Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness.

Examples

30 sentences

  1. I called in sick.

    Я взяв лікарняний. — deniko

    ruЯ взял больничный. — marafon

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  2. I called in sick this morning.

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  3. Why don't you call in sick?

    deWarum meldest du dich nicht krank? — Vortarulo

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  4. Did you really call in sick?

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  5. I can't just call in sick.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

calls in sick, calling in sick, called in sick, called in sick
Base formcall in sick · to call in sick
3rd person singularcalls in sick
Present participlecalling in sick
Past simplecalled in sick
Past participlecalled in sick

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycall in sick
he, she, itcalls in sick

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled in sick

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave called in sick
he, she, ithas called in sick

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call in sick

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmalinger

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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