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To propel over water using oarsTo propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
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» We've lost three games in a row.
Мы проиграли три игры подряд. — marafon
Ми програли три гри поспіль. — deniko
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4 senses(intransitive, transitive)To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
rudern, rudern
грести́grestí, грести́grestí
гребти́hrebtý, веслува́тиvesluváty, гребти́hrebtý
propel with oars
(transitive)To transport in a boat propelled with oars.
to row the captain ashore in his barge
(intransitive)To be moved by oars.
The boat rows easily.
(intransitive)To argue noisily.
streiten, zanken, krachen
скандалитьskandalitʹ
Examples
398 sentencesWe've lost three games in a row.
Ми програли три гри поспіль. — deniko
ruМы проиграли три игры подряд. — marafon
Let's take turns rowing the boat.
Давай веслувати по черзі. — deniko
ruДавай грести по очереди. — odexed
deWechseln wir uns mit dem Rudern ab! — Yorwba
They have lost 10 games in a row since their winning streak ended.
Відтоді як їхня низка перемог закінчилася, вони програли 10 ігор поспіль. — tikan0
ruС тех пор как их череда побед закончилась, они проиграли 10 игр подряд. — tikan0
Can you row?
Ти вмієш гребти? — Ahha
It rained for three days in a row.
Дощ йшов три дні поспіль. — uaspeaker
ruДождь шёл три дня подряд. — Hellerick
deEs hat drei Tage hintereinander geregnet. — Sudajaengi
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rowen (“to row”), from Old English rōwan (“to row”), from Proto-GermanFrom Middle English rowen (“to row”), from Old English rōwan (“to row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”). Compare West Frisian roeie, Dutch roeien, Danish ro. More at rudder. Related to Russia.
Unclear; some suggest it is a back-formation from rouse, verb.
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Forms
rows, rowing, rowed, rowedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
7 patterns- in a row
- the front row
- front row
- on death row
- rowing the boat
- death row
- go rowing
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.