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I . sow1 <sowed, [or sowed] sown> [səʊ, Am soʊ] VB trans a. fig

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II . sow1 <sowed, [or sowed] sown> [səʊ, Am soʊ] VB intr

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sow2 [saʊ] N (pig)

Usage examples with sow

to sow dissension
се́ять раздо́р
to sow one's wild oats
отда́ть дань увлече́ниям мо́лодости
to sow the seeds of doubt
посе́ять се́мя сомне́ния
as you sow, so shall you reap
что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear proverbial
горба́того (одна́) моги́ла испра́вит

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He came daily to give it food, but when he had gone, the boys would eat part of the sow's provisions.
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They sow three fields of wheat but the first field is destroyed before it can be harvested.
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Seeds sown in this manner are distributed unevenly (which may result in overcrowding).
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Sows are also prevented from being able to move other than between standing and lying.
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But the 1990s were also a period of revival and sowing seeds of growth for the station.
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According to the opposition, the government engineered the division in the party to sow confusion among the electorate.
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Only the sows selected for breeding (i.e., pregnant sows) will spend time in a sow stall.
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Specialty crop production sown in 1981 amounted to 136000to2474000 ha in 2001.
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If sown immediately it is ripe, it will normally germinate in the following summer.
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His best attack is sowing seeds onto his opponents that wrapped them in vines.
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