sown
/soʊn/
verb
- Past participle of sow: planted (seeds) in the ground for growth.
- She had sown wildflower seeds along the fence line last autumn.
- The farmer has sown wheat across the entire field this spring.
- By the time the rain came, the seeds had already been sown.
- Past participle of sow: spread or introduced something (like an idea or feeling) that will develop.
- Years of neglect had sown the seeds of resentment among the workers.
- The speech had sown doubt in the minds of many listeners.
- His kindness had sown goodwill throughout the community.
adjective
- Planted with seeds; covered or filled with seeds that have been scattered.
- We walked along the edge of the newly sown pasture.
- The sown area produced a much better crop than the fallow land.
- The sown field stretched out green and even under the sun.