roll – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of roll

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)