I miss playing with it.

Meaning: This sentence expresses a feeling of sadness about not having the toy and the enjoyment it provides.

Choice of Words: Miss means to feel sad about the absence of someone or something. Playing is an activity done for enjoyment. With means in the company of. It refers to the toy. This sentence expresses a longing for the toy and the joy it brings.

Alternative Expressions

I long to play with it again.

Meaning: This means that the speaker has a strong desire to play with something again. It's like saying, I really want to play with my toy car again.

Choice of Words: Long means to have a strong desire or wish for something. To play is an activity where you do something for fun, like a game or sport. With means in the company of or together with someone or something. It refers to something that has been mentioned before or is understood from the context. Again means once more or another time.

I yearn for the days when I could play with it.

Meaning: This means that the speaker has a strong desire to go back to the time when they could play with something. It's like saying, I really wish I could play with my toy car again like I used to.

Choice of Words: Yearn means to have a strong desire or wish for something. For means in order to get or achieve something. The days refers to a period of time in the past. When means at the time that. I could play means that the speaker was able to play. With means in the company of or together with someone or something. It refers to something that has been mentioned before or is understood from the context.

Related Expressions