PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

1. abide..............by

4. Absorbed....... In

5. abstain ......from

6. Accomplice......with

7. Accused...... (Sb)of(sth)

8. Accustomed..... To

9. Addicted........ To

10. Adhere........ To

11. admit........to/into

12. .advantage....... Over (sb) of (sth)

13. Advantage........ Of(sth)

14. Affection.......... For

15. Afflicted......,. With

16. Afraid......... Of

17. Agree.......... To(proposal)

18. agree.....With(a person) about/on sth

19. .aim .......at

20. aloof........from

21. Alternative......... To

22. Amazed.......... At

23. angry............with/at(sb)

24. angry............at/about(sth)

25. anxious.......... For(sb)

26. .anxious........ About (sth)

27. apologize...... To(sb) for (sth).

28. appeal........ To (sb) for (sth)

30. approach........to

31. .akin........to

32. acclimatize........ To

33. apparent........ To(sb)

34. Apparent...... From(sth)

35. appoint.......(sb)to(sth)

36. .apply........ To(sb)for(sth)

37. .appropriate........ To/for

38. .approve..............of

39. Aptitude............ For

40. Ashamed............ Of

41. aspire...................to

42. assent..................to

43. associate..........with

44. dissociate........from

45. assure...............of

46. Astonished........ At

47. Atone................. For.

48. .attached..............to

49. .attend..................to

50. attribute......(sth) to (sth/sb)

51. .authority........Over(=power)

52. Authority............ On(=expert)

53. avail.........(oneself)of(sth)

54. averse.................to

55. ban(n)..............On
56. ban(v)...........(sb)from(sth/doing sth)

57. bad..........at(=not good at)

58. bad............for(=harmful)

59. 57.believe.............in

60. Beneficial................ To

61. Benefit................ By/from

62. Blame.............(sb/sth)for(sth).

63. boast................of

64. .bound............... For

65. Burden (n)............... To

66. burden(v)................with

67. busy.................with

68. .bearing.............. On

69. Campaign........... Against/for

70. capable............... Of

71. concern.............. For/about

72. careful...............about/for

73. caution............ About/against

74. charge.............. With

75. claim..................on/to

76. clash........... With(sb)over(sth)

77. collide................with

78. Collude.........with(sb)in(sth)

79. comment................on

80. compare..........to(=to show likeliness

81. compare ........with(=to show contrast)

82. compassion.......... For

84. compensation....... For

85. compliance............ With

86. .compliment............. On

87. comply................. With

88. conducive............. To

89. confide.............in(=trust)

90. confide.............to(=tell)

91. confidence.............In.

92. .confident............. Of/about

93. confined.......... (Sb/sth)to(sth)

94. .conform............ To

95. conformity......... With

96. .congenial............. To

97. .congratulate......... (Sb)on(sth)

98. connect.......(sth)to(sth)

99. consent...... To

100. consist................of

101. contemporary........ With

102. contempt........... For

103. contend....... With

104. .contend.........for

105. .content..............with

106. .contrary.............to

107. .control............ Over

108. connive..........at/in(sth)

109. .connive..............with(sb)
110. .close...................to

111. .complain.........to(sb)about/of(sth)

112. .crash...............into

113. convenient......... For(sb/sth)

114. .converse.............. With

115. .convict........... (Sb)of(sth)

116. .cure(v).......(sb)of(sth)

117. cure(n).............for

118. .concern(n)........about/for/over.

119. .concerned(adj)…..about/for/over

120. concerned (adj).......about/with

121. deal........in(=trade)

122. deal.......with

123. delight.................in

124. depend......... On/upon

125. .deprive..........(sb/sth)of(sth)

126. desist............... From

127. .destitute................of

128. detrimental............ To

129. deviate................ From

130. devoid................. Of

131. differ........from(sb/sth)=

132. to be …..different from sb/sth

133. to differ............with(sb)

134. different........... From/to/than

135. disgusted.......... At/by/with

136. dispense............ With

138. die.......................of (

139. Die.........with(=disease)

140. Eg: person died with cancer

141. Die.............for(=purpose)

142. dissent..........from

143. doubt (n)/… about

144. drenched....... In/with

145. decline......... In/of

146. eager................. For

147. eligible............... For

148. engaged......... In/on

149. .engaged....... To(sb )

150. .enthusiasm.......... For/about

151. entrust......(sb)with(sth)

152. .entrust.......(sth)to(sb)

153. envious/jealous......Of

154. .envy...............at

155. entitle/entitlement.....To

156. equal........... To

157. .escape......... From

158. essential........ To/for

159. .excel..............at/in

160. exception.............. To

161. excuse.......... (Sb) for (sth)=forgive

162. excuse........ For (=reason)

163. exemption.......... From

165. encroach..........on/upon

166. expect....... (Sth)from (sb)

167. fail. ...............in

168. faith................. In

169. .faithful............. To

170. .famous........... For

171. fearful.............. For (sb)

172. fearful.............. Of(sth)

173. feed/live.....on(=eat)

174. fight....... With(sb)about/for (sth)

175. fill .........(sth)with(sth).

176. fill....................in(sth)

177. .fit/unfit..............For

178. .fond.....................of

179. .fondness............ For

180. free............from/of

181. frightened............ At

182. full.......................of

183. fuss...........about/over

184. fed up..............with

185. glad.......about (=happy)

186. .glad.......of(=greatful)

187. .glance............... At

188. .good......at(=able to do sth

189. .good.........for(=suitable)

190. .grapple........... With

192. .grief........... At/over

193. grieve.........for/over

194. .guard.........Against

195. guilty........ About

196. feeling… ashamed

197. .guilty........ Of(=having done sth

198. .harmful/injurious.....To

199. heir...........to ( sth)

200. heir..........of (sb)

201. .hint.............at

202. .hope........... For

203. .hope...........for/of

204. .hopeful........... About/of

205. .hostile............. To

206. habit......of(doing sth)

207. .identical....... With

208. .ignorant......... About/of

209. .impact..... Of(sb)on(sth/sb)

210. .impose........... On

211. .impress....... (Sb) with(sth)

212. .impression......... On(sb)

213. .impression..... Of(sth)

214. .impressed........with/by

215. .independent........ Of

216. .indifferent/callous......to

217. .indispensable...... To(sb/sth)

219. .infected................ With

220. .infer....................from

221. influence..... Over(=control)

222. .influence........ On/upon(=effect)

223. .inform.............. Of

224. inquiry............about/into

225. .insight............ Into

226. .insist.................on

227. .insistence..........on

228. .interact.............. With

229. .interaction......... With (sb/sth)

230. .interaction....... Between

231. .interested........... In

232. .interfere......... In(=get involved)

233. .interfere........ With(=prevent)

234. invest....................in

235. involved...............in

236. irrelevant............... To

237. .irrespective........... Of

238. .meddle............... In

239. keen......................on

240. .kind/cruel............to

241. .lack....................of

242. lacking................in

243. lament...........over

244. laugh................. At
245. lead.....................to

246. .leave..........for(a place)=go to

247. .liable....... For

248. .liable........ To

249. .listen............. To

250. .longing (n)/long(v)..........for

251. .look/stare/gaze.......at

252. .lust.....................for

253. .march................on

254. .married..............to

255. marvel................at

256. meditate/concentrate......on

257. .mourn................. For

258. .nag.....................at

259. need/necessity....For

260. negligent............. In

261. .nervous........About/of

262. .notorious.......... For

263. obedient............. To

264. object/objection.....to

265. .oblige.....(sb)with(sth)

266. .obliged..... To(sb)for (sth)

267. .obsession..........with

268. .obsessive.......... About

269. open...... To(sb/sth)

270. opportunity......for(sb/sth)

271. opportunity......for/of(doing sth)

273. part......with(=to give sth to sb else)

274. partial............... To

275. .partially.........For(sth)

276. .passion..............for

277. .pertain................to

278. .persist..........in(doing sth)

279. .persist........in/with(sth)

280. pleased...........With

281. pleasing........... To

282. .popular............. With

283. .pray......to(sb)for(sth)

284. .prefer...... (Sb/sth)to(sb/sth)

285. preferable............. To

286. pretext...............for

287. .prevail......on(=persuade)

288. .prevail.......over(=defeat)

289. prevent.......... From

290. .pride............. In

291. prior............... To

292. prohibit..........from

293. .prone................ To

294. .proud............... Of

295. provide..... (Sb)with(sth)

296. provide......(sth)fo(sb)

297. pessimistic....... About

298. .positive...........About
299. .quarrel........About(sth)

300. .quarrel....... With(sb)

301. .ready............ For

302. reconcile..... To(sth)

303. reconcile..... (Sth)with(sth)

304. recover(v).......from

305. recovery(n)......from

306. .refer............... To

307. .reference.......... To

308. .rejoice.......... At/over

309. .related............... To

310. .rely...................on

311. .remind..............of

312. .remorse.......... For

313. .request............for

314. resemblance..... To

315. resolve...............on

316. responsible.....for (sth)

317. restricted........ To

318. rid....................of

319. .rob....................of

320. resign............ From

321. search................ For

322. seek..............for

323. senior/junior.......To

324. .sensitive...... To/about

325. sequel................to
326. .short...................of

327. similar................ To

328. smile/sneer/giggle...At

329. sorry.........about/for

330. spend.............on

331. stick...... To

332. subject............. To

333. submission........to

334. .suffuse.............with

335. .succeed.............. In

336. succession........in

337. .succumb...........to

338. .suffer.................from

339. .superior/inferior......to

340. supplement.......... To

341. supply....... (Sth)to (sb)

342. .supply.......(sb)with(sth )

343. .surprised/shocked....At

344. .suspect.......(sb/sth)of(sth)

345. .suspicious............. Of

346. .sympathize.....with(sb/sth)

347. thankful ......for(sth)

348. thankful............. To(sb)

349. thirst/hunger/desire.........For

350. threaten......(sb)with(sth)

351. .tired..................... Of

352. .stick................... Of
353. .tremble.......... With

354. .true..................to

355. .used.................to

356. victory...... Over/against

357. .venue............. For

358. .wait.................for

359. .want.................of

360. waste............on(sth)

361. withdraw..........from

362. wonder...... About (=think about)

363. wonder......... At(=be surprised)

364. .worthy............... Of

365. .write...... (Sth)to(sb)

366. .write..... In(ink/pencil)

367. .write........ With(a pen)

368. yearn..............for

369. Yearning............ For

370. .yield.................. On

371. .yield............... VG.....to

372. .thrive................... On

373. .self-sufficient........in

374. .debate....... On/about/ove