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row

304 4.3
A number of things that happen one after another
  • noun
  • /roʊ/
: 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
342 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
159 4.3

A series of similar events happening without a break

refers to any continuous events one after another regardless of similarity

Idioms

long row to hoe
  • Informal
1 9.3

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

To be ready and organized before starting something

Compounds

142 5.7

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

112 1.3

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

13 7.7

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

8 3.4

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

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.