plant a seed en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To do something that will produce results or change in the future.
My only regrets are that T2 failed to get to grips with the new era of #indyref and Scottish national identity – for which Renton’s famous “shite” speech helped plant a tiny seed in 1996 – and that the second film didn’t give the women characters much to do, especially the excellent Kelly Macdonald and Shirley Henderson.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| planted a seed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| planted a seed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plants a seed | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| planting a seed | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
cmn 播下種子 /播下种子 (Translations)