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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 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

[ English

[ Etymology 1

Old English rāw. Cognate with Dutch rij and German Reihe "row".

[ Pronunciation

• (RP): enPR: rō, IPA: /rəʊ/, SAMPA: /r@U/
• (US): enPR: rō, IPA: /roʊ/, SAMPA: /roU/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Homophones: rho, roe

  Rhymes: -əʊ

[ Noun

Singular row

Plural rows

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.

[ Synonyms

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

[ Translations

line of objects

Arabic: صف (ʂaff) m. Bosnian: red m. Chinese: 排 (pái) Czech: řada f. Danish: række c., rad c. Dutch: rij f. Finnish: rivi French: ligne f., rang m., rangée f. German: Reihe f. Hungarian: sor Italian: fila f.

Japanese: 列 (れつ, retsu) Korean: 줄 (jul) Kurdish: ڕیز Portuguese: fila f. Russian: ряд (rjad) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: ред m. Roman: red m. Spanish: fila f. Swedish: rad c. Telugu: వరుస (varusa)

in a table

Bosnian: red m. Czech: řádek m. Danish: række c. Dutch: rij f. Finnish: rivi French: ligne f. German: Zeile f.

Italian: riga f. Japanese: 行 (gyō) Serbian: Cyrillic: ред m. Roman: red m. Swedish: rad c. Telugu: అడ్డు వరుస (aDDu varusa)

[ Etymology 2

Old English rōwan, cognate with rudder.

[ Noun

Singular row

Plural rows

row (plural rows)

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

[ Translations

exercise

Spanish: remo, remado

[ Verb

Infinitive to row

Third person singular rows

Simple past rowed

Past participle rowed

Present participle rowing

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

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

[ Translations

transitive:to propel over water using oars

Chinese: 划 huá Danish: ro Dutch: roeien Finnish: soutaa French: ramer German: rudern

Italian: remare Portuguese: remar Spanish: remar Swedish: ro Telugu: తెడ్డు వేయుట (teDDu vaeyuTa)

intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars

Czech: veslovat

[ Etymology 3

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

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: rou, IPA: /raʊ/, SAMPA: /raU/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -aʊ

[ Noun

Singular row

Plural rows

row (plural rows)

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

   Who's making that row?

[ Synonyms

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

[ Translations

noisy argument

Danish: spektakel n., tumult c., optøjer pl. n., ballade c., strid c., skænderi n., slagsmål n. Dutch: ruzie f.

Finnish: riita, rähinä German: Auseinandersetzung f., Prügelei f., Radau m., Schlägerei f., Stunk m. Swedish: gräl, bråk, tumult

continual loud noise

Danish: spektakel n., ballade c. Finnish: meteli, rähinä German: Aufruhr m., Donnerwetter n., Klamauk m., Krach m., Krakeel m., Krawall m., Lärm m., Rabatz m., Radau m., Spektakel n., Tumult m.

Swedish: oväsen

[ Verb

Infinitive to row

Third person singular rows

Simple past rowed

Past participle rowed

Present participle rowing

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

1. (intransitive) To argue noisily.

[ Synonyms

• (argue noisily): argue, fight

[ Translations

intransitive: to argue noisily

Danish: skændes, skælde ud Finnish: riidellä German: any of thee translations above for "noisy argument" followed by machen or by veranstalten or by verursachen

Portuguese: discutir Swedish: gräla, bråka