sown

CEFRB2

/soʊn/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past participle of sow; planted seeds in the ground.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.

Examples

  • What one has sown one will have to reap.

  • You must reap what you have sown.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /səʊn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of sow

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The farmer had blank the seeds before the first frost arrived.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Morphologically sow + -n.