eine Absage erhalten

to receive a rejection, typically after applying

Türkçe: başvurusu reddedilmek

Noun

die Absage f.

Verb

erhalten

Topic

Kommunikation

Register

Neutral register

Watch out. Nuance: passive—focus on the recipient, not the giver.

In a sentence

Which form of erhalten fills the gap?

Der Student ____ eine Absage von der Universität München.

How it is used

Means to receive a rejection, typically after applying. Neutral register. Use when a student gets a rejection letter from a university. Nuance: passive—focus on the recipient, not the giver.

Other verbs that go with Absage

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. eine Absage erteilento officially reject someone's application or request
• sich eine Absage holento get rejected, often after making an effort

All collocations with Absage

Other collocations built on erhalten

• eine Abfuhr bekommen / erhaltento receive a rebuff/rejection
• Antwort bekommen / erhaltento receive an answer
• eine Anweisung bekommen / erhaltento receive an instruction
• eine Anzahlung erhaltento receive a down payment
• Bedeutung erhaltento gain significance
• einen Auftrag bekommen / erhaltento receive an order or commission
• einen Einblick bekommen / erhaltento receive or gain an insight, often by learning something new
• die Erlaubnis bekommen / erhaltento receive permission

All 27 collocations built on erhalten

More from Kommunikation

• die Verantwortung übernehmento take on responsibility
• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• Stillschweigen bewahrento maintain silence
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• eine Spur aufnehmento pick up a trail

All collocations in Kommunikation