I. VERB USES
(~s, ~ing, ~ed, ~n)
1.
If you ~ seeds or ~ an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground.
Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March...
Yesterday the field opposite was ~n with maize.
VERB: V n, be V-ed with n
2.
If someone ~s an undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop.
He cleverly ~ed doubts into the minds of his rivals...
VERB: V n
3.
If one thing ~s the seeds of another, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing.
Rich industrialised countries have ~n the seeds of global warming.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
II. NOUN USE
(~s)
A ~ is an adult female pig.
N-COUNT