I want to play outside.

Meaning: This means you desire to do an activity that is done for enjoyment not inside a building.

Choice of Words: Want is a verb that means to desire something. Play is an activity that is done for enjoyment. Outside means not inside a building.

Alternative Expressions

Let's go out and play.

Meaning: This means that the person speaking is asking another person if they want to go to a place that is not inside, like a park or a playground, to have fun and do activities.

Choice of Words: Let's is a contraction of the words "let us", which means to allow or permit something to happen. Go is a verb that means to move or travel somewhere. Out is a preposition that means beyond the boundaries of a place. Play is a verb that means to engage in a game or activity for enjoyment. When you put them together, "Let's go out and play" means that the speaker is suggesting that they and the listener engage in a game or activity for enjoyment beyond the boundaries of the current location.

Can we go outside to play?

Meaning: This means that the person speaking is asking another person or people if they are allowed to go to a place that is not inside, like a park or a playground, to have fun and do activities.

Choice of Words: Can is a modal verb that is used to ask for permission or ability to do something. We is a pronoun that refers to the speaker and one or more other people. Go is a verb that means to move or travel somewhere. Outside is a preposition that means beyond the boundaries of a place. To play is a verb that means to engage in a game or activity for enjoyment. When you put them together, "Can we go outside to play?" means that the speaker is asking for permission to engage in a game or activity for enjoyment beyond the boundaries of the current location with one or more other people.

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