roll in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rohl in]
- /roʊl ɪn/
- /rəʊl ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohl in]
- /roʊl ɪn/

Definitions of roll in words

verb without object roll in to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
verb without object roll in to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
verb without object roll in to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
verb without object roll in to extend in undulations, as land. 1
verb without object roll in to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
verb without object roll in 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 in

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 in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roll in

roll in 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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Synonyms for roll in

verb roll in

accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly

All 28 Synonyms of roll in