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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Want you to worry/want to worry/want to see you worrying

Dear all,

Please tell me whether the following sentence are correct and have the same meaning. If all have different meanings, kindly tell me their meanings.

1) I don't want you to worry.

2) I don't want to worry you.

3) I don't want to see you worrying.


Thank you.

  

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1) I don't want you to worry. 2) I don't want to worry you. 3) I don't want to see you worrying.

— CalifJim

  • 1) I don't want you to worry.
  • 2) I don't want to worry you.
  • 3) I don't want to see you worrying.
  • 1) and 3) are close in meaning.
  • 2) is a bit different.
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1) I don't want you to worry.

2) I don't want to worry you.

3) I don't want to see you worrying.

1) and 3) are close in meaning. 2) is a bit different.

1) The speaker wants the listener not to worry.
2) The speaker does not want to do anything that wou

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They are all OK, and have the same overall meaning.

Here are a few comments on nuances.

1) I don't want you to worry. This says nothing about the causes of your worrying.

2) I don't want to worry you. I don't want to be the cause of your worrying.

3) I don't want to see you worrying. Ostensibly this means that I don't want to become awar

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