Meanings
verbtake roll (third-person singular simple present takes roll, present participle taking roll, simple past took roll, past participle taken roll)
present singular third person takes roll · participle present taking roll · past took roll · participle past taken roll · alternative take the roll
- idiomaticinformalTo call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.
Synonyms: take the register, roll call
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.
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Origin
From roll (“catalogue, list”).
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take roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20roll
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take roll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20roll.
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