Words Followed By Appropriate Prepositions (Verbs)

Words Followed By Appropriate Prepositions

Verbs

Abide by a promise. Abound in or with fish. Absolve of or from a charge Abstain from wine.

Accede to a request. Accord with a thing. Account fora fact.

Accrue to a person. Accuse of some misdeed. Acquiesce in a decision.

Acquit of blame.

Adapt to circumstances. Adhere to a plan.

Admit of an excuse. Admit to or into secret. Admonish of or for a fault. Agree to a proposal. Agree with a person. Aim ata mark.

Alight from a carriage. Alight on the ground. Allot to a person.

Allow of delay.

Allude to a fact.

Alternate with something else. Anchor off the shore.

Answer to a person.

Answer for conduct.

Apologise to a person.

Apologise for rudeness.

Appeal to a person.

Appeal for redress or help. Appeal against a sentence. Apply to a person for a thing. Appoint to a situation.

Apprise of a fact.

Approve of an action.

Arbitrate between two persons.

Argue with a person for or against a point.

Arrive at a small place.

Arrive in a country or a large city, Arrive in London.

Ascribe to a cause.

Ask fora thing.

Ask of or from a person.

Aspire after or to worldly greatness. Assent to your terms.

Associate with a person or thing. Assure a person of a fact. Atone for a fault.

Attain to a high place.

Attend to a speaker.

Attend on a person.

Attribute to a cause.

Avail oneself of an offer.

Avenge oneself on a person. Bark at a person or thing. Bask in sunshine.

Bear with someone's faults.

Beat against the rocks (the waves). Beat on one's head.

Become of you (suit you, befit you) Beg pardon of a person.

Beg a person to do a thing.

Beg for something, from someone. Begin with the first.

Believe in one's honesty.

Belong to a person.

Bequeath a thing to a person. Bestow a thing on a person. Bethink oneself of something. Beware of the dog.

Blame a person for something. Blush at an embarrassing remark. Blush for anyone who is at fault. Boast or brag of one's cleverness. Border on a place.

Borrow of or from a person. Break into a house (thieves). Break oneself of a habit.

Break through restraint.

Break bad news to a person.

Break (sever relations) with a person. Bring a thing to light.

Bring to one's notice.

Brood over past grievances. Burst into tears.

Buy a thing from person or shop. Calculate on success.

Call on a person (visit him at his house or summon to do something). Call to (shout to) a person. Call for (require) punishment. Canvass for votes.

Care for (value, love, or attend upon) a person or thing.

Caution a person against danger. Cease from quarrelling.

Challenge a person to combat. Charge a person with a crime. Charge payment to a person.

Charge a person for goods supplied.

Charge goods to a person's account. Cheat a person of his due.

Clamour for higher wages.

Clash with another (of colours).

Clear a person of blame.

Cling to a person or thing.

Close with (accept) an offer.

Combat with difficulties.

Come across (accidentally meet) anyone. Come into fashion.

Come by (obtain) a thing.

Come of (result from) something.

Come to (amount to) forty.

Commence with a thing.

Comment on a matter.

Communicate something to a person. Communicate with a person on a subject.

Compare similars with similars —as one fruit with another.

Compare things dissimilar, by way of illustration — as genius to a lightning flash.

Compensate a person for his loss. Compete with a person for a prize. Complain of some annoyance to a person.

Complain against a person.

Comply with one's wishes.

Conceal facts from anyone.

Concur with a person.

Concur in an opinion.

Condemn a person to death for murder. Condole with a person.

Conduce to happiness.

Confer (Trans.) a thing on anyone. Confer (Intrans.) with a person about something.

Confide (Trans.) a secret to anyone. Confide (Intrans.) in a person. Conform to (follow) a rule.

Conform with one's views.

Confront a person with his accusers. Congratulate a person on his success. Connive at other men's misdeeds. Consent to some proposal.

Consign to destruction,

Consist of materials.

Consist in, e.g., "Virtue consists in being uncomfortable."

Consult with a person on or about some matter.

Contend with or against a person. Contend for or about a thing. Contribute to a fund.

Converge to a point.

Converse with a person abut a thing. Convict a person of a crime.

Convince a person of a fact.

Cope with a person or task. Correspond with a person (write). Correspond to something (agree). Count on a person or thing (rely on) e.g., I count on you to see this done.

Crave for or after happiness.

Crow over a defeated rival.

Cure a man of a disease..

Cut a thing in or into pieces

Cut a thing in half.

Dabble in politics.

Dash against something.

Dash over something.

Dawn on a person.

Deal well or ill by a person

Deal in (trade in) cloth, tea, spices, etc. Deal with a person (have dealings in trade etc.).

Deal with a subject (write or speak about it).

Debar from doing anything. Debit with a sum of money.

Decide on something.

Decide against something.

Declare for something.

Declare against something. Defend a person from harm. Defraud a person of his due. Deliberate on a matter.

Delight in music.

Deliver from some evil.

Demand a thing of a person. Depend on a person or thing. Deprive a person of a thing. Desist from an attempt.

Despair of success.

Deter a person from an action. Determine on doing something. Detract from one's reputation. Deviate from a certain course. Die of a disease.

Die from some cause, as overwork. Die by violence.

Differ with a person on a subject. Differ from anything (to be unlike). Digress from the point.

Dip into a book.

Disable one from doing something. Disagree with a person.

Disapprove of anything.

Dispense with a man's services. Dispose of (sell) property.

Dispute with a person about anything. Dissent from an opinion.

Dissuade from an action.

Distinguish one thing from another. Distinguish between two things. Divert a person from a purpose. Divest one's mind of fear.

Divide in half, into four parts. Dote upon a person or thing. Draw for money on a bank. Draw money from a bank.

Dream of strange things.

Drive at some point

Drop off a tree.

Drop out of the ranks.

Dwell on a subject.

Eat into iron.

Elicit from a person.

Emerge from the forest.

Encroach on one's authority. Endorse with a signature.

Endow a hospital money.

Enjoin on a person.

Enlarge on a subject.

Enlist in the army.

Enlist a person in some project. Enter upon a career.

Enter into one's plans.

Entitle anyone to an estate. Entrust anyone with a thing. Entrust a thing to anyone.

Err on the side of leniency. Escape from jail.

Exact payment from a person. Excel in languages.

Exchange one thing for another. Exchange with a person.

Excuse (pardon) for something. Exempt a person from a rule. Exonerate a person from blame. Explain to a person.

Exult in a victory over a rival. Fail in an attempt.

Fail of a purpose.

Fall among thieves.

Fall in love with a person.

Fall in with one's views

Fall into error.

Fall on the enemy (attack).

Fall under someone's pleasure.

Fall upon evil days.

Fawn on a person.

Feed (Intrans.) on grass.

Feed (Trans) a cow with grass, or grass to a cow.

Feel for a person in his trouble.

Fight for the weak against the strong. Fight with or against a person.

Fill with anything.

Fire on or at the enemy.

Fish for compliments.

Flirt with a person.

Fly at (attack) anyone.

Fly into a rage.

Free of or from anything.

Furnish a person with a thing.

Furnish a thing to a person.

Gain on someone in a race.

Get at (find out) the facts.

Get away from (escape).

Get, on with a person (live or work smoothly with him).

Get out of debt.

Get over (recover from) an illness. Get to a journey's end.

Glance at an object.

Glance over a letter.

Glory in success.

Grapple with difficulties.

Grasp at (try to seize) something. Grieve at or for or about an event. Grieve for a person.

Grow upon one = (a habit grows upon one).

Grumble at one's lot.

Guard against a bad habit.

Guess at something.

Hanker after riches.

Happen to a person.

Heal of a disease.

Hear of an event.

Hesitate at nothing.

Hide a thing from a person.

Hinder one from doing something. Hinge on (depend on) some event. Hint at an intention.

Hope for something.

Hover over a nest.

Hunt after or for anything.

Identify one person or thing with another.

Impart a thing to a person.

Import goods into a country.

Import things from a country.

Impose on (deceive) a person. Impress an idea on a person.

Impress a person with an idea.

Impute blame to a person.

Incite a person to some action.

Infer one fact from another.

Inflict punishment on a person.

Inform a person of a thing.

Inform against a person.

Infuse an ingredient into same mixture. Initiate a man into an office or society. Inquire into a matter.

Inquire of a person about or concerning some matter.

Insist on a point.

Inspire a man with courage.

Instil a thing into the mind.

Intercede with a superior for someone else.

Interfere with a person in some matter. Intermingle one thing with another. Intersect with each other.

Introduce a person to someone. Introduce into a place or society. Intrude on one's leisure.

Intrude into one's house.

Invest money in some project.

Invest a person with authority.

Invite a person to dinner.

Involve a person in debt.

Issue from some source.

Issue in a result.

Jar against an object.

Jar on one's nerves.

Jeer at a person.

Jest at (make fun of) a person.

Join in a game.

Join one thing to another.

Judge of something by something. Jump at (eagerly accept) an offer. Jump to a conclusion.

Keep back (hold back) a secret.

Keep (abstain) from wine.

Keep off the grass.

Keep to (adhere to) a point.

Keep under (hold in subjection).

Keep up (prevent from sinking) prices. Knock one's head against a wall. Knock at a door.

Know of (be aware of) a person. Labour under a misapprehension. Labour for the public good.

Labour in a good cause.

Labour at some task.

Lament for the dead.

Languish for home.

Lapse into disuse.

Laugh at a person or thing.

Laugh to scorn.

Lay by (save money, etc.) for future needs.

Lay down one's arms (surrender). Lay facts before a person.

Lead to Calcutta (a road).

Lean against a wall.

Lean on a staff.

Lean to a certain opinion.

Level a city with the ground.

Lie in one's power.

Light on a person or object.

Listen to complaints.

Live for riches or fame.

Live by honest labour.

Live on a small income.

Live within one's means.

Long for anything.

Look after (take care of) a person or business.

Look at a person or thing.

Look into (closely examine) a matter. Look for (search for) something lost. Look over (inspect one by one) an account.

Look through (glance through) a book. Look to (be careful about) your movement.

Look up a reference.

Make away with (kill) a person.

Make for (conduce to) happiness. Make for (proceed in the direction of) home, the shore. etc.

Make off (run away) with stolen goods. Make up (supply) deficiency.

Make up (compensate), as "make up for lost time"; "We must make it up to (compensate) him somehow."

Make up (invent) a story.

Make some meaning of a thing.

Marry one person to another.

Marvel at some sight or report.

Match one thing with another.

Meddle with other people's business. Meditate on some subject.

Meet with a rebuff.

Merge into or with anything.

Mourn for the dead.

Murmur at or against anything.

Muse upon the beauties of nature. Object to some proposal.

Occur to one's mind.

Offend against good taste.

Officiate for someone in a post.

Operate on a patient.

Originate in a thing or place.

Originate with a person.

Overwhelm with kindness.

Part with a person or thing.

Partake of some food.

Participate with a person in his gains. Pass away (die, come to an end). Pass by someone's house.

Pass from one thing into another. Pass for a clever man.

Pass on (hand round, transfer), as "Read this and pass it on."

Pass over (make no remark upon) his subsequent conduct.

Pay (suffer) for one's folly.

Perish by the sword.

Perish with cold.

Persevere in an effort.

Persist in doing something.

Pine for something lost.

Play on or upon the guitar.

Play (trick, joke, prank) on a person. Play (trifle with, treat lightly) with one's health.

Plot against a man.

Plunge into a river, work, etc.

Point at a person.

Point to some result

Ponder on or over a subject.

Possess oneself of an estate.

Pounce on or upon a person or thing. Pray to God for guidance.

Prefer one thing to another.

Prejudice anyone against some person or thing.

Prepare for the worst.

Prepare against disaster.

Present anyone with a book.

Preserve from harm.

Preside at a meeting.

Preside over a meeting.

Prevail on (persuade) a person to do something.

Prevail against or over an adversary. Prevail with a person (have more influence than anything else).

Prevent from going.

Prey upon one's health (or mind).

Pride oneself on a thing.

Proceed with a business already begun. Proceed to a business not yet begun. Proceed from one point to another. Proceed against (prosecute) a person. Prohibit from doing something.

Protect from harm.

Protest against injustice.

Provide for one's children.

Provide against a rainy day.

Provide oneself with something. Provoke one to anger.

Pry into a secret.

Punish anyone for a fault.

Purge the mind of false notions.

Quake with fear.

Qualify oneself for a post.

Quarrel with someone over or about something.

Quote something from an author. Reason with a person about something. Rebel against authority.

Reckon on (confidently expect) something.

Reckon with (settle accounts with) a person.

Recompense one for some service. Reconcile to a loss.

Reconcile with an enemy.

Recover from an illness.

Refer to a subject.

Reflect credit on a person.

Reflect (Intrans.) on a man's conduct. Refrain from tears.

Rejoice at the success of another. Rejoice in one's own success.

Relieve one of a task.

Rely on a person or thing.

Remind a person of a thing. Remonstrate with a person against some proceeding.

Render (translate) into English. Repent of imprudence.

Repose (Intrans.) on a bed.

Repose confidence in a person. Reprimand a person for a fault. Require something of someone. Resolve on a course of action.

Rest on a couch.

(It) rests with a person to do, etc. Result from a cause.

Result in a consequence.

Retaliate on an enemy.

Revenge myself of someone for some injury.

Revolt against government.

Reward a man with something for some services done.

Ride at anchor.

Rob a person of something.

Rule over a country.

Run after (eagerly follow) new fashions. Run into debt.

Run over (read rapidly) an account. Run through one's money.

Save a person or thing from harm. Scoff at religion.

Search for something lost.

Search into (carefully examine) a matter. See about (consider) a matter.

See into (investigate) a matter.

See through (understand) his meaning. See to (attend to) a matter.

Seek after or for happiness.

Send for a doctor.

Sentence a man to imprisonment (or death).

Set about (begin working at) a task. Set down (put in writing) your terms. Set forth (begin journey or expedition). Set in, as "A reaction set in"

Set out (begin journey).

Set a. person over (in charge of) a business.

Set upon (attack) a traveller.

Show a person over a house, into a room.

Shudder at cruelty.

Side with a person in a dispute.

Smile at (deride) ,a person's threats. Smile on (favour) a person.

Snatch at (try to seize) a thing.

Speak of a subject (briefly).

Speak on a subject (at great length). Speculate in shares.

Speculate on a possible future.

Stand against (resist) an enemy.

Stand by (support) a friend.

Stand on one's dignity.

Stand up for (defend) something or someone.

Stare at a person.

Stare a person in the face.

Start for Calcutta.

Stick at nothing.

Stick to his point.

Stoop to meanness.

Strike at (aim a blow at) someone. Strike for higher pay.

Strike on a rock (of a ship).

Strike up (begin playing).

Struggle against difficulties.

Subject a person to censure.

Submit to authority.

Subscribe to a fund or a doctrine. Subsist on scanty food.

Succeed to a property.

Succeed in an undertaking.

Succumb to difficulties.

Sue for peace.

Supply a thing to a person.

Supply a person with a thing. Surrender to the enemy.

Sympathise with a person in his troubles.

Take after (resemble) his father.

Take a person for a spy.

Take off (of an aeroplane leaving the ground).

Take to (acquire the habit of) gambling. Take upon oneself to do a thing. Talk of or about an event.

Talk over (discuss) a matter.

Talk to or with a person.

Tamper with statistics.

Taste of salt.

Tell of or about an event.

Testify to a fact.

Think of or about anything.

Think over (consider) a matter. Threaten anyone with a lawsuit.

Throw a stone at anyone.

Tide over losses.

Touch at Gibraltar (ships).

Touch upon (briefly allude to) a subject. Tower over everyone else.

Trade with a country in oranges. Tremble with fear at a lion.

Trespass against rules.

Trespass on a person's time or land. Trifle with anyone's feelings.

Triumph over obstacles.

Trust in a person.

Trust to someone's honesty.

Trust someone with money.

(Trans.) Turn verse into prose.

Turn to a friend for help.

Turn upon (hinge on) evidence. Upbraid a person with ingratitude. Urge a fact on one's attention.

Venture upon an undertaking.

Vie with another (person).

Vote for (in favour of) anything.

Vote against a thing.

Wait at table.

Wait for a person or thing.

Wait on (attend) a person.

Warn a person of danger or consequences.

Warn a person against a person or thing or doing.

Wink at one's faults.

Wish for anything.

Work at mathematics.

Work for small pay.

Worm oneself into another man's confidence.

Wrestle with an adversary.

Yearn for affection.

Yield to persuasion.