- 1[intransitive, transitive] to move a boat through water using oars (= long wooden poles with flat ends) We rowed around the island. row something Grace rowed the boat out to sea again.
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- 2[transitive] row somebody (+ adv./prep.) to take someone somewhere in a boat with oars The fisherman rowed us back to the shore.
row
verbNAmE//roʊ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they row he / she / it rows
past simple rowed
-ing form rowing
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