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call in sick en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness.
    • "It only overloaded because of how low the power was when I fired! The guns are constantly being recharged tonight, and you should've called in sick back then!" "IT'S HARD TO CALL IN SICK WHEN ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'MEOW'!" 2005 December 2, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Dec 2, 2005:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
calls in sick Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
calling in sick Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
called in sick Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
called in sick Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

pull a sickie · throw a sickie · malinger

Translations (2)

es llamar enfermo (to inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness) · fr se faire porter pâle (to inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness)