Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sow
Participle: sown (E)
Gerund: sowing
Indicative
Present
| I | sow |
| you | sow |
| he;she;it | sows |
| we | sow |
| you | sow |
| they | sow |
Perfect
| I | have sown (E) |
| you | have sown (E) |
| he;she;it | has sown (E) |
| we | have sown (E) |
| you | have sown (E) |
| they | have sown (E) |
Past
| I | sowed |
| you | sowed |
| he;she;it | sowed |
| we | sowed |
| you | sowed |
| they | sowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sown (E) |
| you | had sown (E) |
| he;she;it | had sown (E) |
| we | had sown (E) |
| you | had sown (E) |
| they | had sown (E) |
Future
| I | will sow |
| you | will sow |
| he;she;it | will sow |
| we | will sow |
| you | will sow |
| they | will sow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sown (E) |
| you | will have sown (E) |
| he;she;it | will have sown (E) |
| we | will have sown (E) |
| you | will have sown (E) |
| they | will have sown (E) |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sow |
| you | sow |
| he;she;it | sow |
| we | sow |
| you | sow |
| they | sow |
Perfect
| I | have sown (E) |
| you | have sown (E) |
| he;she;it | have sown (E) |
| we | have sown (E) |
| you | have sown (E) |
| they | have sown (E) |
Imperfect
| I | sowed |
| you | sowed |
| he;she;it | sowed |
| we | sowed |
| you | sowed |
| they | sowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sown (E) |
| you | had sown (E) |
| he;she;it | had sown (E) |
| we | had sown (E) |
| you | had sown (E) |
| they | had sown (E) |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sow |
| you | would sow |
| he;she;it | would sow |
| we | would sow |
| you | would sow |
| they | would sow |
Perfect
| I | would have sown (E) |
| you | would have sown (E) |
| he;she;it | would have sown (E) |
| we | would have sown (E) |
| you | would have sown (E) |
| they | would have sown (E) |
Imperative
| you | sow |
| we | Let's sow |
| you | sow |
Verbs similar to 'sow'
bow,
cow,
dow,
low,
mow,
row,
saw,
scow,
sew,
show,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- scatter
- disseminate, disperse, seed, strew, plant, propagate
- foment
- provoke, incite, instigate, foster, breed
Antonyms
- scatter
- collect, concentrate, gather, preserve
Additional Information
The regular form is used in American English
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
sawan "to scatter seed upon the ground or plant it in the earth" (class VII strong verb; past tense
seow, pp.
sawen), from P.Gmc.
*sæjanan (cf. O.N.
sa, O.S.
saian, M.Du.
sayen, Du.
zaaien, O.H.G.
sawen, Ger.
säen, Goth.
saian), from PIE base
*se- (cf. L.
sero, pt.
sevi, pp.
satum "to sow;" O.C.S.
sejo, sejati; Lith.
seju, seti "to sow"), source of semen, season (n.), seed, etc. Fig. sense was in O.E.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
4. Proto-Germanic *sēaną
5. Proto-West Germanic *sāan
6. Old English sāwan
7. Middle English sowen
8. English sow
9. From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Dutch zaaien, German säen, Danish så, Norwegian Bokmål så. See: Middle English '
sowen', Proto-Germanic '
*sēaną', Dutch '
zaaien', German, old spelling '
säen', Danish '
så', Norwegian '
så'.
Verbs referencing "sow"
Danish
så, German, old spelling
säen, Luxembourgish
séien, Proto-Slavic
sěti.
Sample Sentences
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[...] correctly, without book, such questions as where was England; how far was it; what was its population; its capital city; its form of government; and so forth. They sang a song too, about a farmer sowing his seed: with corresponding action at such parts as ‘’ tis thus he sows, ’ ‘he turns him round, ’ ‘he claps his hands; ’ which gave it greater interest for them, and accustomed them to act [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] was its population; its capital city; its form of government; and so forth. They sang a song too, about a farmer sowing his seed: with corresponding action at such parts as ‘’ tis thus he sows, ’ ‘he turns him round, ’ ‘he claps his hands; ’ which gave it greater interest for them, and accustomed them to act together, in an orderly manner. They appeared exceedingly well-taught, and not [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers; shameful trucklings to mercenary knaves, whose claim to be considered, is, that every day and week they sow new crops of ruin with their venal types, which are the dragon 's teeth of yore, in everything but sharpness; aidings and abettings of every bad inclination in the popular mind, and artful [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)