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I really want to find a job to make a living vs I want to find a job for making a living

Both phrases are correct, but "i really want to find a job to make a living" is more commonly used and sounds more natural in English. The preposition 'to' is commonly used before the infinitive form of a verb to indicate purpose, which is why the first phrase is preferred.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 767 views

I really want to find a job to make a living

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the desire to secure employment in order to support oneself financially.
  • Now I really want to make a deal.
  • I really want to make a go of this.
  • I really want to make a good impression.
  • I really want to make a go of this.
  • I really want to make a good impression on Becky's parents.
  • I really want to find out who the buyer was.
  • I really want to find somewhere we can just fit in.
  • But I really want to find out who did it.
  • But I really want you to make a best man's toast.
  • I really want to make sure that we find this root.
  • I really want to make this business work.
  • I really want to make my mark this session.
  • So I really want to make this work.
  • I really want to make an appeal to the cosmetics industry.
  • And I just really want to make a good first impression.
  • I want to find a job in a kitchen.
  • If you really want to find a way to help, get Declan to corroborate your story.
  • If Chiana really wants to, she's going to find a way to kill herself, and maybe not here, or now.
  • If we really want to learn lessons from the current crisis, we may have to find a quite different structure for European monetary policy.
  • And it's just the one thing that I really want to find.

Alternatives:

  • I really want to find a job in order to make a living.
  • I really want to find a job so that I can make a living.

I want to find a job for making a living

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase also conveys the intention to obtain employment for the purpose of sustaining oneself financially.
  • I want to find a job in a kitchen.
  • Look, the reason I want to find Jennifer is because I have a job for her.
  • We need to find a job for her.
  • I'm trying to find a job for a dude with no I.D.
  • And so I, with my cool northern blood,... I'm struggling to find a job for her.
  • I want to find a casino here when the dust settles.
  • I want to help you find a job over and over again.
  • I want to find a way out of this, for all of us.
  • What I want to say is that we should try to find a solution.
  • I want to find a good sponsor and make a fortune.
  • No! I'm not talking about the books... I want to find a way to get Hartman and Malgari to meet.
  • I don't care about any of that; I want to find a way to get him.
  • I want to find a way to attack the problem.
  • I want to thank those fellow MEPs who have enabled us to find a solution.
  • It is agreed therefore, and this is important for us if we want to avoid this destructive process, to give each one of them the chance to find a job again in a growth society with a human face.
  • Through this initiative we wished to provide real assistance to all those who want to have their qualifications recognised in another Member State, to give them more opportunities to find a job.
  • I just want to, I want to find a place of my own and get on with things.
  • You've placed an advertisement in a magazine, to find a job for my housekeeper?
  • We have to send the fathers to de-addiction labs and when they come back, most times sober, we have to find a job for them so that they don't regress.
  • I want to find a way to help the patient reinvent himself.

Alternatives:

  • I want to find a job to support myself.
  • I want to find a job to earn a living.

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