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got in the boat and rowed

got in the boat and rowed is the simple past and past participle of get in the boat and row.

Meaning of get in the boat and row

Verb

get in the boat and row (third-person singular simple present gets in the boat and rows, present participle getting in the boat and rowing, simple past got in the boat and rowed, past participle (UK) got in the boat and rowed or (US) gotten in the boat and rowed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work.
    • Mr. [Christopher] Keene himself only found out he was the committee's choice last Friday, […] "I have to spend the next six months finding out what's going on," he said. "I'm just going to get in the boat and row."1988 September 9, John Rockwell, “City Opera picks successor to [Beverly] Sills”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan...

Questions about got in the boat and rowed

What is got in the boat and rowed the simple past and past participle of?
Got in the boat and rowed is the simple past and past participle of get in the boat and row.

Words near got in the boat and rowed in the dictionary

  1. got ideas
  2. got in
  3. got in on
  4. got in one's way
  5. got in someone's pants
  6. got in the boat and rowed
  7. got in the boat and started rowing
  8. got in the way
  9. got in touch
  10. got in with
  11. got ink

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