"sow the seeds of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sows the seeds of [present, singular, third-person], sowing the seeds of [participle, present], sowed the seeds of [past], sown the seeds of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sow<,,,sown> the seeds of}} sow the seeds of (third-person singular simple present sows the seeds of, present participle sowing the seeds of, simple past sowed the seeds of, past participle sown the seeds of)
  1. To do something which will eventually bring about a particular result.
    Sense id: en-sow_the_seeds_of-en-verb-TRxA7F1q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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