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sown the seeds of

sown the seeds of is the past participle 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 sown the seeds of

What is sown the seeds of the past participle of?
Sown the seeds of is the past participle of sow the seeds of.

Words near sown the seeds of in the dictionary

  1. sowms
  2. sown
  3. sown dragon's teeth
  4. sown one's oats
  5. sown one's wild oats
  6. sown the seeds of
  7. sownd
  8. sownded
  9. sownding
  10. sownds
  11. sowne

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