einen Anruf verpassen
to miss a phone call
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In a sentence
Which form of verpassen fills the gap?
Tut mir leid, ich habe deinen Anruf ____, ich war beim Sport.
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Tut mir leid, ich habe deinen Anruf verpasst, ich war beim Sport.
How it is used
Means 'not to answer a call in time'. Neutral register, common in texts and voicemail. A phone shows it as 'verpasster Anruf'.
Other verbs that go with Anruf
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on verpassen
- jdm. eine Abreibung verpassento give someone a severe scolding/beating
- eine Chance vergeben / verpassento miss or waste an opportunity
- jdm. einen Denkzettel verpassento teach someone a memorable lesson, often through punishment
- den Anschluss verpassento miss one's connection
- den Bus verpassento miss the bus
- den Flug verpassento miss the flight
- eine Frist versäumen / verpassento miss a deadline
All 8 collocations built on verpassen
More from Alltag und Redewendungen
- ins Spiel kommento come into play/become involved
- Ausschau halten nach+Dat.to look out for
- den Teig knetento knead the dough
- jdn. wie einen Hund behandelnto treat someone like a dog
- jdm. Dampf machento pressure or urge someone to work faster/harder
All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen
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