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sow the seeds of

sow the seeds of verb: to carry out a certain action which will eventually bring about a particular result.

Verb

sow the seeds of (third-person singular simple present sows the seeds of, present participle sowing the seeds of, simple past sowed the seeds of, past participle sown the seeds of)

  1. (idiomatic) To carry out a certain action which will eventually bring about a particular result.
    • I welcome the deal, but hope the continuing disagreements about modernisation do not sow the seeds of the next dispute.2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3

Forms of sow the seeds of

third-person singular presentsows the seeds of
present participlesowing the seeds of
pastsowed the seeds of
past participlesown the seeds of

Questions about sow the seeds of

What does sow the seeds of mean?
Sow the seeds of means to carry out a certain action which will eventually bring about a particular result.
What part of speech is sow the seeds of?
Sow the seeds of is a verb.
What is the past tense of sow the seeds of?
The past tense of sow the seeds of is sowed the seeds of.

Words near sow the seeds of in the dictionary

  1. sow dragon's teeth
  2. sow one's oats
  3. sow one's wild oats
  4. sow stall
  5. sow stalls
  6. sow the seeds of
  7. sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
  8. sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
  9. sow thistle
  10. sow thistles
  11. sow wild oats

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