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calls roll

calls roll is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 calls roll

What is calls roll the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls roll is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call roll.

Words near calls roll in the dictionary

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

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