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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

row in the same boat en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To be in the same or similar situation.
    • If you wish to continue fighting amongst one another; if you wish to continue lying to and about each other; if you wish to continue believing rumors concerning one another, without knowing all the facts; if you wish to continue finding reasons to dissociate yourselves from others of a different race when, in fact, ALL OF US are prisoners rowing in the same boat; if you wish […] 1986 April 26, James E. Lewis, Vernon J. Grant, “Why Build Hatred When There Was None To Begin With?”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rowing in the same boat Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rows in the same boat Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rowed in the same boat Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rowed in the same boat Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

in the same boat