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70+ Useful Prepositions after Particular Words in English

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Prepositions after particular words! Below is the common list of prepositions after certain words with example sentences and ESL images.

Prepositions after Particular Words

  • Accompanied with/by

E.g. I was accompanied with my fiancée to the dinner party.

  • Accused of

E.g.  They stand accused of crimes against humanity.

  • Accustom to

E.g. It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

  • Account for

E.g. The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.

  • Addicted to

E.g. She had become addicted to tranquilizers.

  • Adept in/at

E.g. He was an adept at concealing the truth.

  • Adhere to

E.g. For ten months he adhered to a strict no-fat low-salt diet.

  • Afraid of

E.g. It’s all over. There’s nothing to be afraid of now.

  • Agree on, to, with

E.g. He agreed with them about the need for change.

  • Angry at, with, about

E.g. He felt angry at the injustice of the situation.

  • Anxious about

E.g. He seemed anxious about the meeting.

  • Apply for, to

E.g. He has applied to join the army.

  • Aware of

E.g. I don’t think people are really aware of just how much it costs.

  • Arrive in

E.g. She’ll arrive in New York at noon.

  • Ashamed of

E.g. She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party

  • Attached to

E.g. I’ve never seen two people so attached to each other.

  • Argue about, with

E.g.  We’re always arguing with each other about money.

  • Averse to

E.g. I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn’t averse to the idea.

  • Beneficial to

E.g. A good diet is beneficial to health.

  • Bad at

E.g. She is so bad at keeping secrets.

  • Base on

E.g. What are you basing this theory on?

  • Belong to

E.g. The islands belong to Spain.

  • Blamed for

E.g. A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire

  • Bore with

E.g. Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?

  • Busy with

E.g.  Kate’s busy with her homework.

  • Capable of

E.g. You are capable of better work than this.

  • Characteristic of

E.g. They suffer from many of the environmental problems that are characteristic of inner-city areas.

  • Compare to, with

E.g. This school compares with the best in the country

  • Confer on, upon, with

E.g. He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.

  • Concern in

E.g. Everyone who was directly concerned in the incident has now resigned.

  • Concerned with

E.g. The book is primarily concerned with Soviet-American relations during the Cold War.

  • Conform to

E.g. He refused to conform to the local customs.

  • Consist in, of

E.g. The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.

  • Convenient for, to

E.g. The house is very convenient for several schools.

  • Confident of

E.g. I’m 95% confident of success.

  • Concentrate on

E.g. We were told to concentrate on a black dot in the middle of the screen.

  • Congratulate on

E.g. I congratulated them all on their results.

  • Cruel to

E.g. I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals.

  • Correspond to, with

E.g. Your account of events does not correspond with hers.

  • Count on

E.g. I’m counting on you to help me.

  • In danger of

E.g. The building is in danger of collapsing

  • Deal in, with

E.g. The company deals in computer software.

  • Depend on

E.g. He was the sort of person you could depend on.

  • Deprived of

E.g. They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.

  • Desire for

E.g. She felt a surge of love and desire for him.

  • Desirous of

E.g. At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.

  • Devoid of

E.g. The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.

  • Devoted to

E.g. He devoted a lifetime to working with disabled children.

  • Differ about, from, with

E.g.  French differs from English in this respect.

  • Different from, than

E.g. American English is significantly different from British English.

  • Disagree with

E.g. I disagree strongly with this idea.

  • Disdain for

E.g. Judges sometimes show great disdain for the law.

  • Distaste for

E.g. Joe had a profound distaste for violence.

  • Distinguish from

E.g. What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?

  • Dreamt about

E.g. I had a vivid dream about my old school.

  • Dream of

E.g. She had this romantic dream of living in a windmill.

  • Disappointed with

E.g. I was very disappointed with myself.

  • Empty of

E.g. The room was empty of furniture.

  • Envious of

E.g. They were envious of his success.

  • Expert in/at

E.g. He’s an expert at getting his own way.

  • Expose to

E.g.  He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.

  • Excited about

E.g. The children were excited about opening their presents.

  • Foreign to

E.g. Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.

  • Familiar to

E.g. The name sounded vaguely familiar to her.

  • Famous for

E.g. He became internationally famous for his novels.

  • Fed up

E.g. People are fed up with all these traffic jams.

  • Fond of

E.g. Over the years, I have grown quite fond ofher.

  • Good at

E.g. Nick has always been good at finding cheap flights.

  • Grateful to

E.g. I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.

  • Harmful to

E.g. Fruit juices can be harmful to children’s teeth.

  • Hear about

E.g. I was sorry to hear about your accident.

  • Hear of

E.g. I’ve never heard of the place.

  • Identical with

E.g.  The number on the card should be identical with the one on the chequebook.

  • Infer from

E.g. Much of the meaning must be inferred from the context.

  • In/with regard to

E.g. The company’s position with regard to overtime is made clear in their contracts.

  • Independent of

E.g. The police force should be independent of direct government control.

  • Infer from

E.g. Much of the meaning must be inferred from the context.

  • Inseparable from

E.g. Our economic fortunes are inseparable from those of Europe.

  • Interested in

E.g.  I’m very interested in history.

  • Increase by

E.g. The budget has increased by more than a third in the last year.

  • Insist on

E.g. She insisted on his/him wearing a suit.

  • Involved in

E.g. How many vehicles were involved in the crash?

  • Jealous of

E.g. They are very jealous of their good reputation.

  • Keen on

E.g.  I wasn’t too keen on going to the party.

  • Kind of

E.g. I’ll never have that kind of money

  • Laugh at

E.g. You never laugh at my jokes!

  • Look at

E.g. I haven’t had time to look at the papers yet.

  • Married to

E.g. She’s married to John.

  • Oblivious of

E.g.  He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused.

  • Pleased with

E.g.  She was very pleased with her exam results.

  • Polite to

E.g. Please be polite to our guests.

  • Popular among/with

E.g. I’m not very popular with my parents at the moment.

  • Proud of

E.g. He was proud of himself for not giving up.

  • Prevent from

E.g. He is prevented by law from holding a licence.

  • Proficient in

E.g. She’s proficient in several languages.

  • Prohibit from

E.g. Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.

  • Prone to

E.g. Working without a break makes you more prone to error.

  • Protest against

E.g. The workers staged a protest against the proposed changes in their contracts.

  • Reason with

E.g. I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t listen.

  • Recover from

E.g. He’s still recovering from his operation.

  • Sensitive to

E.g. She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.

  • Separate from

E.g. Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.

  • Short of

E.g. She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.

  • Similar to

E.g.  My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.

  • Speak to, with

E.g. This is the third time I’ve had to speak to him about being late.

  • Substitute for

E.g. Paul’s father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.

  • Succeed in

E.g. He succeeded in getting a place at art school.

  • Superior to

E.g. This model is technically superior to its competitors.

  • Sympathize with

E.g. I find it very hard to sympathize with him.

  • Sick of

E.g. I’m sick of the way you’ve treated me.

  • Spend on

E.g.  She spent £100 on a new dress.

  • Succeed in

E.g. He succeeded in getting a place at art school.

  • Suitable for

E.g. This programme is not suitable for children.

  • Take care of

E.g. Who’s taking care of the children while you’re away?

  • Think about

E.g. Don’t you ever think about other people?

  • Used to

E.g. I used to live in London.

  • Worry about

E.g. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.

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Prepositions after Particular Words

List of Prepositions after Particular Words with ESL image.

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SAAHIL DARISIPUDI

Wednesday 23rd of October 2019

WHEN YOU GIVE ANY WORDS , IT IS GOOD OF YOU TO GIVE MEANINGS TOO. THEN IT WII BE USEFUL TO EVERYONE

Muhd ZAkuan

Friday 6th of April 2018

Yeah

Julio

Saturday 20th of January 2018

After "sympathize with", the rest of words don't appear in the image.