I enjoy spending time outside.

Meaning: This means the speaker likes to do things they enjoy when they are not inside a building or structure.

Choice of Words: Enjoy means to experience pleasure, amusement, or satisfaction from something. Spending is the act of using money or resources. Outside is the area that is not inside a building or structure. Together, this sentence means the speaker likes to use their time and resources to do things that they find enjoyable when they are not inside.

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I love being in the fresh air.

Meaning: This means that you like to exist or to live in the invisible gaseous substance that surrounds the earth and that is necessary for life. It's like saying, I like to be in the space beyond the limits of a place or area.

Choice of Words: Love is a verb that means to feel a deep affection or fondness for someone or something. Being is a verb that means to exist or to live. Fresh is an adjective that means new or clean. Air is a noun that refers to the invisible gaseous substance that surrounds the earth and that is necessary for life. When you put them together, "I love being in the fresh air" means that you like to exist or to live in the invisible gaseous substance that surrounds the earth and that is necessary for life.

I like to play outside.

Meaning: This means that you like to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation in the space beyond the limits of a place or area. It's like saying, I like to be in the space beyond the limits of a place or area.

Choice of Words: Like is a verb that means to feel a positive emotion towards someone or something. Play is a verb that means to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation. Outside is a preposition that means in or to the space beyond the limits of a place or area. When you put them together, "I like to play outside" means that you like to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation in the space beyond the limits of a place or area.

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