Sown

/soʊn/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Past participle of 'sow', which means to plant seeds in the ground.

The farmer had sown the fields early in the spring.

To spread or scatter something, especially ideas or principles.

She has sown the seeds of kindness throughout the community.

To introduce a concept or idea into a situation.

The speaker sowed doubt among the audience regarding the plan.

To implant or instill a feeling or quality in someone's mind.

He has sown discontent among his colleagues.

To give rise to something, especially a situation or condition.

The policies he implemented have sown discord in the team.

Old English 'sāwan', from Proto-Germanic *sawōną.

sow the seeds of:

to initiate a process that can lead to a particular result.

sown in secrecy:

to be planted or enacted in a hidden manner.

to spread information or rumors.

He really sown some wild tales at the party last night.

to have unintentionally created a problem.

I think I might have sown some chaos with that last comment.