Verbs and prepositions are the dynamic duo of language, working together to create meaning, direction, and action in our communication. Whether it’s look up, run into, or fall for, these combinations of words play a crucial role in conveying precise and nuanced expressions.
In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into an A-Z list of verbs and their corresponding prepositions, unlocking the secrets of their usage and shedding light on their intricate relationship.
List of Verbs + Prepositions A-Z
Here is the list of verbs followed by prepositions in english grammar:
- Adjust to
- Agree with
- Aim at
- Apologize for
- Appear to
- Apply to
- Argue with/about
- Arrive at/in
- Ask for
- Begin with
- Believe in
- Belong to
- Benefit from
- Boast about
- Borrow from
- Care about
- Choose between
- Collaborate with
- Comment on
- Compare to/with
- Compete with
- Complain about
- Comply with
- Concentrate on
- Conform to
- Connect with/to
- Consent to
- Consist of
- Contribute to
- Cope with
- Deal with
- Decide on
- Depend on
- Differ from
- Disagree with
- Discuss with
- Dream of/about
- Escape from
- Excel in/at
- Excuse for
- Experiment with
- Explain to
- Fight against/with
- Fill with
- Flirt with
- Focus on
- Graduate from
- Greet with
- Help with
- Hope for
- Insist on
- Interact with
- Interfere with
- Invest in
- Joke about/with
- Laugh at
- Leave for
- Listen to
- Live with
- Look at
- Marry to
- Negotiate with
- Object to
- Opt for
- Part from
- Participate in
- Pay for
- Plan on
- Play with
- Pray for/to
- Prepare for
- Prevent from
- Protect against
- Provide for/with
- Quarrel with/about
- React to
- Recover from
- Refer to
- Relate to
- Rely on
- Remind of
- Renounce to
- Repent for
- Reply to
- Rescue from
- Respond to
- Rest from
- Return to
- Reveal to
- Run from
- Save for
- Search for
- Separate from
- Speak to/about
- Stand for
- Start with
- Stay at
- Stop from
- Struggle with
- Subscribe to
- Substitute for
- Succeed in
- Suffer from
- Talk about/to
- Thank for
- Think about/of
- Throw at
- Translate to/into
- Trust in
- Use for
- Vote for
- Wait for
- Walk to
- Warn about
- Work on
- Worry about
- Write about/to
- Yearn for
- Yield to
Related : List of Verbs followed by Infinitives
Related : List of Verbs Followed by Gerund
Examples of Verbs Followed by Prepositions
- Debar from
After his conviction he was debarred from voting at the election.
- React to, against, upon
An orator reacts to applause.
- Shudder at
An ordinary man would shudder at the sight of blood.
- Beware of
Beware of pity
- Entrust to
Can I entrust the task to you?
- Reply (up) on
Can I reply upon you in this matter?
- Guess at
Can you guess at her age?
- Emerge from
Did anything emerge from your discussion?
- Exchange for
Do you mean to say that you exchanged that lovely car for this?
- Believe in
Don’t be upset; I believe in what you say.
- Jump to
Don’t jump to conclusions. Think of the matter carefully.
- Hint at
During his press conference the president hinted at the possibility of buying nuclear plants from Russia.
- Hanker after
Every Pakistani hankers after easy money.
- Encourage in
Good teacher encourage their students in their studies.
- Convince of
He convinced me of his innocence.
- Identify with
He has completely identified himself with the policies of the ruling class.
- Provide for, against
He has to provide for a large family.
- Inspire with, into
He inspired a new hope into them.
- Delight in
He is irresponsible young man and delight in teasing his mother.
- Scoff at
He scoffed at my proposal and went away.
- Absolved of
He was absolved of all charges.
- Charge with, for
He was charged with murder.
- Hinder from
He was hindered from walking in the garden.
- Operate on
He was operated on yesterday.
- Prevent from
He was prevented from coming here.
- Furnish with
His house is furnished with beautiful furniture and curtains.
- Account for
His illness accounts for his absence.
- Lean on, against
I am leaning on you for support in the election.
- Assure of
I assure you of my cooperation.
- Despair of
I do not despair of you; you have the potential to improve yourself.
- Object to
I object to his presence in the meeting.
- Prefer to
I prefer Shakespeare to Racine.
- Fail in
I shall fall in my duty if I do not warn you of the consequences of your foolish behavior.
- Accuse of
It is easy to accuse a person of a crime but difficult to prove it against him.
- Hope for
Let us do our duty and hope for the best.
- Compare with, to
Magana can’t be compared with Ghalib for his poetry.
- Congratulate on
May I congratulate you on your success?
- Insist on
Pakistan insists on her rights only.
- Indulge in
Patriots never indulge in subversive activities.
- Concentrate on
Please concentrate on what you are doing.
- Apologize to, for
She apologize to teacher for coming late to the school.
- Pride on
She prides herself on her clean house.
- Remonstrate with, against
She remonstrated with her husband against his rude behavior.
- Contract with
The actions of politicians contract with their promises.
- Instill into
The appearance of his father instilled a new spirit into the hearts of his soldiers.
- Abstain from
The doctor advised him to abstain from smoking.
- Accede to
The principal acceded to my request.
- Excuse from
The principal excused him from appearing in the explanation on medical grounds.
- Escape from
The Prisoners escaped from the jail.
- .persist in
The scientist persisted in discovering nuclear energy and finally succeeded in their mission.
- Consist of
This class consist of 50 students.
- Differ from
Urdu differs from English in every respect.
- Embark upon
We embark upon a new business.
- Correspond with
We have been corresponding with each other for years.
- Economize on
We must economize on fuel.
- Expect from, of
What can Pakistan expect of the USA in her present dilemma?
- Arrive at
When did you arrive at the station?
- Engage in
When I reached home, my mother was engaged in cooking meals.
- Enter upon
When President Reagan entered upon his office, he was seventy years old.
- Knock at
Who is knocking at the door?
- Blame for
Who is to blame for engineering the agitation?
- Complain of (against)
Why do you complain of him? You know that his behavior has always been nasty.
- Repent of
Will you ever repent of your mischiefs?
- Share with
You are welcome to share the bench with me.
- Compete with
You can win the first prize if you compete with other candidates.
- Attend to
You must attend to what I am saying.
- Comply with
You must comply with the rules of the game.
- Reply to
You must reply to my letter.
- Approved of
Your father will never approve of your nasty behavior with your teacher.
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