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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

need v. require v. want

Original: After hunting, a cheetah needs half an hour to catch its breath before it can eat.

Which of the following is in the same sense with the original?

1.After hunting, a cheetah requires half an hour to catch its breath before it can eat.

2. After hunting, a cheetah wants half an hour to catch its breath before it can eat.

Source: National Geographic Kids

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Which do you think is equivalent in meaning to "needs", "requires" or "wants?"
Have you checked the dictionary?
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teechrWhich do you think is equivalent in meaning to "needs", "requires" or "wants?"Have you checked the dictionary?
Yes I checked from Wordweb. I cannot determine if they are correct or just correct but not idiomatic?

Require seems to me for non-living things.

Thank you.
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hhttYes I checked from on WordWeb.
You can try other dictionaries in the future.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
www.dictionary.cambridge.org/
www.m-w.com
hhttI cannot determine if they are correct or just correct
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hhtt:I cannot determine if they are correct or just correct but not idiomatic.
teechrI don't know what you mean by that.
Longer and clearer version: It is supposed to mean "I cannot determine if "want" and "require" correct or I cannot determine if "require" and "want" are correct but "wa
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No, it's not clear at all. I suggest you write shorter sentences in future. In any case, I've already answered your original question.
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teechrNo, it's not clear at all. I suggest you write shorter sentences in future. In any case, I've already answered your original question.
Thank you for your answer, require is O.K but want is not. When you are not busy, would you like to correct and put in the intended form the sentence: Longer and clearer version: It is supposed to mean "I cannot determine
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