Verbs and Prepositions Which Commonly Appear Together

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Verbs and prepositions which commonly appear together. accuse (someone) of ([doing] something) add (something) to (something else) admire (someone) for ([doing] something) agree on (topic) agree with (someone) apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something) apply to (a place) for (something) approve of (something) argue with (someone) about (topic) arrive at (a building, room, site, event) arrive in (a city, country) ask (someone) about (someone/topic) ask (someone) for (something) believe in (something) belong to (someone) blame (someone) for ([doing] something) borrow (something) from (someone) care about (someone/something/topic) comment on (topic) compare (something) to/with (something else) complain to (someone) about (something) concentrate on ([doing] something) congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something) consist of (some things) consent to ([doing] something) contribute to (something) count on (someone) to (do something) cover (something) with (something else) decide on (topic) depend on (someone) for (something) discuss (something) with (someone) distinguish (something) from (something else) dream about/of (someone/something) escape from (somewhere) explain (topic) to (someone) excuse (someone) for ([doing] something) forgive (someone for ([doing] something) get rid of (something) graduate from (a place) happen to (someone) help (someone) with (something)

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Verbs and prepositions which commonly appear together.

accuse (someone) of ([doing] something)

add (something) to (something else)

admire (someone) for ([doing] something)

agree on (topic)

agree with (someone)

apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something)

apply to (a place) for (something)

approve of (something)

argue with (someone) about (topic)

arrive at (a building, room, site, event)

arrive in (a city, country)

ask (someone) about (someone/topic)

ask (someone) for (something)

believe in (something)

belong to (someone)

blame (someone) for ([doing] something)

borrow (something) from (someone)

care about (someone/something/topic)

comment on (topic)

compare (something) to/with (something else)

complain to (someone) about (something)

concentrate on ([doing] something)

congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something)

consist of (some things)

consent to ([doing] something)

contribute to (something)

count on (someone) to (do something)

cover (something) with (something else)

decide on (topic)

depend on (someone) for (something)

discuss (something) with (someone)

distinguish (something) from (something else)

dream about/of (someone/something)

escape from (somewhere)

explain (topic) to (someone)

excuse (someone) for ([doing] something)

forgive (someone for ([doing] something)

get rid of (something)

graduate from (a place)

happen to (someone)

help (someone) with (something)

hide (something) from (someone)

insist (up)on (something)

introduce (someone) to (someone else)

invite (someone) to (an event)

keep (something) for (someone)

matter to (someone)

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object to (something)

participate in (something)

pay (price) for (something)

plan on ([doing] something)

pray for (someone/something)

prefer (something) to (something else)

prevent (someone) from ([doing] something)

prohibit (someone) from ([doing] something)

protect (someone) from (something)

provide (someone) with (something)

recover from (something)

rely (up)on (someone/something)

remind (someone) of (something)

rescue (someone) from (something)

respond to (someone/something)

save (someone) from (something)

search for (something)

separate (something) from (something else)

scold (someone) for ([doing] something)

smile at (someone) for ([doing] something)

speak to/with (someone) about (topic)

stare at (something/someone)

stop (someone) from ([doing] something)

subscribe to (something)

substitute (something) for (something else/someone)

subtract (something) from (something else)

succeed in ([doing] something)

suffer from (something)

take advantage of (someone/something/ situation)

take care of (something/someone)

talk to/with (someone) about (topic)

thank (someone) for ([doing] something)

travel to (somewhere)

vote for (someone)

vouch for (someone)

wait for (someone/something)

wish for (something)

work for (company/something/someone)

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A

be absent from be absolved of be accepted as/to

be according to be accused of be accustomed to

be acquainted with be adamant about be addicted to

be affected by be afraid of be after

be alarmed at be aligned with be (all) set for

be amazed at/by be an authority on be angry about/at/with

be annoyed at/with be anxious about be appropriate for

be armed with be around be arrested for

be ashamed of be associated with be astonished at/by

be at it (again) be attached to be attracted to

be aware of be away from

B

be back (from) be bad at be bad for

be banned from be based (up)on be behind (schedule)

be bent on be biased about be big on

be blamed for be blessed with be bored with

be bound for

C

be capable ofbe carried away about/with

be caught up in

be centered around be certain of be charged with

be classified as be clear about be clear to

be clever at be close to be cluttered (up) with

be a combination of be compared to be compensated for

be composed of be comprised of be concerned about/with

be confident of be confused about be congratulated for/on

be connected to/with be conned into be considerate of

be considered for be content with be contrary to

be convenient for/to be convinced of be convicted of/for

be coordinated with be covered with be crammed into

be crazy about be credited with be criticized for/as

be crowded with

D

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be dedicated to be delighted with be dependent (up)on

be devoted to be different from/thanbe disappointed about/at/in/with

be discouraged about be discriminated against be disgusted with

be disillusioned with be disqualified for be disposed of

be distinguished from be divided into be divorced (from)

be done with be down be down on/with

be dragged into be dressed (up) in be drunk with/on

E

be east of be elected as/to be eligible for

be embarrassed about/at

be encouraged by be entailed in

be engaged to/in be entrusted with be envious of

be equal/equivalent to be equipped with be estranged from

be evicted from be excited about be expelled from

F

be faithful to be faced with be familiar with/to

be famous for be fanatic(al) about be fascinated with

be fed up with be filled with be finished with

be fired for/from be followed by be fond of

be for the sake of be fraught with be free from/of

be friendly to/with be frightened by/at be full of

be furnished with

G

be glad to be good at be good to

be gone to/with be grateful for/to be guilty of

H

be half-hearted about be hailed as be happy about/with

be hard on be headed for/to/toward be hired as/for

be hitched to

I

be immersed in be imposed (up)on be impressed by/with

be in be in accordance with be in agreement with

be an indication of be an issue of be in back of

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be in bed with be in cahoots with be in charge of

be in common with be in conjunction with be in contact with

be in control of be in danger of be in exchange for

be in favor of be in front of be in honor of

be in hope(s) of be in love with be in need of

be in on be in place of be in possession of

be in proximity to be in reference to be in regard to

be in response to be in return for be in search of

be in store for be in sync with be in tandem with

be in the habit of be in the middle of be in the midst of

be in the vicinity of be in time for be in touch with

be in trouble with/for be in tune with be incensed with

be inducted into be inferior to be infested with

be informed about be innocent of be insecure about

be insistent (up)on be interested in be into

be involved in be irritated at/with be isolated from

J

be jealous of

K

be kind of be kind to be knowledgeable about

be known as/for

L

be labeled as be leery of be left of/with

be less than be limited to be located at/near

be lower than

M

be mad at/about be made of/from be married to

be a matter of be the matter with be mean to

be meant to be a measure of be mindful of

be more than

N

be named as/after be next to be nice to

be notorious for be north of be nuts about

O

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be obedient to be oblivious about/to be obsessed with

be obvious to be off be okay with

be on be on behalf of be on the brink of

be on the edge of be on the verge of be on time for

be on to be on top of be open about/for/to

be opposed to be opposite from be oppressed by

be out be out of be out of concern for

be out of contact with be out of sync with be out of touch with

be outraged about be outspoken about be over with

P

be parallel to be partial to be patient with

be a pattern of be pegged as be perturbed at/about

be pleased with be polite to be popular with

be praised for/about be precious to be preoccupied with

be prepared for be prohibited from be promoted to

be provided with be proud of be psyched about

be punished for be put off by

Q

be qualified for be a question of

R

be ready for be regarded as be related to

be relevant to be relieved of be remembered for

be rescued from be reserved for be responsible for

be retired from be rid of be rife with

be right to be riled up (about) be roped into

be rude to

S

be satisfied with be saved from be scared of

be selected as/for be sensible about be separated from

be set on be shocked at be short of

be sick of/about be a sign of be similar to

be soft on be sorry about/for be sort of

be south of be specialized in be spoken for

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be startled at be strange to be a stranger to

be stressed out about be stuck on/with be stunned at

be subject to be sufficient for be suitable for

be superior to be sure of be surprised at/about

be suspected of be suspended from be a symbol of

T

be taken aback by/at be taken in by be tantamount to

be tapped as/by be terrified of/with be there for

be a threat to be through with be ticked off about

be tired of be tuned (in)to be to the left of

be to the right of

U

be uncalled for be under arrest be under fire for

be under investigation for

be up against be up front with

be up in arms about be up on be up to

be upset about/with be uptight about be used for

be used to be useful to

V

be valued as/at be vindicated of

W

be wary of/about be west of be whipped into

be wiped out be with it be with reference to

be with respect to be worked up about be worried about

be wrapped up in be wrong with

Z

be zealous about