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roll called

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

Meaning of roll call

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To read aloud from a list of names, in order to determine who is present or absent.

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Questions about roll called

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

Words near roll called in the dictionary

  1. roll bar
  2. roll bars
  3. roll cage
  4. roll cages
  5. roll call
  6. roll called
  7. roll calling
  8. roll calls
  9. roll cloud
  10. roll clouds
  11. roll coal

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