# rowed

Pronunciation: say "ROHD" US /ɹoʊd/, UK /ɹəʊd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of row. — simple past and past participle of row
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of row. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The crew rowed steadily against a strong current for hours._
   - _Two fishermen rowed their skiff out past the breakwater at dawn._

## Adjective

2. Having things arranged in one or more rows, sometimes with the number of rows specified.
   - Simple: Arranged into a row or rows, or having a set number of rows.
   - _The carefully rowed vines stretched in parallel lines toward the hills._
   - _Brewers often prefer two-rowed barley over the six-rowed kind for cleaner flavor._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the verb "row" combined with the suffix "-ed".
**Meaning 2** — Formed from "row" (a line of objects or entries) combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rowed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).