noun

row

Translation

row (a line), to row (a boat), row (an argument)

We sat in the front row.

Let's row the boat across the lake.

My neighbors had a loud row last night.

My neighbours had a loud row last night.

a/the row of ((sth.)) a line of things There is a row of houses.

to row ((a boat)) to move a boat with oars He is rowing a boat.

to have a row with ((sb.)) to have an argument She had a row with her boss.

Synonyms: (line) line, file; (verb) paddle, scull; (argument) quarrel, dispute

The noun 'a line' is from Old English 'rāw'. The verb 'to propel a boat' is from Old English 'rōwan'. The origin of 'an argument' is uncertain.

Pronunciation is key! It's /roʊ/ (rhymes with 'go') for a line or a boat. It's /raʊ/ (rhymes with 'cow') for an argument.