Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
'Want' and 'hope for'
I have learned that 'want' is followed by an object like I want a book and 'hope' is followed by 'for an object' like i hope for the best and then I was wondering if 'hope' is followed just by an object like I hope a book? And do you distinguish between 'hope for' and 'want' in meaning? I feel like they are interchangeable sometimes for the same meaning, What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much in advance.
Thank you so much in advance.
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Hans51 I was wondering if 'hope' is followed just by an object like I hope a book? No Hans51 And do you distinguish between 'hope for' and 'want' in meaning? I feel like they are interchangeable sometimes for the same meaning, If you hope for something, you presumably want it, but you can want something without any hope of getting it.
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Hans51 I was wondering if 'hope' is followed just by an object like I hope a book?No
Hans51 And do you distinguish between 'hope for' and 'want' in meaning? I feel like they are interchangeable sometimes for the same meaning,If you hope for something, you presumably want it, but you can want something without any hope of g
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