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call roll

call roll verb: to make a roll call; to take attendance.

Verb

call roll (third-person singular simple present calls roll, present participle calling roll, simple past and past participle called roll)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a roll call; to take attendance.
    • As the 20–25 freshmen stood at attention in formation on the first day of orientation, I began to call roll.2008, Danny Brown, Shooting The Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU, page 1
    • Instead of always beginning with the first name in the alphabet, some groups rotate how they call roll.2010, Nancy Sylvester, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Robert's Rules, →ISBN

Forms of call roll

third-person singular presentcalls roll
present participlecalling roll
past participlecalled roll
pastcalled roll

Questions about call roll

What does call roll mean?
Call roll means to make a roll call; to take attendance.
What part of speech is call roll?
Call roll is a verb.
What is the past tense of call roll?
The past tense of call roll is called roll.

Words near call roll in the dictionary

  1. call point
  2. call premium
  3. call premiums
  4. call rate
  5. call rates
  6. call roll
  7. call round
  8. call screening
  9. call sheet
  10. call sheets
  11. call sign

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