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What is the difference between need and want ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between need and want ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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I need food and water.
I need to go to the bathroom.
I need this job.
I want new clothes.
I want a big house.
I want more money.
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I need food and water.
I need to go to the bathroom.
I need this job.
I want new clothes.
I want a big house.
I want more money.
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- English (US)
"Need" is something that you have to have. Something that you can't live without. For example "I need water" "I need oxygen". "Want" is something you'd like to have but you don't have to have it to survive
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- Simplified Chinese (China) Near fluent
- Indonesian Near fluent
Need-something really essential you can't live without
Want-something you desire but not necessary to survive
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
I need it X I want it. Você usa need quando precisa de algo, want quando quer.
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- Filipino
Need is something that is essential to you like shelter and food. Want are the things you dream of having
I need water
I want a car
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