Row Definition
In a table, any of the parallel series of cells running across.
- A difficult situation to endure.
- anything difficult or wearisome to do
- in succession; consecutively
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Row
- a tough row to hoe
- hard row to hoe
- in a row
Origin of Row
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From Middle English rowen (“to row"), from Old English rōwan (“to row"), from Proto-Germanic *rōanÄ… (“to row"), from Proto-Indo-European *ere-, *h₁reh₁- (“to row"). Compare West Frisian roeie, Dutch roeien, Danish ro. More at rudder.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English rowen from Old English rōwan erə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English rāw. Cognate with Dutch rij and German Reihe (“row").
From Wiktionary
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Unclear; some suggest it is a back-formation from rouse, verb.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English rāw
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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