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called roll

called roll is the simple past and past participle of call roll.

Meaning of call roll

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

Questions about called roll

What is called roll the simple past and past participle of?
Called roll is the simple past and past participle of call roll.

Words near called roll in the dictionary

  1. called out
  2. called out of one's name
  3. called out sick
  4. called outta one's name
  5. called over
  6. called roll
  7. called round
  8. called someone every name in the book
  9. called someone everything but a child of God
  10. called someone's bluff
  11. called someone's number

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