roll

CEFRA2

/ɹəʊl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To turn over and over while moving or to make something do this.

  2. 02

    noun

    A movement or object that turns over and over.

Examples

  • Roll up your sleeves and get busy.

  • We've got to hurry. Mr Itoh will call the roll.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɹoʊɫ]
  • /rol/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

  2. To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

  3. To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

More examples

In context

  • The child will roll on the floor.

  • To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.

  • To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”); partly from Anglo-Latin rollāre, from the same ultimate source. Displaced native English welt and partially displaced English wallow.