Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rohl uh-round]
- /roʊl əˈraʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rohl uh-round]
- /roʊl əˈraʊnd/
Definitions of roll around words
- verb without object roll around to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
- verb without object roll around to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
- verb without object roll around to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
- verb without object roll around to extend in undulations, as land. 1
- verb without object roll around to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
- verb without object roll around to move as in a cycle (usually followed by round or around): as soon as summer rolls round again. 1
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Origin of roll around
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) (in senses referring to rolled or round objects) Middle English: scroll, inscribed scroll, register, cylindrical object < Old French ro(u)lle < Latin rotulus, rotula small wheel, diminutive of rota wheel (see rotate1, -ule); (in senses referring to motion) derivative of the v.; (v.) Middle English rollen < Old French rol(l)er < Vulgar Latin *rotulare, derivative of Latin rotulus, rotula
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Parts of speech for Roll around
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roll around popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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