gets going far too late.
The Guardian
14
He saw the headless body of the sow and jumped in time.
Lord of the Flies
15
And he knew the sow was not yet finished with the battle.
Further Adventures of Lad
16
If Jutterly heads the poll I'm going to let the sow in.
The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers
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Translations for sow
Portuguese
plantarsemear
Catalan
sembrar
Spanish
sembrar
Sow through the time
Sow across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common