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sows the seeds of

sows the seeds of is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Sows the seeds of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sow the seeds of.

Words near sows the seeds of in the dictionary

  1. sowre
  2. sows
  3. sows dragon's teeth
  4. sows one's oats
  5. sows one's wild oats
  6. sows the seeds of
  7. sowse
  8. sowsed
  9. sowses
  10. sowsing
  11. sowsse

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