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sowed the seeds of

sowed the seeds of is the simple past of sow the seeds of.

Meaning of sow the seeds of

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

Questions about sowed the seeds of

What is sowed the seeds of the simple past of?
Sowed the seeds of is the simple past of sow the seeds of.

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