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almak

Tom'un işini yapacak birini almak zorunda kalacağım. - I will have to take on someone to do Tom's work.

Bankada paçayı yırtmak ve A52 yi almak zorundasın. - You'll have to get off at the bank and take the A52.

götürmek

Adam beni istasyona götürmek için zahmet etti. - The man went out of his way to take me to the station.

Bu kitapları kütüphaneye geri götürmek zorundayım. - I have to take these books back to the library.

(fotoğraf) çekmek

Let me take your picture. - Dur bir fotoğrafını çekeyim.

kazanmak

Kazanmak için ne gerekiyorsa yapacağım. - I'll do whatever it takes to win.

Önemli olan oyunda kazanmak değil, oyunun içinde yer almak. - The important thing is not to win the game, but to take part in it.

(ilaç) almak

Have you taken your medicine? - İlacını aldın mı?.

Did you take your exam? - Sınavına girdin mi?.

fikir

What's your take on that? - O konuda senin fikrin nedir?.

George'un bu fikirden hoşlanıp hoşlanmayacağından emin değilim. - I'm not sure if George will take to this idea.

Tom Mary'nin ona verdiği fırsattan yararlanmanın iyi bir fikir olduğunu düşündü. - Tom thought it was a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity that Mary had given him.

{i} (sinema) çekim

Let's take that scene again - Bu sahneyi tekrar çekelim.

{f} icap etmek

Soğuk algınlığımı atlatmak uzun zamanımı alacak. - It'll take me a long time to get over my cold.

düşünce

what's your take? / what's your opinion? / what do you think? - Senin düşüncen/fikrin nedir?.

Lütfen ilk mesajıma bir göz atın ve bu konudaki düşüncelerinizi bana bildirin. - Please, take a look at my first post and let me know what you think about it.

Hayatı son sürat yaşamam için bu faydasız düşünceleri bırakmam gerek. - I need to drop these useless perceptions to take full throttle over my life.

{i} tutulan balık miktarı

{i} tutma

Onun gençliğini göz önünde tutmalıyız. - We should take his youth into account.

Neden bir taksi tutmak istiyorsun? - Why do you want to take a taxi?

{f} hissetmek

götür

Bu otobüs sizi müzeye götürecek. - This bus will take you to the museum.

Beni liderinize götürün. - Take me to your leader.

{i} hasat

{i} k.dili. (hırsızların çalarak elde ettiği) kazanç

{i} (para olarak) hâsılat, pay

{f} etmek

Bir yandan da ona imreniyorum; tam olarak ne istediğini biliyor ve onu elde etmekten çekinmiyor. - In some ways, I envy him; he knows exactly what he wants and he's not afraid to take it.

Daha fazla iş kabul etmek istemiyorum. - I don't want to take on any more work.

gasp etmek

{f} elde etmek

Ondan avantaj elde etmek istiyorum. - I want to take advantage of it.

Bir yandan da ona imreniyorum; tam olarak ne istediğini biliyor ve onu elde etmekten çekinmiyor. - In some ways, I envy him; he knows exactly what he wants and he's not afraid to take it.

{i} tepki

Kötü bir öğretmene sahip olmak sizi rahatsız ediyor olmalı. Ben de aptalım. Öyleyse, tamam. - It must bother you to have taken a bad master. I'm stupid too. So, it's all right.

Benim hayalim ben emekli olduğumda işimi devralacak bir erkek evlada sahip olmaktır. - It's my dream to have a son who'll take over my business when I retire.

{f} yakalamak

Kaçmış bir atı yakalamak söylenmiş bir sözü geri almaktan daha kolaydır. - It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word.

{f} karşılamak

Gelip beni karşılamak için zahmet etmeyin. - Don't take the trouble to come and meet me.

{i} alıntı

{f} tutuşmak

İnsanları anlamak istiyorsan onların söyledikleri ile ilgili herhangi bir not almamalısın. - If you want to understand people, you shouldn't take any notice of what they say.

Mühendisler, tabiatı anlamaktan ziyade, onu kullanmaya çalışırlar. - Engineers try to take advantage of nature rather than try to understand it.

{i} kabul etme (vücut)

{f} tedavi etmek

ile gitmek

Gemi ile gitmek arabayla gitmekten daha uzun sürüyor. - Traveling by boat takes longer than going by car.

Hayvanat bahçesine taksi ile gitmek ne kadar sürer? - How long does it take to get to the zoo by taxi?

kaldırmak

Japon tarzı bir handa, onlar her türlü ihtiyacınla ilgilenirler, bu nedenle parmağını kaldırmak zorunda kalmazsın. - At a Japanese-style inn, they take care of your every need, so you don't have to lift a finger.

Onlar özgürlüklerini korumak istemiyorlar. Onlar onları ortadan kaldırmak istiyorlar. - They don't want to protect your freedoms. They want to take them away.

{f} ele geçirmek

pay

Aslan payını hep sen alıyorsun! - You always take the lion's share!

{f} çıkarmak

Çöpü çıkarmak için kimin sırası? - Whose turn is it to take out the garbage?

Hanımefendilerin huzurunda şapkalarınızı çıkarmak zorundasınız. - You must take off your hats in the presence of ladies.

{i} tutuş

(Bilgisayar) not alan

Burada yaşamaya alışmak biraz zaman alacak. - It'll take some time to get used to living here.

Peruk takmaya alışmak biraz zaman alacak. - It'll take some time to get used to wearing a wig.

başlamak

Bir işe başlamak çok para gerektirir. - It takes a lot of money to start a business.

Zayıflamak için en iyisi biraz spor aktivitesine başlamak. - In order to lose weight, it is best to take up some sport.

Onu sökmek istiyorum. - I want to take it apart.

çalmak

Piyanoyu iyi çalmak için, yıllarca pratik yapmak gerekir. - It takes years of practice to play the piano well.

dinlemek

Burada durmak ve senin hakaretlerini dinlemekten daha iyi yapacak işlerim var. - I have better things to do than stand here and take your insults.

binmek

Bob son treni kaçırdı ve bir taksiye binmek zorunda kaldı. - Bob missed the last train and had to take a taxi.

Arabam bozuldu, bu yüzden bir otobüse binmek zorunda kaldım. - My car broke down, so I had to take a bus.

ele almak

Can you take this gentleman's complaint - Beyfendinin şikayetini ele alır mısın.

Sadece en iyi malzemeleri kullanmak için büyük özen gösterilmiştir. - Great care has been taken to use only the finest ingredients.

Merdivenleri kullanmak zorundayız, çünkü asansör tamir ediliyor. - We have to take the stairs, because the elevator is being repaired.

yazmak

Yazmak üç saat sürecek. - Getting down will take three hours.

Mektubu yazmak ne kadar zamanını aldı? - How long did it take you to write the letter?

Tom bize bu müzede fotoğraf çekmek için izin verilmediğini söyledi. - Tom said that we weren't allowed to take photographs in this museum.

Bir resim çekmek için yapmanız gereken bütün şey bu düğmeye basmaktır. - All you have to do to take a picture is push this button.

İyiyi ve kötüyü birarada kabul etmek zorundasın. - You have to take the good with the bad.

Tom'un işini yapması için birini kabul etmek zorunda kalacağız. - We will have to take on someone to do Tom's work.

O işinden gurur duymaktadır. - He takes pride in his work.

gerekmek

Karşılıklı adımlar atmak gerekmektedir. - Mutual steps have to be taken.

almak (elle/ellerle)

avlanan hayvan miktarı

Sonunda Tom kabullenmek zorunda kaldı ve yaptığı eylemlerin sorumluluğunu almak zorunda kaldı. - In the end, Tom had to bite the bullet and take responsibility for his actions.

İki çocuğu şöyle dursun, karısı şimdi onun büyük babasına bakmak zorundaydı. - His wife now had to take care of his grandfather, not to mention their two children.

Karla japlı dağların resimlerini çekmek için Nagano'ya gittim. - I went to Nagano to take pictures of the mountains covered with snow.

tutmak

Seni yanımda tutmak neye mal olursa olsun yapacağım. - I'll do whatever it takes to keep you next to me.

Tom'un bir taksi tutmak için yeterli parası yoktu. - Tom didn't have enough money to take a taxi.

{f} al

para

Birinin parayı yanlışlıkla aldığı belliydi. - It was apparent that someone had taken the money by mistake.

Böylesine büyük bir evi geçindirmek için çok para gerekir. - It takes a lot of money to keep up such a big house.

taşıma

Evliliğin boyunduruğu o kadar ağırdır ki onu taşımak iki kişi gerektirir-bazen üç. - The yoke of marriage is so heavy that it takes two people to carry it – sometimes three.

Onlar çöpü dışarıya taşımak için kimin sırası olduğu hakkında tartıştılar. - They disputed about whose turn it was to take the trash out.

Eylemlerinin sorumluluğunu üstlenmekte istekli değil. - He is not willing to take responsibility for his actions.

(Ekonomi) Fiyat kabullenici

(Ekonomi) Piyasa fiyatına hiçbir etkisi olmayan küçük çapta bir alıcı ya da satıcı

Sınava ya da teste tabi tutulan kişi

(Ekonomi) Fiyat üzerinde hiçbir kontrol gücü olmayan iktisadi birim

price taker firm

(Ekonomi) Fiyat kabullenici firma

price taker firm

(Ekonomi) Fiyat üzerinde hiçbir kontrol gücü olmayan firma

{f} yanmak

Sınava giren, test çözen

test taker

{i} sayım görevlisi

(isim) sayım görevlisi

(Ticaret) anketör

{f} yapmak

New York'a geri dönmek için kırmızı-göz uçuşu yapmaktan başka seçeneğim yok. - I have no choice but to take the red-eye back to New York.

Yürüyüş yapmak için bir süre dışarı çıkalım. - Let's get out for a while to take a walk.

{f} ölçmek

Ben senin ateşini ölçmek istiyorum. - I want to take your temperature.

{i} reaksiyon

Bir kimyasal reaksiyon bir veya daha fazla adımda gerçekleşir. - A chemical reaction takes place in one or more steps.

{f} kaplamak

{f} sanmak

{f} almak; götürmek: Be sure to take a sweater! Yanına kazak almayı ihmal etme! Will you take the dog to the vet? Köpeği

{f} oltaya vurmak

{i} avalanan hayvan miktarı

{f} (took, tak.en)

ile gitm

Oraya taksi ile gitmek ne kadar sürer. - How long does it take to get there by taxi?

Gemi ile gitmek arabayla gitmekten daha uzun sürüyor. - Traveling by boat takes longer than going by car.

{f} etkili olmak

One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something

{f} kabul edilmek

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение taker в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

I'm selling handmade postcards - any takers?.

A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives

I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore - you are too much of a taker.

One who takes something

The study could not confirm the real percentage of drug takers in the country.

{n} one who takes, one who uses or assumes

A person who takes or attempts to take wildlife

If there are no takers for something such as an investment or a challenge, nobody is willing to accept it. Over 100 buyers or investors were approached, but there were no takers

one who accepts an offer

The buyer of an option contract

one who takes; person or thing that takes or receives (sometimes used to emphasize that this person takes rather than gives)

{i} one who takes

one who takes a bet or wager one who accepts an offer

one who takes a bet or wager

The official in a Gaufqwi match Takers are responsible for marking the target gerbil and calling penalties in the case of rules violations

One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends

double taker

Something causing someone to do a double take

An act of taking

To carry, particularly to a particular destination

I'll take the plate with me.

To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it

To choose

I'll take the blue plates.

An attempt to record a scene

Act seven, scene three, take two.

To use

This camera takes 35mm film.

To not swing at a pitch

He’ll probably take this one.

A catch

To deliver, give (something); to entrust

Jesus perceaved there wylynes, and sayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrytes? lett me se the tribute money. And they toke hym a peny.

To enroll (in a class, or a course of study)

I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester.

To get into one's possession

A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback

3) The mayor is on the take.

A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper

To last or expend

I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.

To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent

The rapist took his victims in dark alleys.

To consider as an instance or example

I've had a lot of problems recently. Take last Monday. The car broke down on the way to work. Then ...etc.

To become

She took sick with the flu.

A facial gesture in response to an event

I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

To capture using a photographic camera

The photographer took a picture of our family.

To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively

To participate in, undergo, or experience

I had to take a pee.

Something that is taken

An interpretation or view

What’s your take on this issue, Fred?.

To support or carry without failing or breaking

That truck bed will only take two tons.

{v} to receive, seize, trap, suppose, hire, please

A firm that can alter its rate of production and sales without significantly

1. An investor whose buying or selling transactions are assumed to have no effect on the market. 2. A firm that can alter its rate of production and sales without significantly

price taker firm

an abstraction of water from surface water or groundwater

{i} person who gathers data for a census by visiting individual homes, enumerator

someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes

pledge taker

a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive

firm which operates in a competitive market, which accepts the prevailing market price in order not to lose its market share

under perfect competition, the firm is a price taker It has no choice but to accept the price that has been determined in the market

A firm that cannot influence the price of its product

firms that take the price for the good or service they sell as given; the price is unaffected by their level of production

firms that have no market power over price

someone who sells stock shares at a profit

A firm, household, or other economic agent that constitutes such a small share of the market for a good that its decisions do not influence the market price

profit taker

risk taker

someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement

safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"

buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

The clapboard indication of a shot "taken" or printed

To please; to gain reception; to succeed

take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church

To assume or interpret to be

To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery

experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

To harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conducts

of the species - is a federal action subject to the consultation process

To hunt, pursue, wound, capture or kill any wildlife in any manner Also includes acts of assistance to other persons attempting to take wildlife

to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect or attempt to engage in any such conduct [ESA §3(19)] Harm is further defined by FWS to include significant habitat modification or degradation that results in death or injury to listed species by significantly impairing behavioral patterns such as breeding, feeding, or sheltering Harass is defined by FWS as actions that create the likelihood of injury to listed species to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavior patterns which include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding or sheltering [50 CFR § 17 3]

To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well

the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

a version of a shot-as, normally, for a feature film a number of (different) variations of a shot are made so that one or two can be selected and used in the finished movie

The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time

To ingest medicine, drugs, etc

Each recording of or attempt to record a selection by the same (or sometimes different) artist was designated with an identifying “take” number or letter (unless given an entirely new matrix number), sometimes stamped or inscribed on the disc

assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

To accept

carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance

From Section 3(18) of the Federal Endangered Species Act: "The term 'take' means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct "

To get into ones possession

To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take

To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene

head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

To grab and move to oneself

To have sex with forcefully, possibly without consent

have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right

To gain a position by force

admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

To endure or cope with

have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; said of a disease, misfortune, or the like

to get into a position of having, e g , safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"

Buyers "take" offerings when they agree to buy at the offering price

To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.)

serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

Taken

We should've taken the schedule into consideration. - We should have taken the schedule into consideration.

I should've taken the money. - I should have taken the money.

To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person

To require

A good catch of a kick

as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

To grasp with the hands

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

Definition One continuous recording of a shot Example Related Terms Shot

receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"

To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say

proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) defines the term "take" to mean "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or attempt to engage in any such conduct " Litigation since the adoption of ESA has further honed the definitions of "harm" and "harass " The actual death of a particular individual of a species is not required for a "taking " The definition can also apply to habitat modification Under California law, The Fish and Game Code defines "take" as "hunt, pursue, catch, capture, kill" or attempt any such acts Habitat modification any also constitute "take" under The California Endangered Species Act

To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head

to get into a position of having, e

For example

the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

{f} get into one's possession; seize, capture, possess; grasp with the hands; contract, be affected with; carry away; captivate, charm; subtract, minus; do; occupy; ingest; ride; accept; feel; study; write down; endure; convey, transport; be effective

make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge

A command used to instruct the belayer to take in all the slack so as to create tension in the rope Tension is also used, and up-rope can be used when top-roping or following a climb

interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey

Take means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect an animal, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct

To last [an amount of time]

In filmmaking, the shot produced by one uninterrupted run of the camera One shot in the final film may be chosen from among several takes of the same action

safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance

lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

{i} act of taking; something taken; amount taken or collected at one time; income, proceeds, profits (Informal); movie scene filmed without interruption; sound recording made in one session; successful inoculation

make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"

To stick, persist, thrive or remain

" to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct" with respect to federally listed endangered species of wildlife Federal regulations provide the opportunity to apply take prohibitions to threatened species as would ordinarily only apply to endangered species [50 CFR 17 31(a)] Take of a listed species includes modifying the habitat of a listed species in such a way that interferes with essential behavioral patterns including breeding, feeding or sheltering

engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch

carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

The filming of a shot in a particular camera setup The director usually films several takes before approving the shot

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

(1) A dealer or customer who agrees to buy at another dealer's offered price is said to take that offer (2) Also, Euro bankers speak of taking deposits rather than buying money

ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

The recording that is done between one start and the following stop of a tape recorder

1) to move something from one place to another -- " take some books from a library shelf " (25) 2) to use up time or space -- " his commute takes one hour and 51 minutes " (230)

To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat

(1) To agree to buy A dealer or customer who agrees to buy at another dealer's offered price is said to take the offer (2) Euro bankers speak of taking deposits rather than buying money

aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

To close your fingers, make your chest taller and support your lower back to collect the horse and make him give in See give back

To draw; to deduce; to derive

be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

The moment a fish strikes

The single recording of a set-up If take one is not satisfactory to the director he will do take two, then take three, until he is satisfied The next set-up will start with take one again

receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"