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called in sick

called in sick is the simple past and past participle of call in sick.

Meaning of call in sick

Verb

call in sick (third-person singular simple present calls in sick, present participle calling in sick, simple past and past participle called in sick)

  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

Questions about called in sick

What is called in sick the simple past and past participle of?
Called in sick is the simple past and past participle of call in sick.

Words near called in sick in the dictionary

  1. called collect
  2. called down
  3. called for
  4. called forth
  5. called in
  6. called in sick
  7. called into doubt
  8. called it
  9. called it a day
  10. called it a night
  11. called it an early night

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