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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Antonyms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Translations 1.3.3 Verb 1.3.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Manx 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Usage notes

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English rāw. Cognate with Dutch rij and German Reihe (“‘row’”).

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• (RP) enPR: rō, IPA: /ɹəʊ/, SAMPA: /r@U/
• (US) enPR: rō, IPA: /ɹoʊ/, SAMPA: /roU/
• (GA) enPR: rō, IPA: /ɻoː/

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Homophones: rho, roe

  Rhymes: -əʊ

[edit] Noun

row (plural rows)

1. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
2. A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

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• (line of objects): line, sequence, series, succession, tier (of seats)
• (in a table): line

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• column

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English rōwan, cognate with rudder.

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row (plural rows)

1. (weightlifting) An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

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to row (third-person singular simple present rows, present participle rowing, simple past and past participle rowed)

1. (transitive or intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

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[edit] Etymology 3

Unclear; some suggest it is a back-formation from rouse, verb.

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• enPR: rou, IPA: /raʊ/, SAMPA: /raU/
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  Rhymes: -aʊ

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row (plural rows)

1. A noisy argument.
2. A continual loud noise.

   Who's making that row?

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• (noisy argument): argument, disturbance, fight, fracas, quarrel, shouting match, slanging match
• (continual loud noise): din, racket

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to row (third-person singular simple present rows, present participle rowing, simple past and past participle rowed)

1. (intransitive) To argue noisily.

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• (argue noisily): argue, fight

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• wor

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Etymology

From an old perfective particle ro- + va.

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row

1. was, were (dependent form)

[edit] Usage notes

Part of the substantive verb bee. This is the dependent form of the past tense va used after negative and interrogative particles:

1. • Cha row aggle erbee er.
     • He was not in the least afraid.
   • Dooyrt eh dy row eh mac y ree.
     • He claimed that he was the son of the king.