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Dependent Prepositions (With Verbs, Adjectives And: Definition

Dependent prepositions are prepositions that are used with certain verbs, adjectives, and nouns. There are no fixed rules for which prepositions go with which words, they must be learned. Additionally, the meaning can change depending on which preposition is used. Examples are provided of common verbs and the dependent prepositions that can follow them, such as "rely on", "wait for", and "object to".

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Dependent Prepositions (With Verbs, Adjectives And: Definition

Dependent prepositions are prepositions that are used with certain verbs, adjectives, and nouns. There are no fixed rules for which prepositions go with which words, they must be learned. Additionally, the meaning can change depending on which preposition is used. Examples are provided of common verbs and the dependent prepositions that can follow them, such as "rely on", "wait for", and "object to".

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Dependent

prepositions
(with verbs,
adjectives and

Definition:

Certain verbs, adjectives and nouns naturally take certain prepositions when placed in
a sentence – these are called dependent prepositions.
Unfortunately, there are no fixed rules that can help you decide which dependent
prepositions should be placed with which words, you really just need to learn them.

Remember that sometimes usage of different dependent prepositions changes the


meaning.
Verbs and dependent prepositions

abide by attend to consent to Lend (sth) to (sb)

abstain from believe in consist of listen to


punish (somebody)
accuse (somebody) of belong to deal with
for
add to blame (somebody) for decide on refer to
adhere to boast about excel at/in rely on
borrow (something) excuse (somebody)
agree with run for
from (somebody) for
thank (somebody)
aim at/for call for face up to
for
forgive (somebody)
allow for care for think of/about
for
apologise to someone
choose between hear of/about volunteer to
for something
apply for comment on hope for wait for
warn (somebody)
approve of compare with insist on
about
argue with/about complain about interfere with/in ask for
arrest (somebody) for concentrate on joke about conform to
save (somebody) mistake (somebody) sentence
congratulate on
from for (somebody) to
smile at praise (somebody) for object to pay for
present (somebody)
succeed in prepare for suffer from
with
prevent (somebody) talk to (somebody) protest about
stand for
from about (something)
provide (somebody)
worry about laugh at long for
with

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