sow
verb/soʊ/
Frequency rank: #8,798 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow.
Example sentence
Every spring, farmers go out to the fields to sow seeds for the new harvest.
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