Home & living
take in a parcel
receive a package
To accept a package for someone who is away from home.
Hear it in real life
Will you be home at lunchtime?
Yes, I can take in a parcel for you.
Could you take in a parcel for me tomorrow morning?
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Could you take ‸ a parcel for me?
Say: Could you take in a parcel for me?
The particle “in” is needed for the meaning of accepting a delivery.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take in a parcel; take in a parcel for someone
Your turn: say it out loud
Could you take in a parcel for me tomorrow morning?
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take in a parcel
receive a package
“Could you take in a parcel for me tomorrow morning?”
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