Dear students,
Remember that particular words are followed by particular prepositions. We say
‘He died of fever’, We do not say, ‘He died through fever, or by
fever, or owing to fever, or on account of fever, or with
fever.’
Again though we
always say ‘die of fever’, we never say ‘sick of fever’, but
always ‘sick with fever’, where ‘with’ and ‘of’ are both used in the
sense of cause.
We are sure that
study of the following will widen your understanding of prepositions.
a) Nouns followed by Prepositions
Abhorrence
of ingratitude.
Ability
for or in some work.
Abstinence
from wine.
Abundance
of food.
Access
to a person or place.
Accession
to the throne.
(In)
accordance with rule.
Accusation
of theft.
Acquaintance
with a person or a thing. But make the acquaintance of a person.
Adherence
to a plan or cause.
Admission
to a society of persons or class of things.
Admission
into or to a place.
Advance
(progress) of learning.
Advance
(of a person) in knowledge.
(To
take) advantage of someone’s mistake.
(To
gain) an advantage over someone.
(To
have) the advantage of anyone.
Affection
for a person.
Allegiance
to a person.
Alliance
with a person or state.
Allusion
to something.
Ambition
for distinction.
Amends
for some fault.
Antidote
to some poison.
Antidote
against infection.
Anxiety
for anyone’s safety.
Apology
for some fault.
Appetite
for food.
Application
to books.
Application
for employment.
Apprehension
of danger.
Approach
to (step towards) anything.
Aptitude
for mathematics.
Arrival
at a place.
Arrival
in a country or large town.
Arrival
in London, Paris, etc.
Aspiration
after or for fame.
Assent
to an option.
Assurance
of help.
Atonement
for sin.
Attachment
to a person or thing.
Attack
on a person or place.
Attendance
on a person.
Attendance
at a place.
Attention
to study.
Attraction
to or towards a thing.
Authority
over a person.
Authority
on a subject.
Authority
for saying or doing.
Aversion
to or from a person or thing.
Bar
to success.
Bargain
with a person.
Bargain
for a thing.
Battle
with anyone.
Beneficence
to the poor.
Benevolence
towards the poor.
Bias
towards a thing.
Blindness
to one’s own faults.
Candidate
for election.
Capacity
for mathematics.
Care
for his safety.
Care
of his books.
Cause
for anxiety.
Cause
of trouble.
Caution
against error.
Certainty
about a matter.
Certificate
of good conduct.
Cessation
from work.
Charge
of murder. (Noun)
Charge
with murder. (Verb)
Claim
on or against someone.
Cloak
for vice.
Comment
on something said.
Commerce
with a country.
Compact
with a person.
Comparison
to or with a person or thing.
Compassion
for a person.
Compensation
for a loss.
Competition
with a person.
Competition
for a thing
Complaint
against a person.
Complaint
about a thing.
Compliance
with a request.
Complicity
in a crime.
Concession
to a demand.
Concurrence
with a person.
Concurrence
in a proposal.
Condemnation
to death.
Condolence
with a person.
Confidence
in a person.
Conformity
with anyone’s views.
Conformity
to rule.
Connection
with a person or thing.
Consciousness
of guilt.
Consideration
for a person.
Consideration
of a thing.
Contact
with something.
(A)
Contemporary
of some person.
Contempt
for a person or thing.
(A)
contrast to a person or thing.
(In)
contrast with a person or thing.
Contribution
to a fund.
Contribution
towards some project.
Control
over a person or thing.
Controversy
with a person.
Controversy
on or about something.
Conversation
with a person.
Conviction
of guilt.
Co-partner
with a person.
Co-partner
in something.
Copy
from nature.
Correspondence
with a person.
Correspondence
to a thing.
Craving
for anything.
Decision
on some case.
Delight
in a person or thing.
Deliverance
from a danger.
Dependence
on a person or thing.
Descent
from ancestors.
Desire
for wealth.
Deviation
from rule.
Digression
from a subject.
Disagreement
with a person.
Discouragement
of a person.
(A)
Discouragement to a person.
Disgrace
to a person.
Disgust
at meanness.
Dislike
of or for a person or thing.
Dissent
from a proposal.
Distaste
for mathematics.
Distrust
of a person or thing.
Dominion
over a sea and land.
Doubt
of or about a thing.
Drawback
to success.
Duty
to a person.
Eagerness
for distinction.
Economy
of time.
Eminence
in painting.
Encroachment
on one’s rights.
Endeavour
after happiness.
Endurance
of pain.
Engagement
in a business.
Engagement
with a person.
Engagement
(to marry) to.
Enmity
for or with a person.
Entrance
into a place.
Envy
at (or of) another’s success.
Equality
with a person.
Escape
from punishment.
Esteem
for a person.
Estrangement
from a person.
Evasion
of a rule.
Exception
to a rule.
(Make)
an exception of some person or thing.
Excuse
for a fault.
Exemption
from a penalty.
Experience
of a thing.
Experience
in doing something.
Exposure
to danger.
Failure
of a plan.
Failure
of a person in something.
Faith
in a person or thing.
Familiarity
with a person or thing.
Fine
for an offence.
Fitness
for some position.
Fondness
for anything.
Freedom
from care.
Freedom
of action.
(Has)
a genius for mathematics.
(Is)
a genius in mathematics.
Glance
at a person or thing.
Glance
over a wide surface.
Gratitude
for a thing.
Gratitude
to a person.
Greediness
for a thing.
Grief
at an event.
Grief
for a person.
Guarantee
for or of a man’s honesty.
Guess
at the truth.
Harmony
with anything.
Hatred
of or for a person.
Hatred
of a thing.
Heir
to some property.
Heir
of some person.
Hindrance
to anything.
Hint
at some reward.
Hope
of better luck. (Noun)
Hope
for better luck. (Verb)
Hostility
to a person or cause.
Identity
with a person or thing.
Immersion
in water.
Impediment
to progress.
Imputation
of guilt.
Imputation
against someone.
Incentive
to industry.
Inclination
for or to study.
Independence
of help.
Indifference
to heat or cold.
Indulgence
in wine.
Indulgence
to a person.
Inference
from facts.
Infliction
of punishment.
Influence
over or with a person.
Influence
on anyone’s actions.
Inquiry
into circumstances.
Insight
into a man’s character.
Instruction
in music.
Intercourse
with a person.
Interest
in a subject.
Interest
(influence) with a person.
Interference
in or with a man’s affairs.
Interview
with a person.
Intimacy
with a person.
Intrusion
into a man’s house.
Invitation
to a dinner.
Irruption
into a country.
Irruption
by invaders.
Jest
at a man’s bad luck.
Joy
in his good luck.
Judge
of a matter.
Jurisdiction
over a province.
Jurisdiction
in a lawsuit.
Justification
of or for crime.
Key
to a mystery.
Laxity
in morals.
Lecture
on a subject.
Leisure
for amusement.
Leniencey
to prisoners.
Liability
to an illness.
Libel
on a person.
Libel
against his character.
Likeness
to a person or thing.
Liking
for a person or thing.
Limit
to a man’s zeal.
Longing
for or after a thing.
Look
at a thing.
Lust
for money.
Malice
against a person.
Margin
for losses.
Martyr
for a certain cause.
Match
for a person.
Menace
to public health.
Motive
for action.
Necessity
for anything.
Necessity
of the case.
Need
for assistance.
(In)
need of assistance.
Neglect
of duty.
Neglect
in doing a thing.
Nerve
for riding.
Nomination
of a person.
Nomination
to a post.
Obedience
to orders, parents, etc.
Objection
to a proposal
Obligation
to a person.
Obstruction
to traffic.
Offence
against morality.
(Take)
offence at something done.
Operation
on a person or thing.
Opportunity
for action.
Opposition
to a person.
Order
for or against doing a thing.
Outlook
from a window.
Outlook
on the sea.
Partiality
for flatters.
Partnership
in a thing.
Partnership
with a person.
Passion
for gambling.
(At)
peace with all men.
Penance
for some fault.
Penetration
into motives.
Penitence
for some fault.
Perseverance
in well-doing.
Persistence
in an attempt.
Piety
towards God.
Piety
for sufferers.
Popularity
with neighbours.
Postscript
to a letter.
Power
over a person.
Precaution
against infection.
Preface
to a book.
Preference
for one thing.
Preference
to or over another thing.
Prejudice
against a person.
Preparation
for action.
Pretension
to learning.
Pretext
for interference.
Pride
in his wealth. (Noun)
Prides
himself on his wealth. (Verb)
Proficiency
in mathematics.
Profit
to the seller.
Progress
in study.
Proof
of guilt. (Noun)
Proof
against temptation. (Adj)
Proportion
of three to one.
Protest
against proceedings, decision etc.
(In)
pursuance of an object.
Qualification
for office.
Quarrel
with another person.
Quarrel
between two persons.
Question
on a point.
Ratio
of one to five.
Readiness
at figures.
Readiness
in answering.
Readiness
for a journey.
Reason
for a thing.
Reason
against a thing.
Recompense
for labour.
Reference
to a person or thing.
Reflections
on a man’s honesty.
Regard
for a man’s feelings.
(In
or With) regard to that matter.
Regret
for something done.
Relapse
into idleness.
Relation
of one thing to another.
Relation
between two things.
Relations
with a person.
Reliance
on a man’s word.
Relish
for food.
Remedy
for or against snakebite.
Remonstrance
with a person.
Remonstrance
against his conduct.
Remorse
for a crime.
Repentance
for sin.
Reply
to a letter.
Reputation
for honesty.
Request
for a thing.
Resemblance
to a person or thing.
Resignation
to fate.
Resistance
to injustice.
Resolution
into elements.
Resolution
on a matter.
Respect
for a man or his office.
(In)
respect of some quality.
(With)
respect to a matter.
Responsibility
to the law.
Responsibility
for action.
Result
of a proceeding.
Reverence
for age.
Revolt
against authority.
Rival
in anything.
Rival
for a position.
Rivalry
with a person.
Satire
on or upon a person, book, etc.
Satisfaction
for some loss.
Search
for or after wealth.
(In)
search of wealth.
Shame
at or for his fault.
Share
of a thing.
Share
with a person.
Sin
against God.
(A)
slave to avarice.
(The)
slave of avarice.
Slur
on his character.
Sneer
at good men.
Sorrow
for his misfortunes.
Specific
for or against fever.
Speculation
in bank shares.
Stain
on one’s character.
Subjection
to the laws.
Submission
to authority.
Subscription
to a fund.
Subsistence
on rice.
Succession
to an estate.
Supplement
to a book.
Surety
for a person.
Suspicion
of his intentions.
Sympathy
with or for the poor.
Sympathy
with a cause or with a person’s views.
Taste
(experience) of hard work.
Taste
(liking) for hard work.
Temperance
in diet.
Temptation
to evil.
Testimony
to his character.
Testimony
against his character.
Traitor
to his country.
Trespass
against the law.
Trust
in his honesty.
(In)
unison with his character.
(We
have no) use for that.
(What
is the) use of that?
(There
is no) use in that.
(At)
variance with a person.
(a)
Victim
to oppression.
(The)
victim of oppression.
Victory
over his passions.
Want
of money.
Warrant
for his arrest.
Witness
of or to an event.
Wonder
at his rudeness.
Yearning
for his home.
Zeal
for a cause.
Zest
for enjoyment.
(b)
Adjectives and Participles followed by Prepositions.
Abandoned
to his fate.
Abounding
in or with fish.
Absorbed
in study.
Acceptable
to a person.
Accomplished
in an art.
Accountable
to a person.
Accountable
for a thing.
Accurate
in his statistics.
Accused
of a crime.
Accustomed
to riding.
Acquainted
with a person or thing.
Acquitted
of a charge.
Adapted
to his tastes.
Adapted
for an occupation.
Addicted
to bad habits.
Adequate
to his wants.
Affectionate
to a person.
Afflicted
with rheumatism.
Afraid
of death.
Agreeable
to his wishes.
Alarmed
at a rumour.
Alien
to his character.
Alienated
from a friend.
Alive
to the consequences.
Allied
to a thing.
Allied
with a person or country.
Amazed
at anything.
Ambitious
of distinction.
Angry
at a thing.
Angry
with a person.
Annoyed
at a thing.
Annoyed
with a person for something.
Answerable
to a person.
Answerable
for his conduct.
Anxious
for his safety.
Anxious
about the result.
Applicable
to a case.
Appropriate
to an occasion.
Ashamed
of his dullness.
Associated
with a person.
Associated
in some business.
Assured
of the truth.
Astonished
at his rudeness.
Averse
to hard work.
Aware
of his intentions.
Backward
in mathematics.
Based
on sound principles.
Bent
on doing something.
Beset
with difficulties.
Betrayed
to the enemy.
Betrayed
into the enemy’s hand.
Blessed
with good health.
Blessed
in his children.
Blind
to his own faults.
Blind
in one eye.
Boastful
of his wealth.
Born
of rich parents.
Born
in England.
Bought
of a person.
Bound
in honour.
Bound
by a contract.
(Ship)
bound for England.
Busy
with or at his lessons.
Capable
of improvement.
Careful
of his money.
Careful
about his dress.
Certain
of success.
Characterised
by a thing.
Characteristic
of a person.
Charged
to his account.
Charged
(loaded) with a bullet.
Charged
with (accused of) a crime.
Clear
of blame.
Close
to a person or thing.
Clothed
in purple.
Committed
to a course of action.
Common
to several persons or things.
Comparable
to something else.
Competent
for certain work.
Composed
of a material.
Concerned
at or about some mishap.
Concerned
for a person’s welfare.
Concerned
in some business.
Condemned
to death.
Conducive
to success.
Confident
of success.
Congenial
to one’s tastes.
Congratulated
on his success.
Conscious
of a fault.
Consistent
with the facts.
Conspicuous
for honesty.
Contemporary
with a person or event.
Contented
with a little.
Contrary
to rule.
Contrasted
with something else.
Conversant
with persons or things.
Convicted
of a crime.
Convinced
of a fact.
Correct
in a statement.
Coupled
with something else.
Covetous
of other men’s goods.
Creditable
to his judgment.
Cured
of a disease.
Customary
for a person.
Deaf
to entreaties.
Defeated
in battle.
Defective
in point of style.
Deficient
in energy.
Delighted
with success.
Dependent
on a person or thing.
Deprived
of some good thing.
Deserving
of praise.
Designed
for a purpose.
Desirous
of success.
Despairing
of success.
Destined
for the bar.
Destitute
of all compassions.
Determined
on doing a thing.
Detrimental
to health.
Devoid
of foundation.
Different
from something else.
Diffident
of success.
Diligent
in business.
Disappointed
of a thing not obtained.
Disappointed
in a thing obtained.
Disappointed
with a person or thing.
Disgusted
with a thing.
Disgusted
at or with a person.
Dismayed
at a result.
Displeased
with a person.
Disqualified
for a post.
Disqualified
from competing.
Distinct
from something else.
Distracted
with pain.
Distrustful
of a man’s motives.
Divested
of office.
Doubtful
or dubious of success.
Due
to some cause.
Dull
of understanding.
Eager
for distinction.
Eager
in the pursuit of knowledge.
Earnest
in his endeavours.
Easy
of access.
Educated
in the law.
Educated
for the bar.
Effective
for a purpose.
Eligible
for employment.
Eminent
for his learning.
Employed
in gardening.
Empty
of its contents.
Endeared
to all men.
Endowed with natural ability.
Endued (or Engaged) to some person.
Engaged
in some business.
Engraved
on the memory.
Enraged
at something done.
Entangled
in a plot.
Entitled
to a hearing.
Enveloped
in mist.
Envious
of another’s success.
Equal
to the occasion.
Essential
to happiness.
Exclusive
of certain items.
Exempted
or exempt from a fine.
Exhausted
with labour.
Exonerated
from blame.
Exposed
to danger.
Expressive
of his feelings.
Faithful
to a master.
False
of heart.
False
to his friends.
Familiar
with a language.
Familiar
(well known) to a person.
Famous
for his learning.
Fascinated
with or by a person or thing.
Fatal
to his prospects.
Fatigued
with travelling.
Favourable
to his prospects.
Favourable
for action.
Fearful
of consequences.
Fertile
in resources.
Fit
for a position.
Flushed
with victory.
Foiled
in an attempt.
Fond
of music.
Foreign
to the purpose.
Founded
on fact.
Fraught
with danger.
Free
from blame.
Fruitless
of results.
Full
of persons or things.
Gifted
with abilities.
Glad
of his assistance.
Glad
at a result.
Good
for nothing.
Good
at cricket
Grateful
for past kindness.
Greedy
of or after or for riches.
Guilty
of theft.
Healed
of a disease.
Heedless
of consequences.
Held
in high esteem.
Honest
in his dealings.
Honoured
with your friendship.
Hopeful
of success.
Horrified
at the sight.
Hostile
to my endeavours.
Hungry
after or for wealth.
Hurtful
to health.
Identical
with anything.
Ignorant
of English.
Ill
with fever.
Imbued
with confidence.
Immaterial
to the point.
Immersed
in water.
Impatient
of reproof.
Impatient
at an event.
Impatient
for results.
Imperative
on a person.
Impertinent
to his master.
Implicated
in a crime.
Inclined
to laziness.
Inclusive
of extras.
Incumbent
on a person.
Indebted
to a person.
Indebted
for some kindness.
Indebted
in a large sum.
Indebted
to him for his help.
Independent
of his parents.
Indifferent
to heat or cold.
Indignant
at something done.
Indignant
with a person.
Indispensable
to success.
Indulgent
to his children.
Infatuated
with a person.
Infected
with small pox.
Infested
with rats.
Inflicted
on a person.
Informed
of a fact.
Inherent
in his disposition.
Inimical
to a person.
Innocent
of a charge.
Insensible
to shame.
Inspired
with hope.
Intent
on his studies.
Interested
in a person or thing.
Intimate
with a person.
Introduced
to a person.
Introduced
into a place.
Invested
with full powers.
Invested
in stocks and shares.
Involved
in difficulties.
Irrelevant
to the question.
Irrespective
of consequences.
Jealous
of his reputation.
Lame
in one leg.
Lavish
of money.
Lavish
in his expenditure.
Lax
in his morals.
Level
with the ground.
Liable
to error.
Liable
for payment.
Liberal
in his advice.
Limited
to a certain area.
Lost
to all sense of shame.
Loyal
to the government.
Mad
with disappointment.
Made
for a teacher.
Made
of iron.
Meet
for a rich man.
Mindful
of his promise.
Mistaken
for a traveller.
Mistaken
in a belief.
Moved
to tears.
Moved
with pity.
Moved
at the sight.
Moved
by entreaties.
Natural
to a person.
Necessary
to happiness.
Neglectful
of his interests.
Negligent
of duty.
Negligent
in his work.
Notorious
for his misdeeds.
Obedient
to parents.
Obligatory
on a person
Obliged
for some kindness.
Obstinate
in his resistance.
Occupied
with some work.
Occupied
in reading a book.
Offended
with a person.
Offended
at something done.
Offensive
to a person.
Open
to flattery.
Opposed
to facts.
Overcome
with sorrow.
Overwhelmed
with grief.
Painful
to one’s feelings.
Parallel
to or with anything.
Partial
to the youngest son.
Patient
of suffering.
Peculiar
to a person or thing.
Polite
in manner.
Polite
to strangers.
Poor
in spirit.
Popular
with schoolfellows.
Popular
for his pluck.
Possessed
of wealth.
Possessed
with a notion.
Precious
to a person.
Pre-eminent
above the rest.
Pre-eminent
in cleverness.
Preferable
to something else.
Prejudicial
to his interests.
Preliminary
to an inquiry.
Prepared
for the worst.
(A)
Preventive
of fever (noun).
Previous
to some event.
Productive
of wealth.
Proficient
in mathematics.
Profitable
to an investor.
Profuse
with his money.
Profuse
in his offers.
Prone
to idleness.
Proper
for or to the occasion.
Proud
of his position.
Pursuant
to an inquiry.
Qualified
for teaching music.
Quick
of understanding.
Quick
at mathematics.
Radiant
with smiles.
Ready
for action.
Ready
in his answers.
Reconciled
to a position.
Reconciled
with an opponent.
Reduced
to poverty.
Regardless
of consequences.
Related
to a person.
Relative
to a question.
Relevant
to the point.
Remiss
in his duties.
Remote
from one’s intentions.
Repentant
of his sin.
Repugnant
to his wishes.
Repulsive
to his feelings.
Requisite
to happiness.
Requisite
for a purpose.
Resolved
into its elements.
Resolved
on doing a thing.
Respectful
to or towards one’s superiors.
Responsible
to a person.
Responsible
for his actions.
Restricted
in means, ability, etc.
Restricted
to certain persons.
Revenged
on a person for doing something.
Rich
in house property.
Rid
of trouble.
Sacred
to a man’s memory.
Sanguine
of success.
Satisfactory
to a person.
Satisfied
with his income.
Secure
from harm.
Secure
against an attack.
Sensible
of kindness.
Sensitive
to blame.
Serviceable
to a person.
Shocked
at your behaviour.
Shocking
to everyone.
Short
of money.
Silent
about or on a subject.
Similar
to a person or thing.
Skilful
in doing a thing.
Slow
of speech.
Slow
in making up his mind.
Slow
at accounts.
Solicitous
for your safety.
Sorry
for someone.
Sorry
about an occurrence.
Sparing
of praise.
Stained
with crimes.
Startled
at a sight.
Steeped
in vice.
Strange
to a person.
Strange
in appearance.
Subject to authority.
Subordinate
to a person.
Subsequent
to another event.
Sufficient
for a purpose.
Suitable
to or for the occasion.
Suited
to the occasion.
Suited
for a post.
Sure
of success.
Suspicious
of his intentions.
Sympathetic
with / to sufferers.
Tantamount
to a falsehood.
Temperate
in his habits.
Thankful
for past favours.
Tired
of doing nothing.
Tired
with his exertions.
Transported
with joy.
True
to his convictions.
Uneasy
about consequences.
Useful
for a certain purpose.
Vain
of his appearance.
Veiled
in mystery.
Versed
in a subject.
Vested
in a person.
Vexed
with a person for doing something.
Vexed
at or about a thing.
Victorious
over difficulties.
Void
of meaning.
Wanting
in common sense.
Wary
of telling secrets.
Weak
of understanding.
Weak
in his head.
Weary
of doing nothing.
Welcome
to my house.
Worthy
of praise.
Zealous
for improvement.
Zealous
in a cause.
(c)
Verbs followed by Prepositions
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
for a 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 a secret.
Admonish
of or for a fault.
Agree
to a proposal.
Agree
with a person.
Aim
at a 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 large city.
eg,
Arrive in London.
Ascribe
to a cause.
Ask
for a 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.
Attend
to a speaker.
Attend
on a person.
Attribute
to a cause.
Avail
oneself of an offer.
Avenge
oneself on a person.
Back
at a person or thing.
Bask
in sunshine.
Bear
with someone’s faults.
Beat
against the rocks (the waves).
Beat
on one’s head (the sun).
Become
of you (what will?).
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 a 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 a 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 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.
Commerce
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.
Consists
in (essential features as specified); Its beauty consists in the
use of colour. 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 about 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 anything.
Dash
over anything.
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 with 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 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 displeasure.
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. (full of something). (Adject).
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 a person (to unreasonably expect or ask someone to do something for
you when inconvenient).
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 some 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 to the ground (in a disaster or a war).
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 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 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
against a rainy day.
Provide
for one’s children.
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.
Reconciled
with an enemy.
Recovery
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 on 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
your eyes 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 / 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 to 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 (Intr)
Trust
someone with money (Trans).
Turn
verse into prose.
Turn
to a friend for help.
Turn
upon (hinge on) evidence.
Upbraid
a person with or for 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.
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