roll – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of roll

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youroll over sth
weLet's roll over sth
youroll over sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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