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roll over

B1 neutral separable both
In simple words

To turn onto your side or back by rolling, OR to give up without fighting, OR to extend money arrangements.

Literal meaning: To roll so as to turn one's body over — fully transparent for the physical sense.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To turn one's body (or another object) over by rolling.

"She rolled over in bed and looked at the alarm clock."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To surrender or submit without putting up a fight.

"The union accused the management of just rolling over whenever the board made demands."

3 C1 idiomatic formal

(Finance) To extend the term of a loan, investment, or contract rather than paying it off.

"He decided to roll over his fixed-rate bond for another twelve months."

Grammar: separable
4 B2 idiomatic neutral

(Of a lottery jackpot) to carry over to the next draw because no one has won.

"The jackpot has rolled over three times, so this week it's worth £18 million."

Usage notes

The 'surrender' sense is often used critically — 'the government just rolled over' implies weak capitulation. The financial sense ('roll over a mortgage', 'rollover lottery') is very common. In computing, a 'rollover' is a hover effect. Also used as a command to dogs. The jackpot 'rolls over' when no winner is found.

Commonly used with

mortgage loan debt jackpot side back dog government deadline

Forms

Base
roll over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rolls over
he/she/it
Past simple
rolled over
yesterday
Past participle
rolled over
have + pp
-ing form
rolling over
continuous

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