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/rəʊl/

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Translation

To move by turning over and over, the way a ball moves on the ground.

Word origin

From Old French roller, meaning to turn round, from Latin rotula, a little wheel.

Origin
Old French
Root
roller

Grammar

Verb typeregular (roll, rolls, rolled)

Examples

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"Roll" means to make the ball turn over and over.

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"Rolls" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Rolled" is the past form of "roll".

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This word is part of lesson 16.