Meaning & Definition of Sown in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Past participle of sow, meaning to plant seeds.

  Example Sentence: The fields were sown with wheat last autumn.

• Definition: To have spread something, such as ideas or feelings, widely.

  Example Sentence: They have sown doubt among the team members.

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• 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.

Translations

• Spanish: sembrado

• French: semé

• German: gesät

• Russian: посеянный

Related Words

• sow: to plant seeds in the ground.

• seeding: the process of planting seeds.

• cultivation: the act of preparing and using land for crops.

Slang Meanings of sown

• Meaning: to spread information or rumors.

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

• Meaning: to have unintentionally created a problem.

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