PREPOSITIONS ATTACHED TO CERTAIN WORDS

abide…………..by
absorbed……. In
abstain ……from
Accomplice……with
accused…… (Sb)of(sth)
accustomed….. To
addicted…….. To
adhere…….. To
admit……..to/into
advantage……. Over (sb) of (sth)
advantage…….. Of(sth)
affection………. For
afflicted……,. With
afraid……… Of
agree………. To(proposal)
agree…………. With(a person)about/on sth
aim …….at
aloof……..from
alternative……… To
amazed………. At
angry…………with/at(sb)
angry…………at/about(sth)
anxious………. For(sb)
anxious…….. About (sth).
apologize…… To(sb) for (sth).
appeal…….. To(sb)for(sth)
appetite….. For
approach……..to
akin……..to
acclimatize…….. To
apparent…….. To(sb)
apparent…… From(sth)
appoint…….(sb)to(sth)
apply…….. To(sb)for(sth)
appropriate…….. To/for
approve…………..of
aptitude………… For
ashamed………… Of
aspire……………….to
assent………………to
associate……….with
dissociate……..from
assure……………of
astonished…….. At
atone…………….. For.
attached…………..to
attend………………to
attribute……(sth) to (sth/sb)
authority……..Over(=power)
authority………… On(=expert)
avail………(oneself)of(sth)
averse……………..to

ban(n)…………..On
ban(v)………..(sb)from(sth/doing sth)
bad……….at(=not good at)
bad…………for(=harmful)
believe………….in
beneficial……………. To
benefit……………. By/from
blame………….(sb/sth)for(sth).
boast…………….of
bound…………… For
burden(n)…………… To
burden(v)…………….with
busy……………..with
bearing………….. On

campaign……….. Against/for
capable…………… Of
concern………….. For/about
careful……………about/for
caution………… About/against
charge………….. With
claim………………on/to
clash……….. With(sb)over(sth)
collide…………….with
Collude………with(sb)in(sth)
comment…………….on
compare……….to(=to show likeliness)
compare …………..with(=to show contrast)
compassion………. For
compatible……….. With
compensation……. For
compliance………… With
compliment…………. On
comply…………….. With
conducive…………. To
confide………….in(=trust)
confide………….to(=tell)
confidence………….In.
confident…………. Of/about
confined………. (Sb/sth)to(sth)
conform………… To
conformity……… With
congenial…………. To
congratulate……… (Sb)on(sth)
connect…….(sth)to(sth)
consent…………. To
consist…………….of
contemporary…….. With
contempt……….. For
contend……. With(=to have to deal with a problem or difficult situation)
contend………for(=to compete against sb in order to gain sth)
content…………..with
contrary………….to
control………… Over
connive……….at/in(sth)
connive…………..with(sb)
close……………….to
complain………to(sb)about/of(sth)
crash……………into
convenient……… For(sb/sth)
converse………….. With
convict……….. (Sb)of(sth)
cure(v)…….(sb)of(sth)
cure(n)………….for
concern(n)……..about/for/over.
concerned (adj)……..about/for/over(=worried)
concerned (adj)…….about/with(=interested in)

deal……..in(=trade)
deal…….with(=to take appropriate action).
delight……………..in
depend……… On/upon
deprive……….(sb/sth)of(sth)
desist…………… From
destitute…………….of
detrimental………… To
deviate……………. From
devoid…………….. Of
differ……….from(sb/sth)=to be different from sb/sth
differ…………with(sb) about/on/over (sth)=to disagree with SB
different……….. From/to/than
disgusted………. At/by/with
dispense………… With
dispose………….of
debate……. On/about/over
divergence…….between
die…………………..of (Eg: person died of an accident.)
Die………with(=disease) Eg: person died with cancer
Die………….for(=purpose) Eg:person died for country/organization.
dissent……….from
dote……….. On/upon
double (n)/doubtful (adj)……..about
drenched……. In/with
decline……… In/of

eager…………….. For
eligible…………… For
engaged……… In/on(sth)=busy doing sth
engaged……. To(sb )=having agreed to marry sb
enthusiasm………. For/about
entrust……(sb)with(sth)
entrust…….(sth)to(sb)
envious/jealous……Of
envy……………at
entitle/entitlement…..To
equal……….. To
escape……… From
essential…….. To/for
excel…………..at/in
exception………….. To
excuse………. (Sb) for (sth)=forgive
excuse…….. For (=reason)
exemption………. From
expose………(sth)to (sb)
encroach……….on/upon
expect……. (Sth)from (sb)

fail. ……………in
faith…………….. In
faithful…………. To
famous……….. For
fearful………….. For (sb)
fearful………….. Of(sth)
feed/live…..on(=eat)
fight……. With(sb)about/for (sth)
fill ………(sth)with(sth).
fill………………..in(sth)
fit/unfit…………..For
fond…………………of
fondness………… For
free…………from/of
frightened………… At
full…………………..of
fuss………..about/over
fed up…………..with

glad…….about (=happy)
glad…….of(=greatful)
glance…………… At
good……at(=able to do sth well)skillful
good………for(=suitable) convenient
grapple……….. With
greatful…….to(sb)for(sth)
grief……….. At/over
grieve………for/over
guard………Against
guilty…….. About (=feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong)
guilty…….. Of(=having done sth illegal)

harmful/injurious…..To
heir………..to ( sth)
heir……….of (sb)
hint………….at
hope……….. For
hope………..for/of
hopeful……….. About/of
hostile…………. To
habit……of(doing sth)

identical……. With
ignorant……… About/of
impact….. Of(sb)on(sth/sb)
impose……….. On
impress……. (Sb) with(sth)
impression……… On(sb)
impression….. Of(sth)
impressed……..with/by
independent…….. Of
indifferent/callous……to
indispensable…… To(sb/sth)
indispensable…….. For(doing sth)
infected……………. With
infer………………..from
influence….. Over(=control)
influence…….. On/upon(=effect)
inform………….. Of
inquiry…………about/into
insight………… Into
insist……………..on
insistence……….on
interact………….. With
interaction……… With (sb/sth)
interaction……. Between (two things or persons)
interested……….. In
interfere……… In(=get involved)
interfere…….. With(=prevent)
invest………………..in
involved……………in
irrelevant…………… To
irrespective……….. Of

keen………………….on
kind/cruel…………to
lack………………..of
lacking…………….in
lament………..over
laugh…………….. At
lead…………………to
leave……….for(a place)=go to
liable……. For(=legally responsible for paying the cost of)
liable…….. To(=likely to be punished by law for)
listen…………. To
longing (n)/long(v)……….for
look/stare/gaze…….at
lust…………………for

meddle…………… In
march…………….on
married…………..to
marvel…………….at
meditate/concentrate……on
mourn…………….. For

nag…………………at
need/necessity….For
negligent…………. In
nervous……..About/of
notorious………. For

obedient…………. To
object/objection…..to
oblige…..(sb)with(sth)
obliged….. To(sb)for (sth)
obsession……….with
obsessive………. About
open…… To(sb/sth)
opportunity……for(sb/sth)
opportunity……for/of(doing sth)

part……..from(=leave sb)
part……with(=to give sth to sb else)
partial…………… To
partially………For(sth)
passion…………..for
pertain…………….to
persist……….in(doing sth)
persist……..in/with(sth)
pleased………..With
pleasing……….. To
popular…………. With
pray……to(sb)for(sth)
prefer…… (Sb/sth)to(sb/sth)
preferable…………. To
pretext……………for
prevail……on(=persuade)
prevail…….over(=defeat)
prevent………. From
pride…………. In
prior…………… To
prohibit……….from
prone……………. To
proud…………… Of
provide….. (Sb)with(sth)
provide……(sth)fo(sb)
pessimistic……. About
positive………..About

quarrel……..About(sth)
quarrel……. With(sb)

ready………… For
reconcile….. To(sth)
reconcile….. (Sth)with(sth)
recover(v)…….from
recovery(n)……from
refer…………… To
reference………. To
rejoice………. At/over
related…………… To
rely……………….on
remind…………..of
remorse………. For
request…………for
resemblance….. To
resolve……………on
responsible…..for (sth)
restricted…….. To
rid………………..of
rob………………..of
resign………… From

search……………. For
seek…………..for
senior/junior…….To
sensitive…… To/about
sequel…………….to
self-sufficient……..in
short……………….of
similar……………. To
smile/sneer/giggle…At
sorry………about/for
spend………….on
stick…… To(=to continue doing sth despite difficulties)
subject…………. To
submission……..to
suffuse………….with
succeed………….. In
succession……..in
succumb………..to
suffer……………..from
superior/inferior……to
supplement………. To
supply……. (Sth)to (sb)
supply…….(sb)with(sth )
surprised/shocked….At
suspect…….(sb/sth)of(sth)
suspicious…………. Of
sympathize…..with(sb/sth)
stick………………. Of

thankful ……for(sth)
thankful…………. To(sb)
thirst/hunger/desire………For
threaten……(sb)with(sth)
tired………………… Of
tremble………. With
true………………to
thrive………………. On

used……………..to

victory…… Over/against. 351.venue…………. For

wait……………..for
want……………..of
waste…………on(sth)
withdraw……….from
wonder…… About (=think about)
wonder……… At(=be surprised)
worthy…………… Of
write…… (Sth)to(sb)
write….. In(ink/pencil)
write…….. With(a pen)

yearn…………..for
yearning………… For
yield……………… On
yield………………..to

Sb=somebody
Sth=something
Adj=adjective

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