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take roll

take roll verb: to call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.

Verb

take roll (third-person singular simple present takes roll, present participle taking roll, simple past took roll, past participle taken roll)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.

Synonyms of take roll

Forms of take roll

third-person singular presenttakes roll
present participletaking roll
pasttook roll
past participletaken roll
alternative formtake the roll

Origin of take roll

From roll (“catalogue, list”).

Questions about take roll

What does take roll mean?
Take roll means to call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.
What part of speech is take roll?
Take roll is a verb.
What is the past tense of take roll?
The past tense of take roll is took roll.

Words near take roll in the dictionary

  1. take potluck
  2. take pride
  3. take refuge
  4. take responsibility
  5. take revenge
  6. take roll
  7. take root
  8. take serious
  9. take seriously
  10. take several seats
  11. take shape

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