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take the roll

take the roll is the alternative form of take roll.

Meaning of take roll

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.

Forms of take the roll

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

Questions about take the roll

What is take the roll the alternative form of?
Take the roll is the alternative form of take roll.

Words near take the roll in the dictionary

  1. take the red eye
  2. take the red pill
  3. take the register
  4. take the reins
  5. take the ride
  6. take the roll
  7. take the rough with the smooth
  8. take the salute
  9. take the shadow for the substance
  10. take the shilling
  11. take the shine out of

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