row

The word “row” means a straight line of people or things placed next to each other. In plain terms, a straight line of things, the act of paddling a boat with oars, or (in British English) a loud argument.

“Row” is pronounced row (/ɹaʊ/ in IPA).

Here is “row” used in a sentence: “We sat in the front row of the theater.”

Depending on how it is used, “row” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “row” comes from Old English. The rowing sense is from Old English rōwan; the "line" and "argument" senses developed separately in Middle English.

“Row” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Row” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a straight line of people or things placed next to each other.

A row runs horizontally — a line of things placed side by side across a page or space. A column runs vertically, stacked from top to bottom. In tables and spreadsheets the two work together: rows go across while columns go down, and each cell sits where a row and a column meet.

Seats in a cinema are arranged in rows, as are plants in a garden bed, houses along a street, or figures lined up in a spreadsheet. Anything set out in a single straight line, with each item next to the last, forms a row.

No. 'Row' is spelled the same as two other words. One means to propel a boat with oars, and like the line meaning it rhymes with 'go'. A third 'row', which rhymes with 'cow', means a noisy argument or quarrel. Context and pronunciation are what tell them apart.