roll – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of roll

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)