how to pronounce sow

/ˈsaʊ/

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sow is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… kinds now shalt not sow thy field with …”

meaning of sow

Sow is a verb meaning to plant seeds in the ground.

sow frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sow occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sow can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sow can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;