Các cặp động từ + giới từ phổ biến trong tiếng Anh

4.1. Động từ + For

Giới từ For có thể đi với nhiều động từ, thường nhấn mạnh mục đích hoặc lý do.

Động từ + for Nghĩa Ví dụ

apologize for xin lỗi “Brittany never apologizes for her behavior.”
ask for yêu cầu “The student asked for a pencil.”
beg for nài nỉ “The man begged for a second chance.”
care for quan tâm “I don’t care for salads.”
fight for chiến đấu vì “Many generations of people have fought for freedom."
hope for hi vọng “The family is hoping for a miracle.”
long for mong nhớ về “The man longed for the days of his youth.”
pay for trả tiền “Who’s going to pay for these tickets?”
provide for chu cấp “Parents are expected to provide for their children.”
search for tìm kiếm “Did you search for the missing piece yet?”
wait for chờ “I’m waiting for the bus.”
wish for ao ước “Some people wish for nothing but fame.”
work for làm việc “She works for the government.”

4.2. Động từ + To

To đi với động từ thường chỉ hướng (nghĩa đen/nghĩa bóng) hoặc sự kết nối
giữa người/vật.

Động từ + to Nghĩa Ví dụ
adjust to thích nghi “You’ll adjust to your new school in no time.”
admit to thừa nhận “He admitted to reading her diary.”
belong to thuộc về “The wallet belongs to that woman over there.”
travel to du lịch “I am traveling to England tomorrow.”
listen to nghe “Grace is listening to music in her room.”
go to đi “Anthony, please go to the back of the classroom.”
relate to liên hệ “I can’t relate to this character at all.”
respond to hồi đáp “Josh responded to his friend’s email.”
 talk to nói chuyện “He talked to the manager for more than an hour.”
turn to Lật, giở “Turn to page 46 for a diagram of the procedure.”

4.3. Động từ + About

Giới từ About đi với động từ đề cập tới vật, sự kiện hoặc hành động (danh động
từ - V-ing).

Động từ + about Nghĩa Ví dụ

ask about hỏi về “I asked about the company’s job opening.”
care about quan tâm “She doesn’t seem to care about going to college.”
complain about phàn nàn “The boy complained about his early curfew.”
forget about quên “I forgot about the wedding reception.”
hear about nghe “Did you hear about the renovation project?”
joke about đùa “Kim often jokes about her high-pitched voice.”
know about biết “What do you know about physics?”
laugh about cười “The friends laughed about their terrible luck.”
learn about học “Michelle is learning about film production.”
talk about nói về “What are you talking about?”
think about nghĩ “We’ll need to think about hiring some more staff.”
worry about lo lắng “So many adults worry about getting older.”
write about viết “Dean wrote about his day in his journal.”

4.4. Động từ + With

Giới từ With đi với động từ thường chỉ ra sự kết nối, mối quan hệ giữa người/vật.

Động từ + with Nghĩa Ví dụ

agree with đồng ý “I don’t agree with his opinions.”
argue with tranh cãi “The two argued with each other for several minutes.”
begin with, start “Let’s begin with a short quiz.”
bắt đầu
with “I shouldn’t have started with a salad.”
“It is possible, albeit unlikely, for an asteroid to collide
collide with va chạm
with Earth.”
compare with so sánh “How does the restaurant’s soup compare with Vera’s?”
compete with đua với “When I run races, I only compete with the clock.”
 cope with đối mặt “It’s not easy to cope with failure.”
disagree with bất đồng “She disagrees with my suggestion.”
can
interfere with “Be careful not to interfere with the conference upstairs.”
thiệp
meet with gặp gỡ “When will you meet with her?”

4.5. Động từ + Of

Giới từ Of đi với động từ cũng thường mang nghĩa đề cập đến người/vật nào đó.

Động từ+ of Nghĩa Ví dụ

approve of chấp thuận “Ellen doesn’t approve of her sister’s friends.”
consist of bao gồm “Pizza consists of bread, cheese, and tomato sauce.”
dream of khao khát “I dream of visiting Europe.”
hear of nghe “Have you heard of this new TV show?”
take care of chăm sóc “Who will take care of your goldfish while you’re away?”
think of nghĩ “If you only think of failure, you’ll never take any risks.”

4.6. Động từ + In
Giới từ In đi với động từ thường chỉ sự liên quan, kết nối giữa người/vật.

Động từ +
Nghĩa Ví dụ
in
believe in tin tưởng “The majority of children believe in Santa Claus.”
engage in tham gia “Maurice likes to engage in political debates.”
invest in đầu tư “Now is the time to invest in as many companies as possible
live in sống “Haley lives in Seattle.”
participate
tham gia “What sports did you participate in as a kid?”
in
dẫn đến kết “The hotel’s failure to exterminate the bed bugs resulted
result in
quả in fewer customers.”
“English majors can choose to specialize in creative writing
specialize in chuyên về
literature.”
succeed in thành công “Steven succeeded in earning a scholarship.”
4.7. Động từ + At

Giới từ At thường đi với các động từ để chỉ nơi chốn, kỹ năng, phản ứng.

Động từ +
Nghĩa Ví dụ
at
arrive at đến “We arrived at the hotel in the morning.”
balk at do dự “Melissa balked at taking out the garbage.”
“My five-year-old niece already excels at math and
excel at vượt trội
science.”
laugh at cười “The boy couldn’t stop laughing at Isabella’s joke.”
look at nhìn “Look at the whiteboard, please.”
nod at gật đầu “She nodded at her coworkers.”
shout at la hét “He could hear someone shouting at the TV.”
smile at mỉm cười “My son smiles at me every time I walk through the door.
nhìn chằm
stare at “It’s uncomfortable when people stare at you.”
chằm

4.8. Động từ + On

Giới từ On đi với động từ mang ý đề cập đến người/vật nào đó.

Động từ + on Nghĩa Ví dụ
agree on nhất trí “The committee finally agreed on a solution.”
bet on đánh cược “I wouldn’t bet on that happening.”
comment on bình luận “The lawyer briefly commented on the lawsuit.”
concentrate on, “He’s trying to concentrate on his work.”
tập trung
focus on “I'm too tired to focus on this assignment.”
decide on quyết định “He eventually decided on a career path.”
“You can’t depend on him forever.”
depend on, rely on phụ thuộc “Too many students rely on the Internet to conduct
research.”
“This paragraph elaborates on the previous one’s
elaborate on làm rõ
claims.”
“The company offered assurances that it does
experiment on thí nghiệm
not experiment on animals.”
insist on khăng “She insisted on joining us.”
 khăng
operate on phẫu thuật “Aspiring surgeons learn how to operate on people.”
lên kế
plan on “Do you plan on attending the concert tomorrow?”
hoạch

4.9. Động từ + From

Giới từ From thường đi với các động từ để xác định một điểm gốc/điểm xuất
phát hoặc sự kết nối/không kết nối giữa người/vật.

Động từ +
Nghĩa Ví dụ
from
“Aspiring musicians benefit from getting public exposure for
benefit from hưởng lợi
their music.”
come from đến từ “Saya comes from Japan.”
differ from khác “How does milk chocolate differ from white chocolate?”
escape from trốn thoát “The prisoners escaped from their captors.”
recover from hồi phục “The girl recovered from her illness.”
refrain from kiềm chế “Could you please refrain from shouting?”
“The CEO resigned from her position after 25 years with the
resign from từ nhiệm
company.”
retire from nghỉ hưu “He retired from his job last year.”
suffer from chịu đựng “Many people suffer from social anxiety.”