take roll

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From roll (“catalogue, list”).

Verb

take roll (third-person singular simple present takes roll, present participle taking roll, simple past took roll, past participle taken roll)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To call out the names of people on a list to check their presence; to take attendance.
    Synonyms: take the register, roll call
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