roll – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of roll

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to roll out sth
Participle: rolled out sth
Gerund: rolling out sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iroll out sth
youroll out sth
he;she;itrolls out sth
weroll out sth
youroll out sth
theyroll out sth

Perfect

Ihave rolled out sth
youhave rolled out sth
he;she;ithas rolled out sth
wehave rolled out sth
youhave rolled out sth
theyhave rolled out sth

Past

Irolled out sth
yourolled out sth
he;she;itrolled out sth
werolled out sth
yourolled out sth
theyrolled out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad rolled out sth
youhad rolled out sth
he;she;ithad rolled out sth
wehad rolled out sth
youhad rolled out sth
theyhad rolled out sth

Future

Iwill roll out sth
youwill roll out sth
he;she;itwill roll out sth
wewill roll out sth
youwill roll out sth
theywill roll out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have rolled out sth
youwill have rolled out sth
he;she;itwill have rolled out sth
wewill have rolled out sth
youwill have rolled out sth
theywill have rolled out sth

Subjunctive

Present

Iroll out sth
youroll out sth
he;she;itroll out sth
weroll out sth
youroll out sth
theyroll out sth

Perfect

Ihave rolled out sth
youhave rolled out sth
he;she;ithave rolled out sth
wehave rolled out sth
youhave rolled out sth
theyhave rolled out sth

Imperfect

Irolled out sth
yourolled out sth
he;she;itrolled out sth
werolled out sth
yourolled out sth
theyrolled out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad rolled out sth
youhad rolled out sth
he;she;ithad rolled out sth
wehad rolled out sth
youhad rolled out sth
theyhad rolled out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould roll out sth
youwould roll out sth
he;she;itwould roll out sth
wewould roll out sth
youwould roll out sth
theywould roll out sth

Perfect

Iwould have rolled out sth
youwould have rolled out sth
he;she;itwould have rolled out sth
wewould have rolled out sth
youwould have rolled out sth
theywould have rolled out sth

Imperative

youroll out sth
weLet's roll out sth
youroll out sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam rolling out sth
youare rolling out sth
he;she;itis rolling out sth
weare rolling out sth
youare rolling out sth
theyare rolling out sth

Perfect

Ihave been rolling out sth
youhave been rolling out sth
he;she;ithas been rolling out sth
wehave been rolling out sth
youhave been rolling out sth
theyhave been rolling out sth

Past

Iwas rolling out sth
youwere rolling out sth
he;she;itwas rolling out sth
wewere rolling out sth
youwere rolling out sth
theywere rolling out sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been rolling out sth
youhad been rolling out sth
he;she;ithad been rolling out sth
wehad been rolling out sth
youhad been rolling out sth
theyhad been rolling out sth

Future

Iwill be rolling out sth
youwill be rolling out sth
he;she;itwill be rolling out sth
wewill be rolling out sth
youwill be rolling out sth
theywill be rolling out sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been rolling out sth
youwill have been rolling out sth
he;she;itwill have been rolling out sth
wewill have been rolling out sth
youwill have been rolling out sth
theywill have been rolling out sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be rolling out sth
youwould be rolling out sth
he;she;itwould be rolling out sth
wewould be rolling out sth
youwould be rolling out sth
theywould be rolling out sth

Perfect

Iwould have been rolling out sth
youwould have been rolling out sth
he;she;itwould have been rolling out sth
wewould have been rolling out sth
youwould have been rolling out sth
theywould have been rolling out sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'roll'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'roll'

boll, coll, droll, loll, poll, proll, rill, roil, rolf, rool,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn
revolve, rotate, spin, whirl, wheel, gyrate, bowl
wave
undulate, billow, surge, flow, sway, rock, swing, tilt
envelop
cover, enfold, wrap

Antonyms

turn
stability, unchangeableness, continuity, uniformity

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 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.
2. Displaced native English welt and partially displaced English wallow. See: Old French 'roller'.

Verbs referencing "roll"

Scots Gaelic rolaig, Welsh rholio.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] either side, extending down its whole dreary length, was a long, long table, over each of which a rack, fixed to the low roof, and stuck full of drinking-glasses and cruet-stands, hinted dismally at rolling seas and heavy weather. I had not at that time seen the ideal presentment of this chamber which has since gratified me so much, but I observed that one of our friends who had made the arrangements [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] gained the surface, she throws a summerset. The instant she is on her legs, she rushes backward. And so she goes on staggering, heaving, wrestling, leaping, diving, jumping, pitching, throbbing, rolling, and rocking: and going through all these movements, sometimes by turns, and sometimes altogether: until one feels disposed to roar for mercy. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Atlantic, it is impossible for the most vivid imagination to conceive. To say that she is flung down on her side in the waves, with her masts dipping into them, and that, springing up again, she rolls over on the other side, until a heavy sea strikes her with the noise of a hundred great guns, and hurls her back—that she stops, and staggers, and shivers, as though stunned, and then, with a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] roll slowly down to the other end ! And when I staggered to that end, and held out the glass once more, how immensely baffled were my good intentions by the ship giving another lurch, and their all rolling back again ! I suppose I dodged them up and down this sofa for at least a quarter of an hour, without reaching them once; and by the time I did catch them, the brandy-and-water was diminished, by [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the meal with a rather mouldy dessert of apples, grapes, and oranges; and drink our wine and brandy-and-water. The bottles and glasses are still upon the table, and the oranges and so forth are rolling about according to their fancy and the ship 's way, when the doctor comes down, by special nightly invitation, to join our evening rubber: immediately on whose arrival we make a party at whist, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Encountering squally weather again in the Bay of Fundy, we tumbled and rolled about as usual all that night and all next day. On the next afternoon, that is to say, on Saturday, the twenty-second of January, an American pilot-boat came alongside, and soon afterwards the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] say, that one of these invaders, with a ready courtesy for which I thank him here most gratefully, went on before to order rooms at the hotel; and that when I followed, as I soon did, I found myself rolling through the long passages with an involuntary imitation of the gait of Mr. T. P. Cooke, in a new nautical melodrama. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Dar ! ” he said, rolling his eyes with an approving grin; “ me fix ’ em ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Let dis child alone for dat ! ” said Sam, rolling up his eyes with a volume of meaning. “ Lord knows ! High ! Didn't say dat ! ” said he, suddenly catching his breath, with a ludicrous flourish of apprehension, which made his mistress laugh, spite [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Thus, all things considered, Haley, with rather an equivocal grace, proceeded to the parlor, while Sam, rolling his eyes after him with unutterable meaning, proceeded gravely with the horses to the stable-yard. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • "Oho, o! On the silver screen..." " You are unstoppable " [vocables] " The sound of lights, rolling, action... Words that enliven you up " (Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)