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row

303 4.3
A number of things that happen one after another
  • noun
  • /roʊ/
translation icon : consecutivo
  • Since we had rain three nights in a row, the temperature during the day was quite pleasant.
  • years in a row
  • drinks in a row
  • times in a row

The last two weekends in a row, she spent three hours taking both tests.

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Examples

  • Doing that three nights in a row can increase fasting insulin levels.

  • This is day three in a row of Maddie working with a trainer.

  • This is my third day in a row of working out.

  • This is the second time in a row I need a card.

  • I mean, it's our third year in a row going back to state.

  • Can you say that three times in a row, real fast?

  • "Seeing you two days in a row must be some sort of record," Bob said.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This is the third night in a row that I haven't got to bed.

  • That makes five days in a row Mr. Hunsecker's cut you out of his column.

  • This is my third day in a row of working out.

Synonyms

sequence
vsrow
428 3.2

A set of things or events that come one after another in a specific order

focuses on continuous uninterrupted flow rather than an ordered list
streak
vsrow
149 4.3

A series of similar events happening without a break

refers to any continuous events one after another regardless of similarity

Idioms

To be ready and organized before starting something

long row to hoe
  • Informal
9.3

A difficult task that takes a long time and a lot of effort

Compounds

97 5.7

A part of a prison where people who will be executed wait

88 1.3

The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly

9 3.4

A house in a long line that shares side walls with others

3 7.7

An area of a city where many homeless people live and buildings look run down

A straight line of bricks laid side by side in a wall

Surface Forms

row singular
rows plural

Etymology

Row meaning a sequence, as in 'three days in a row', comes from the idea of things placed in a line, so it means events happening one after another like items in a single line.