rowrow2 /rəʊ $ roʊ/ ●●○ verb 
She rowed across the lake. Jenny used to row at college (=as a sport).—row noun [singular]: Why don’t we go for a row?—rower noun [countable]
VERB TABLE
row
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | row |
| he, she, it | rows | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rowed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rowed |
| he, she, it | has rowed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rowed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will row |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rowed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rowing |
| he, she, it | is rowing | |
| you, we, they | are rowing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rowing |
| you, we, they | were rowing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rowing |
| he, she, it | has been rowing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rowing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rowing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rowing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In the afternoon, we rowed out to the island.
- As the two rowed away, the mob reached the shore.
- I lost the race and finished up trying to row half a dinghy with the crew cheering in the distance.
- In contrast, governments that put steering and rowing within the same organization limit themselves to relatively narrow strategies.
- Some ironically offered to get into the boats and row them to camp through the mud...
- They did not intend rowing so far.
WORD SETS
adrift, adjectiveaft, adjectiveahoy, interjectionaircraft carrier, nounamidships, adverbanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorage, nounark, nounastern, adverbballast, nounbarge, nounbargee, nounbargepole, nounbarnacle, nounbarque, nounbarrage, nounbeach, verbbeam, nounbecalmed, adjectiveberth, nounberth, verbbilge, nounbill of lading, nounbillow, nounblade, nounboat, nounboat hook, nounboathouse, nounboating, nounboatman, nounbob, verbbollard, nounboom, nounbow, nounbridge, nounbrig, nounbulkhead, nounbunk, nounbuoy, nouncabin, nouncabin boy, nouncabin class, nouncabin cruiser, nouncable, nouncanal, nouncanal boat, nouncanoe, nouncanoe, verbcapstan, nouncaptain, nouncatamaran, nouncircumnavigate, verbclipper, nouncoast, verbcoaster, nouncoastguard, nouncockpit, nouncommodore, nouncompanionway, nounconning tower, nouncoracle, nouncordage, nouncox, nouncoxswain, nouncraft, nouncrew, verbcrossing, nouncrow's nest, nouncruise, verbcruise liner, nouncruiser, nouncruise ship, nouncutter, noundeck, noundecompression chamber, nounderrick, noundinghy, noundisembark, verbdisgorge, verbdisplacement, noundock, noundock, verbdocker, noundockside, noundockyard, noundory, noundownstream, adverbdraught, noundraw, verbdrawbridge, noundredge, verbdredger, noundrift, verbdrift, noundrifter, noundriftwood, noundrilling platform, noundrown, verbdry dock, noundugout, noundyke, nounembark, verbensign, nounferry, nounferry, verbferryboat, nounfigurehead, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfleet, nounflotilla, nounfo'c'sle, nounforecastle, nounfounder, verbfrigate, nounfrogman, noungalleon, noungalley, noungangplank, noungangway, noungondola, noungondolier, noungrappling iron, nounground, verbgunnel, noungunwale, nounhalyard, nounharbour, nounhatch, nounhawser, nounhelm, nounhelmsman, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhigh water mark, nounhold, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhouseboat, nounhovercraft, nounhulk, nounhull, nounhydrofoil, nounhydroplane, nounhydroplane, verbicebreaker, nouninboard, adjectiveinflatable, nouninflow, nounJet Ski, nounjetty, nounjib, nounjunk, nounkayak, nounkeel, nounketch, nounknot, nounkt, land, verblanding stage, nounlane, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounleeward, adjectivelife belt, nounlifeboat, nounlife buoy, nounlife jacket, nounlifeline, nounlife preserver, nounlife raft, nounlife vest, nounlighter, nounlighthouse, nounlightship, nounliner, nounlist, verblock, nounlock keeper, nounlog book, nounlongshoreman, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounlow water mark, nounlugger, nounmainmast, nounmainsail, nounmaritime, adjectivemast, nounmaster, nounmasthead, nounmerchantman, nounmerchant navy, nounmerchant seaman, nounminesweeper, nounmizzen, nounmoor, verbmooring, nounmother ship, nounmotorboat, nounnarrow boat, nounnautical, adjectivenavigable, adjectivenavigate, verbnavigation, nounoakum, nounoar, nounoarlock, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounoceangoing, adjectiveoffshore, adjectiveoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoutboard motor, nounoutrigger, nounoverboard, adverboyster bed, nounpacket boat, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddle steamer, nounpassage, nounpelagic, adjectiveperiscope, nounpier, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, verbPlimsoll line, nounplot, verbply, verbpoop deck, nounport, nounporthole, nounport of call, nounpowerboat, nounprivateer, nounpromenade deck, nounpropeller, nounprow, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpurser, nounquadrant, nounquarterdeck, nounquay, nounraft, nounrafting, nounreef, verbrefit, verbregatta, nounresurface, verbrig, verbrig, nounrigging, nounroll, verbroll, nounroll-on roll-off, adjectivero-ro, nounrow, verbrowboat, nounrowing, nounrowing boat, nounrowlock, nounrubber dinghy, nounrudder, nounsail, verbsail, nounsailboat, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsailing ship, nounsailor, nounsaloon, nounsampan, nounschooner, nounscull, nounscull, verbscupper, verbscupper, nounscuttle, verbseaborne, adjectivesea captain, nounsea dog, nounseafaring, adjectiveseagoing, adjectivesea lane, nounsea legs, nounsealer, nounseaman, nounseamanship, nounseaworthy, adjectivesheet, nounship, nounshipmate, nounshipping, nounshipping lane, nounship's chandler, nounshipwreck, nounshipwright, nounshipyard, nounside-wheeler, nounskiff, nounskull and crossbones, nounslaver, nounslipway, nounsloop, nounsluice, nounsmack, nounsonar, nounspar, nounspeedboat, nounsplice, verbSS, starboard, nounsteam, verbsteamboat, nounsteamer, nounsteamship, nounsteerage, nounsteersman, nounstern, nounstevedore, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstoker, nounsub, nounsubmarine, nounsubmarine, adjectivesubmersible, nounsundeck, nounsupertanker, nounswab, verbswell, nounswing bridge, nountack, nountack, verbtender, nounthird class, nountiller, nountonnage, nountopside, adverbtowpath, nountransport, nountransport ship, nountrawler, nountrim, verbtrimaran, nountroopship, nountub, nountug, nounupstream, adverbvessel, nounvoyage, nounvoyage, verbwake, nounwardroom, nounwarship, nounwaterborne, adjectivewaterlogged, adjectivewaterway, nounweir, nounwhaler, nounwheelhouse, nounwhirlpool, nounwindjammer, nounwindward, adjectivewreck, nounyachting, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Why don’t we go for a row?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Beth’s quiet voice helped to defuse the situation. We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Why don’t we go for a row? (=very angry argument)
· Are you any good at rowing a boat?
British English
· That’s me in the middle of the bottom row of the photograph.
Beth’s quiet voice helped to defuse the situation. We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. British English I had a massive argument with her.
I had a massive argument with her. (=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc)· We had front-row seats.
An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.· Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance.· Caretaker reflected: if he got the Amy Roy's tender out and rowed across, it would take about fifteen minutes.· Her brother rowed across and to his dismay saw that the man was wearing convict's clothes.
· As the two rowed away, the mob reached the shore.
· When she returned to her boat, she did not notice this, and proceeded to row back to her lock-house.· Then she rowed back to the middle of the river, and, thinking she was alone, jumped out to swim.· He could have drowned rowing back from the yacht club.· They would row about fifty yards in one direction, then turn round and row back, seemingly over the same ground.· The ferryman asked the boy why he had to row back and forth and could never be set free.
· He rows out alone into the estuary, and waits there - waits for what?· Then there was the time Hammond bravely rowed out to an island on the golf course at the Tucson Country Club.· So once again he rowed out to sea, and for three days neither ate nor fished.
· He rows over, restrains her, and brings her into his boat.· The sailors saw him at once, and rowed over to rescue him.
· Again Jesse Johnson and the new preacher Sinnett rowed up to the raft to meet Clayt.
NOUN· Some ironically offered to get into the boats and row them to camp through the mud....· The boat is rowed slowly round the lough whilst an angler sitting in the stern casts out at right angles.· The lord stepped out of the boat that had rowed him ashore and slowly mounted the steps of the pier.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be on skid row
[intransitive, transitive] to make a boat move across water using oarsrow away/towards/across- And certainly there would be the most almighty row if Clarke got the push.
- Before he got half way, they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor.
- And this caused a flaming row at the school debating society.
- I was a girl in a flaming temper.
- It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.
- It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.
- It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy.
- It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.
- Yet when pedestrianisation was first announced the city's shopkeepers, taxi drivers and disabled groups kicked up a fuss.
She rowed across the lake. Jenny used to row at college (=as a sport).—row noun [singular]: Why don’t we go for a row?—rower noun [countable]