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It is considered that preposition is the most confusing topic in English grammar. While learning
English language you have studied the topic- ‘Preposition’ several times so far in your life yet you
might have some doubts because generally students get confused. There are lots of confusions to
choose the correct prepositions.
Here, we try to clear your doubts and give you knowledge in a very easy and effective way. We
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PREPOSITION List of prepositions:
Definition of Preposition: Listed below are most common
Preposition can be defined as “A word prepositions in the English language:
governing, and usually preceding, a noun • on • off
or pronoun and expressing a relation to • up to • along
another word or element in the clause.
• across • as for
What is Preposition?
• next • through
Preposition is one of the important parts
of speech of English grammar. It is very • of • as
essential while making a sentence as it • along with • apart from
provide additional and necessary details. • about • around
Prepositions in English are words giving
• according to • against
information to the readers such as where
something takes place, when something • after • to
takes place, why something takes place, • up • within
general descriptive information, etc. • in spite of • at
Prepositions work in groups of words
(also called prepositional phrases) and do • out • behind
not stand alone. • past • out of
• by means of • between
• before • beneath
• beyond • beside
• during • except for

• under • down
The table below shows some examples of
how prepositions are used in sentences. • below • by
• over • inside
• underneath • except
• round • from
• outside • toward
• without • in addition to
• in • into
• until • unlike

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• in back of • like
• because of • with
• concerning • for
• near • instead of
• in front of • in
•
since • despite
• on top of • throughout
• in place of • onto
• upon
For example:
1. His class teacher laughed. (this is a correct
sentence, however does not provide
much detail about the situation without a
preposition word)
2. His class teacher laughed at the joke. (in
this sentence, preposition word is used • I am not going with you.
properly which gives us much detail • She is waiting in the park.
about the situation) • Dad is going to the market.
3. It is a box for biscuits. (Preposition word 2. Compound Preposition:
'for' is showing the relationship between
box and biscuits.)
4. They saw a cat under the table.
(Preposition word 'under' is showing the
relationship between cat and table)
## We always use preposition before a noun
or pronoun to show the relation between
noun and pronoun in the sentences. Study
the following table and try to understand
the relationship between noun and
pronoun in the sentences.
Types of Preposition:
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There are various types of prepositions
described below with proper definition
and examples:
1. Simple Preposition
2. Compound Preposition
3. Phrase Preposition
4. Participle Preposition
5. Double Preposition
6. Other Preposition
1. Simple Preposition:
Simple prepositions are used in the
simple sentences. Some of the simple
prepositions are in, on, at, to, from, with,
by, about, over, under, off, of, for, etc.
For example:
Compound prepositions are used to join
two nouns, pronouns or phrases. Some
of the compound prepositions are about,
across, among, beside, before, above,
along, inside, between, around, behind,
below, beneath, etc.
For example:
• My city is located between two mountains.
• I will finish the lunch before 2 p.m.
• I want to know about them.
3. Phrase Preposition:
Prepositional phrases are groups of
words having prepositions indicating
relationships among various elements
in the sentence. Some of the phrase
prepositions are according to, on account
of, in spite of, in front of, for the sake of,
in order to, by means of, with reference
to, in addition to, due to, etc.
For example:
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• I returned home due to condolence in the Agent Instrument Phrase

college. by by Listen to
• According to me, there were three mango with with add to
trees in the garden.
on agree with
• I work hard in order to maintain my
position in the class. according to

4. Participle Preposition: Now we discuss some other types of

A participle preposition is a participle
which acts as a preposition such as
assuming, considering, barring, given,
concerning, notwithstanding, pending,
during, regarding, respected, provided,
etc.
prepositions such as “preposition of
place, preposition of time, preposition of
direction”. Prepositions are same but the
point of view is different. Following are
other types of prepositions:
1. Preposition of Place:

For example: Prepositions of place are used to show

the place where something is located
• I get sick during summer season. such as at, in, on, while, during, near,
• I would like to speak regarding healthy over, under, between, behind, etc.
food.
• My project work is still pending.
• I think I can pass the exam easily
considering my hard work.
5. Double Preposition:
Double prepositions are words having
two prepositions (joined together to make
a whole new one) such as into, onto,
outside of, out of, within, from behind,

because of, etc.
For example:
For example:
• Dog is on the floor.
• We need to solve three questions out of
them. • My home is near to the office.
• We won the game just because of his nice • My home is behind the metro station.
performance. • Mom is in the room.
• I need to complete my project within four 2. Preposition of Time:
days.
Prepositions of time are used to indicate
6. Other Types of Preposition: time of an action or time relationship
Types of Preposition between nouns in the sentence such as at,
to, in, etc.
Time Place Direction
in in towards
on on to
At At through
into
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instruments or machines such as by, with,
without, on.
For example:
• The project was completed by me.
• This poem was written by William
Shakespeare.
• You can’t play cricket without a ball.
• He can write better with his own pen.
5. Prepositional Phrase:
A combination of a verb and a preposition
is called prepositional verb. A verb
followed by a preposition.
For example:
• I go to school daily at nine o’clock.
• My result gets declared in March.
3. Preposition of Direction:
Prepositions of direction are used
to indicate direction of someone or
something in the sentence such as over,
under, to, on, into, in, onto, right, left,
etc.
Prepositional Phrase = Verb + Preposition
Some verbs need particular prepositions
to be used after them in sentences having a
direct object. Such a verb with its required
preposition is called a prepositional
phrase.
For example:
She knocks at the door.
In above sentence “knock at” is
For example: prepositional phrase which contains a
• It's time to go to college. verb “knock” and a preposition “at”.
Without the use of correct preposition
• The train is going into the tunnel.
after a prepositional verb in a sentence, the
• We are going over the bridge. sentence is considered to be grammatically
4. Preposition of Agent or Instrument: wrong. For example if we say, “he knocks
the door”, it is wrong because it lacks the
A preposition for agent or instrument
required preposition “at”. So the correct
is used for a thing which is cause of
sentence is “he knocks at the door”.
another thing in the sentence. Different
prepositions are used by different devices, Prepositional Verbs are transitive and they

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have a direct object in sentence. Some of Sure of

the frequently used prepositional verb Surrender to
are.
Suspect of
• Laugh at • Knock at
Stick to
• Listen to • Look at
Ready for
• Look for • Look after
Examples:
• Wait for • Agree to
He is listening to music.
• Agree with • Talk about
She looked at the board.
• Talk to.
We believe in God.
Some of the most important prepositional
verbs for exam: They were waiting for the guests.

Go after Do you agree with me?

Endow with Do you agree to her proposal?

Participate in Someone is knocking at the door.

Divide into You should rely on her.

Confine to ## Using Prepositions at the End of

Sentences:
Abstain from
Some prepositions must be followed by
Conform to a noun and have an object, they usually
Affection for shouldn't be used at the end of a sentence.
Pity towards For example, it is not correct to say:
Alliance with • The table is where I put my books on.
Acquaintance with However, there are certain circumstances
where it is acceptable to end a sentence
Distrust of with a preposition. These exceptions exist
Result of where the preposition is not extraneous.
Access to In other words, the preposition needs to
be there, and if it wasn't, the meaning of
Opposition to
the sentence would change.
Incidental to
In the above example, "The table is
Deficient in where I put my books on" the use of the
Acquainted with preposition "on" is not necessary. We
Delighted with could take the "on" out of the sentence
and the meaning would be the same. So,
Accused of the use of the preposition was extraneous
Fond of or unnecessary and we don't need it.
Anxious about However, here is an example where it is
Grateful for perfectly acceptable to use a preposition
to end a sentence:
Tantamount to
• "I turned the TV on."
Sympathy for
If you removed the "on" from the end
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of this sentence, it would change the He lives at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow.

meaning. Instead of switching on the set, In spite of playing well, the Indian cricket
you would be saying that you turned the team lost the match.
TV itself.
Despite being poor, he is happy.
Some other sentences end with
prepositions:
• I need a piece of paper to write on. The tournament was played between
South Africa, Pakistan and Australia.
• We have purchased a house to live in.
The sweets were distributed among the
• He made a friend to talk to. children.
She was sitting beside me.
CONFUSING PAIR OF He bought some fruits besides vegetables.
PREPOSITION:
Boys have been playing football for five
in – into hours. (period of time)
in – within
by – with Girls have been studying since morning.
before - in front of (point of time)
at – in
in spite of - despite Once my father travelled across India.
Between – Among The thief invaded the house through the
Beside – Besides window.
For – Since ## Now we discuss some rules of
prepositions:
Across – Through
Rule 1.
on – upon
A preposition generally, but not always,
on – over goes before its noun or pronoun. One of
They are sitting in the room. (static the undying myths of English grammar
position) is that you may not end a sentence
The are coming into the room. (in motion) with a preposition. But look at the first
example that follows. No one should
feel compelled to say, or even write, that
He will return in a month. (After
is something with which I cannot agree.
completion of period)
Just do not use extra prepositions when
He will return within a month. (before the meaning is clear without them.
completion of period)
Correct: Where did you get this?
Incorrect: Where did you get this at?
The old man was injured by the boy with
a stone.
Correct: Where did he go?
Incorrect: Where did he go to?
He came before me.
Don’t park you bike in front of the gate.

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Rule 2(a). They are considered to be like any other

The preposition like means "similar to"
or "similarly to." It should be followed Remember:
by an object of the preposition (noun, like means "similar to" or "similarly to";
pronoun, noun phrase), not by a subject
and verb. Rule of thumb: Avoid like when
a verb is involved.
Correct:
You look like your mother.
That is, you look similar to her. (Mother
is the object of the preposition like.)
Incorrect:
You look like your mother does.
(Avoid like with noun + verb.)
Rule 2(b)
Instead of like, use as, as if, as though,
or the way when following a comparison
with a subject and verb.
Correct:
You look the way your mother does.
Incorrect:
Do like I ask. (No one would say Do I should have done it.
similarly to I ask.)
Correct:
Do as I ask.
Incorrect:
You look like you're angry.
Correct:
You look as if you're angry. (OR as
though)
NOTE:
Some speakers and writers, to avoid
embarrassment, use as when they mean
like. The following incorrect sentence
came from a grammar guide:
Incorrect:
They are considered as any other English Rule 5.
words.
Correct:
English words.
as means "in the same manner that." Rule
of thumb: Do not use as unless there is a
verb involved.
Incorrect:
I, as most people, try to use good grammar.
Correct:
I, as most people do, try to use good
grammar.
NOTE:
The rule distinguishing like from as, as
if, as though, and the way is increasingly
ignored, but English purists still insist
upon it.
Rule 3.
The preposition of should never be used
in place of the helping verb have.
Correct:
Incorrect:
I should of done it.
Rule 4.
It is a good practice to follow different with
the preposition from. Most traditionalists
avoid different than. Although it is an
overstatement to call different than
incorrect, it remains polarizing: A is
different than B comes across as sloppy to
a lot of literate readers. If you can replace
different than with different from without
having to rewrite the rest of the sentence,
why not do so?
You're different than I am. (Polarizing)
You're different from me. (Unchallengeable)
Use into rather than in to express motion
toward something. Use in to tell the

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location. We will meet them on tomorrow evening.

Correct: (remove ‘on’)
I swam in the pool. I met him on yesterday evening. (remove
‘on’)
Correct:
Rule 8.
I walked into the house.
Preposition ‘to’ is not used with the
Correct: following verbs when they are used in
I looked into the matter. communication and before the object of
Incorrect: the sentence.
I dived in the water. order, thank, welcome, tell, advise, ask,
request, command, forbid, encourage,
Correct:
inform, warm, congratulate, remind.
I dived into the water.
The principal ordered to the peon to finish
Incorrect: his work. (remove ‘to’)
He threw it in the well. They requested to me to play well for
Correct: winning the match. (remove ‘to’)
He threw it into the well. Rule 9.
Rule 6. Preposition ‘to’ is used after the following
No preposition is used after the following verb when a person comes as an object
verbs: after these verbs.

precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, Suggest, say, propose, speak, talk, reply,
eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure, complain, explain, complain, listen,
stress, emphasise, investigate, comprise, report, write.
accompany, consider, violate, pervade, He suggested to me that we should go to
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, Shimla in summer vacation.
tell, demand, attack, control, resemble, He always listens to their teachers
ridicule. attentively.
• The manager emphasised on the need of
discipline in life. (remove 'on').
• Arun has ordered for a cup of tea. (remove
'for')
• We shall discuss about the problem with
you. (remove 'about')
Rule 7.
No preposition is used before the
following words or phrases:
tomorrow, tomorrow morning, tomorrow
evening, yesterday, the following day, the Rule 9.
next day, yesterday evening, yesterday If two words are joined by any conjunction
afternoon, last night, this morning, this and such words take different prepositions
afternoon, today, tonight. with them then both prepositions should

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be used separately. If any preposition is • responsible) afraid of (not at, by or for),

missed, it will be considered an error.
• account(able) to (a person) for
Incorrect: Your bike is different and (something)
cheaper than mine. • accustomed to (not with)
Correct: Your bike is different from and • acquit of (crime, blame)
cheaper than mine.
• adamant about / on aim at (doing, or a
Incorrect: My elder brother is conscious target)
and engaged in his project.
• adapted for (purpose, nature)
Correct: My elder brother is conscious of
and engaged in his project. • addicted to

Rule 10. • addiction to (not for)

Gerund (V. + ing.) is used after the • adept in (an art or practice)
preposition such as: • allocate to (not for)
He is accustomed to playing cricket. • amazed at (surprised)
She is looking forward to meeting you. • amazed by (bewildered)
I am fond of taking food. • ambitious for / of (fame)
• ambivalent about (not to or towards)
A LIST OF FIXED PREPOSITIONS • amenable to (not by)
(prepositions most frequently used with • amused at / by / with
verbs, nouns, adjectives)
• anger (v.) (someone) by (interrupting, not
• abhorrent to (a person) for)
• abide by (a rule, a decision) • angry about / against / at / over / towards
• abide in (a place) adherent (n.) (a thing)
• abide with (stay, remain) • angry against / at / towards / with (a
• ability at (chess, not with) person)

• able to admit of (a solution, allow) • annoyed at (something)

• abound in / with admit to (a crime, • annoyed with (a person)

confess) • answer (n.) to (not of)
• absolve (a person) from / of (duty, • answer (v.) for (misdeeds)
punishment) • antagonized by (not about)
• abstain from (doing, not to do) • antagonistic to / towards
• abundant in / with advantageous for / to • antidote against / to / with
• accede to (a demand) • antipathy to / toward(s) (not against or
• accepted by advise (a person) on (counsel) for or of)
• accommodate to (a situation) • antithesis between (contrast)
• accompanied with (a thing) • antithesis of opposite, not to)
• account(able) for (explain, produce, be • antithetical to
afflicted with (not by) • anxious about / for (health, safety, not of)

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• anxious for (eager) • base (v.) on (not in)

• anxious to (do something) • battle against
• apathy toward(s) (something, not against • begin by (doing something)
or on) • begin from (a point)
• apologize for • begin with (an act)
• apply for (a passport) • belief in (not of)
• apply to (address oneself to) • belong to (be a member)
• appoint (someone) to (a position, not for) • belong with (same category)
• appreciation of (not for) • beneficial for / to
• appreciative of • benefit (n.) of (the benefactor)
• approve of • benefit (n.) to (the beneficiary)
• aptitude for (not about) • benefit (n. v.) from (Yoga)
• argue for (in support of) • bestow on / upon (not to)
• arrival at (not to) • borrow (a thing) from (someone, not of)
• ashamed of (not about, at, by or for) • bound for (destination, not to)
• ashamed to (do) • boycott (n.) of (goods, not on)
• ask (a question) about (a subject) • brag (about / of (not on)
• ask (a question) of (a person) • breach in (the wall, not of)
• astonished at / by • breach of (trust, rules, not in)
• astounded at / by • brunt of (not for)
• attempt (n.) at (climbing a mountain) • breach of (the rules, not in)
• attempt (n.) on (someone's life) • campaign (n. v.) against / for
• attend to (needs) • capable of
• attend upon (orders) • capacity for (aptitude for)
• attendant on (not to) • capacity of (containing)
• attended by (visitors) • careless about / of / with
• attended with (success, fanfare) • cause (n.) for / of
• attitude of / to(ward) (not about or over) • central to
• attribute (n.) of • certain about / of
• attuned to (not with) • champion(ship) of (human rights, not for)
• avail (oneself) of (a thing) • chance (n.) of (survival, not for)
• averse to (not against or from) • chance (n. v.) to (win, not in winning))
• aversion to (not for) • chance (v.) on (happen)
• avert from • characteristic for / of
• aware(ness) of (not about) • charged with (a crime, task, not for or of)
• barren of (not from) • chary of
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• chat to / with (a friend)
• close to (a person, not with)
• coloured by (a dye)
• coloured with (a prejudice)
• combine with (not to)
• comfortable with (a proposal)
• commensurate with (not to)
• comment (n. v.) on (not about, at or to)
• commitment to (not of)
• compare to (similar)
• compare with (dissimilar)
• compatible with
• compete against / with (an opponent)
• compete for (an award, object)
• complain about / against (something • contempt for (liars)
dissatisfying) • contempt of (court)
• complain of (a headache) • contiguous to / with
• complement (n.) of (a ship)
• complement (n.) to (addition)
• complementary to (additional)
• complimentary about (something, not of)
• complimentary to (somebody)
• comply with
• composed of (consists of, not with)
• comprised of
• conceive of
• concur with (a person) in (an opinion,
decision)
• condole with (a person)
• condolences on (a death, not for)
• conducive to (not of)
• confer on (bestow upon)
• confer with (discuss)
• confide in (trust in)
• confide to (entrust to)
• confident about / of (optimistic)
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• confident in (trusting)
• confine in (a place)
• confine to (restrict)
• conflict (v.) with (not against)
• conform to / with
• consequent on / upon (not to)
• considerate about (things)
• considerate of (someone's feelings)
• consist in (resides)
• consist of (part or parts)
• consistent with (something)
• consult with (discuss, confer)
• contemporary (adj.) with
• contemporary (n.) of
• contingent on
• continue to (a place)
• continue with (something, not on)
• contradictory of / to
• convenient for (person)
• convenient to (a purpose)
• converge on (not in)
• conversant in (a language)
• conversant with (an area of knowledge)
• converse about / on (a topic)
• converse with (a person)
• convict of (murder, not for)
• convince (a person) of (God's existence)
• convinced by (an argument)
• correlate with (not to)
• correspond to / with (agree, match)
• correspond with (write to)
• cost in (human lives)
• cost of (a house, not for)
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• count (v.) on (rely on)
• covered with (snow, leaves)
• crazy about (a film star)
• crazy for (a new house)
• crazy on (football)
• cure (n.) for
• cured of (not from)
• curiosity about (not for or in)
• curious about (not for or in)
• cynical about / toward(s)
• cynicism about / toward(s)
• dabble in (not at / with)
• deal (v.) in (doing business)
• deal (v.) with (attend to)
• debar from
• decide about (a matter)
• decide on (a course of action, doing)
• decide to (do)
• defence against (attack)
• defence for (excuse, justification)
• defence of (liberty)
• defend against / from (not of)
• defer to (a person, opinion)
• defiant against, of, to, toward(s).
• deficient in
• definition of (a word, not to)
• demand (n.) on (a person) for (something) • disappointed in / with (a person)
• demand (v.) of (a person, ask)
• demand (v.) (a tangible thing) from (a • disappointment to (somebody)
person)
• demanding on (onerous, not of)
• depart at (9 a.m.)
• deprive of (not from)
• derelict in (one's duties. not with)
• derive (pleasure) from (not in)
• derogate from (detract, deviate)
• derogatory of / to
• description of (not about)
• desire (n.) for
• desirous of
• despair for (a person)
• despair (n.) of / over (losing)
• despair (n. v.) of (ever winning, not for)
• destitute of
• destructive of (not to)
• determination to excel (not of excelling)
• die for (a cause)
• die from (a reason)
• die of (an illness)
• differ from (be different)
• differ from / with (disagree)
• difference between (two things, not in)
• different from / than / to
• differentiate amongst (several things)
• differentiate between (two things)
• differentiate (one thing) from (another)
• disagree about / on / over (things,
opinions)
• disagree with (someone, not from)
• disappointed by / with (an outcome)
• disappointed of (something not obtained)
• disappointed in (something obtained)
• disappointment over (failure)
• discouraged by (something)
• discouraged from (doing, not in)
• discriminate against / in favour of
• discriminate among or between
(alternatives)
• discriminate (one thing) from (another)
• dispute (n. v.) about or over (a matter)

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• dispute (n. v.) with (somebody, not
against)
• disqualified for (a wrong-doing )
• disqualified from (a race, doing)
• disregard for / of
• disrespect (n. v.) for (not of)
• dissent (v.) from (not on or to)
• distinguish between (two things)
• distinguish (one thing) from (another)
• distinguished by (singled out)
• distinguished for (eminent)
• distracted from (one thing) by (another)
• disturbed about / at (perturbed)
• disturbed by (disrupted)
• divest from (cease investing)
• divest of (relinquish)
• effect (n.) on (not for or to)
• embark for (a place)
• embark on (a ship, career)
• embarrassed by (behaviour)
• embarrassed with (debts)
• embroiled in (a dispute)
• embroiled with (a person)
• empathize with
• empathy with (not towards)
• employee of (a company, not for)
• enchanted by / with
• end (n.) to (a problem)
• end (v.) at (a place, not up at)
• end (v.) in / with (not by)
• endowed by (fate) with (talent)
• enemy of / to
• engrossed in (a book)
• engulfed by (war)
• engulfed in (flames, not with)
• enough of (not with)
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• enquire about (fares)
• enquire after (someone's health)
• enquire for (looking for)
• enquire into (investigate)
• enquiry into (not over)
• enter into (an agreement)
• enthralled by / with (new baby, enchanted)
evidence of (human settlement)
• escape from (danger) experience in
(teaching)
• essential for / to explanation for / of
• euphemism for (dying, not of) explication
of (a text, not on)
• evidence for (a theory, not of) extraneous
to (not of)
• familiar to (well-known)
• familiar with (knowing, friendly)
• fascinated by / for / with (not about)
• fascination for / of (a thing)
• fatal for / to
• father (n. v.) by / on / with (a child)
• favourable for (suitable)
• favourable to (in favour of)
• fear (n.) about / of (flying)
• fear (n. v.) for (one's safety)
• fear (n.) of (God)
• fight about / over (things, opinions)
• fight against (cancer)
• fight for (a cause)
• fight with (a person, not against)
• fight with (a weapon)
• filled by (agent)
• filled with (contents, not by)
• firm in / of / on / with
• fixated on (not about or with)
• flexible about (visiting hours, not over)
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• focus (n.v.) on (not about, around or to)
• fond of
• fondness for
• forbid to (do, not from doing)
• foreign to (way of thinking, not from)
• fortunate in (one's friends)
• fortunate with (investments)
• free (adj.) from / of
• free (v.) from (liberate)
• free (v.) of (exempt)
• free (adj.) with (money, carefree)
• frightened by (a recent event)
• frightened of (general fear)
• full of / with
• fundamental to (not for)
• furious at (an event)
• furious with (a person or object)
• furnish (someone) with (a thing)
• fusion of (two things, not between)
• generous in / of / to / with
• glad at (an event)
• glad of (assistance)
• glad for (a person)
• graduate (n.) of (Cambridge, not from)
• graduate (v.) from (Cambridge)
• grapple with
• grateful for (something)
• grateful to (somebody)
• gratified by / with
• greedy for (not of)
• grieve about / at / for/ over (a death)
• grieve for (a person)
• guard (v.) against (be vigilant, not from)
• guard (v.) against / from (protect)
• guiltless of
• guilty about (i.e., feeling guilty)
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• guilty of (a crime)
• habituated to ( not with)
• handling (n.) of (an affair, not over)
• hanker after / for
• happen to (somebody, not with)
• harmful to (not for)
• hate for / of
• hateful to
• hatred for / of
• hats off to (someone) for (something)
• hazardous to (one's health, not for)
• heart-broken at (not over)
• heed of (not to)
• heedful of
• heedless of
• heir of (a person)
• heir to (property)
• hell-bent on (doing, not for)
• hesitate in (doing)
• hesitate to (do)
• hesitation in (doing, not to do)
• hopeless about (not of)
• hostile to (not against)
• ignorant of (not to)
• imbue (a person) with (a quality)
• immaterial to (not for)
• immune from (prosecution, punishment)
• immune to (a disease, persuasion)
• immunize against (a disease, not from)
• impact (n.) of (something) on (a person or
thing)
• impatient for (news, payment)
• impatient of (interruption, rebuke)
• impatient with (a person. behaviour)
• impose on (not to)
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• impressed by / with • insensible to

• inadequate for (a person) • insight into (not of)
• inadequate to (one's needs) • insist on (not in)
• incapable of (doing, not to do) • inspire (a vision) in (someone, not into)
• include among (two or more) • inspire (someone) with (a vision)
• include in (the price) • inspired by / with
• incomprehension of (English grammar, • intercede for (a person) with (another
not for) person)
• inconsiderate about (things or opinions) • interest (n. v.) in (not at or to)
• inconsiderate of (someone's feelings) • interested in (not by)
• increase (n .v.) in (energy, not to) • interfere in (intervene, meddle)
• inculcate (an idea) in / into (someone, • interfere with (hinder, obstruct)
not on or with) • interested in (not about)
• indebted to (you) for (assistance) • investigation in / into / of (not over)
• independent of (not from or on) • involved in (included in)
• indicative of • involved with (committed to)
• indifferent to (not about or for) • involved with (a person)
• indignant at (a thing) • irrespective of
• indignant with (a person) • issue (n.) of (not about)
• indispensable for / to • jealous for / of (my reputation)
• indulge in (an activity) • join (v.) in (a game)
• indulgence for (toleration) • join (v.) to (connect)
• indulgence in (participation) • join (v.) with (a person or thing)
• ineligible for • jubilant about (good news, not with)
• infected with (disease) • judged by (not as or on)
• infested with (rats) • justification for (not of)
• influence (n.) on / over / with (a person • justified in (opinions, not of)
or thing)
• keen of (hearing)
• influence (v.) on / in / upon (a person or
thing) • keen on (enthusiastic, not about of for)

• influenced by • knowledge of (a subject, not about)

• information about (not of) • knowledgeable about (not of or on)

• infuse into (someone) • labour at (a task)

• initiate (v.) in (a science) • labour for (a person, an end)

• initiate (v.) into (a society) • labour in (a cause)

• inscrutable to (a person, not by or for) • labour under (a disadvantage, difficulty)

• lack (n.) of (money)

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• lacking in (an attribute)
• lament (n.) for (grief)
• lament (n.) about (complaint)
• lament (v.) for / over (mourn)
• laugh (n. v.) about / at / on / over
• liable for (responsible)
• liable to (apt, likely, inclined)
• libel (n.) on (not against)
• likelihood of (not for)
• link (n.) in / to / with
• littered by (agent)
• littered with (substance)
• live by (labour)
• live for (fame)
• look forward to (not for)
• marked by (not with)
• married to (a person, not with)
• married with (children)
• martyr for / in (a cause)
• martyr to (a disease)
• mastery of (an activity)
• mastery over (a rival)
• matter for (an expert)
• matter of (survival)
• meddle in (one's affairs)
• meddle with (one's things)
• meditate on (ponder, not over)
• monopoly of not on)
• mourn for (a person)
• mourn over (a death)
• muse (v.) on (not about or over)
• name (v.) after / for
• name (v.) to (appoint)
• necessary for / to (not of)
• necessity for / of (strict measures)
• need (n.) for / of
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• needed from (somebody, not of)
• negligent in (duties, not of)
• negligent of (fame, not in)
• nervous about / around / of (strangers)
• object (v.) to (not about or against)
• obsessed about / by / with
• obsession with (not for)
• obstacle to (not for)
• offended at / by / with
• offensive (adj.) to (not toward)
• open for (business)
• open to (suggestions)
• opinion about / on (a subject)
• opinion of (a person)
• optimistic about (not for)
• originate in (a thing)
• originate with (a person)
• outraged at / by (a suggestion)
• overcome by (fumes)
• overcome with (emotion)
• overwhelmed by (the floods)
• overwhelmed with (grief)
• parallel (adj. v.) to / with
• parallel (n.) between (two things)
• parallel (n.) with (one thing)
• paraphrase (n.) of (not on)
• part (v.) from (persons, not with)
• part (v.) with (things, not from)
• partake of (food, quality, not in)
• partake in (participate)
• participate in (not to)
• perpendicular to
• persevere in / with
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