Now, time to use grammatically correct sentences.
This is mostly for that students who are preparing for competitive exams. Actually, It is very hard to remember proposition of different verbs and carry book all time : ( .
So, I decided to make a list of important prepositions.
A to Z important prepositions.
Verb with preposition - meaning (in sense fo prep. is used)
A
Abound in - Rich in
Exp. Uttar pradesh abound in water resources.
Abound with - full of
Exp. The forest is abound with streams.
Absolve from - declare free from guilt, promise, duty etc
Absorb in - busy in work
Abstain from - hold oneself back, used for food habits
Abstemious in - eating and drinking
Accede to - a request or proposal
Access to - means of reaching, approaching
Adhere to - stick to
Approve of - give one's approval
Assent to - official agreement e.g. to a proposal
Abhorrent of - abhor, to hate
Acquaint with - familiar with
Addicted to - be given to something harmful
Assured of - positive about
Attain to - arrive at a position/post
Attraction for - a thing or person
Attracted to - thing or person
Avail of - take advantage of
Aloof from - keep from
Advance for - mature
Advance by - prepone by
Abide by - rules, comply with
Accused of - a crime, charge with
Acquit of - crime, fault
Admit to - admission
Admit of - scope for
Admit into - admittance
Alight on - the ground
Alight from - a bus, car, train
Alight at - site, a place
Annoy at - an act
Annoy with - a person
Aspire after - fame
Aspire to - the post
Amuse at - mock at, laugh at
Amuse with - enjoy
Answer to - a person or used as a noun
Answer for - explain, account for
Account for - explain
Antipathy to - averse to a thing
Antipathy against - a person
Ask for - demand
Affiliated to - a university or board
Affiliated with - a party
Attend to - pay attention to
Attend upon - serve, wait upon
Antidote to - that counteracts the effect of poison
Antidote against - cure for
Agree with - a person
Agree on - a point
Agree to - views
Afflicted with - disease, problem, mental trouble
Allowance for - allow for
Atone for - a fault, sin
Aptitude for - talent
Alliance with - joined or united
Acquicsce in - accept passively
Apprise of - inform
Act upon - comply with
Adept in - proficient in
Adept at - thing
Adapt to - make suitable
Accustomed to - be used to
Akin to - similar to
Alien to - foreign to
Alive to - aware to
Amenable to - advice, willing to be guided
Analogous to - similar to
Aware of - know about
B
Beware of - cautions
Blush at - praise
Blush for - a fault, ashamed of
Blind in - the eye
Blind to - defects
Born of - parents
Born to - passive voice
Bearing on - relation to
Beset with - surrounded with
Believe in - to have faith
Believe - regard as true
Benefit by - (Verb)
Benefit from - (Noun)
C
Compensate for - give something to make up Cure Of - a disease
Cure for - treatment
Compete for - trophy etc.
Conformity with - views
Conformity to - rules, according to
Cling to - to hold tight
Comply with - act in accordance with
Condemn to - punishment
Congratulate on - success
Certain of - sure of
Confindent of - success
Count on - depend on
Charge of (Noun) - crime
Change with (Verb) - crime
Cope with - manager work
Contrast to - (Noun)
Contrast with - (Verb)
Cash in on - avail of
Contribute to - add to a thing
Complain against - a person
Complain of - a thing
Cordone off - protect
Commit to - a promise, pledge, sentence
Confide in - a person
Confide to - a person
Consist in - remain
Consist of - comprise
Commence - on a day, at time, in a month
Commence with - as first time
Clamour for - demand
Clamour against - complain against
Cause for - reason for
Cause of - result from
Concerned for - worried
Concerned with - have anything to do
Condole with - a person
D
Disappoint of - hopes
Despair of - hopes
Dabble in/at - art, politics etc.
Destined for - some future
Disgrace on - dishonourable
Dwell on/upon - speak/ write in detail
Die of - a disease
Die from - some cause
Differ with - a person in view
Differ from - in something
Deal in - trade in
Deal With - a matter, a person
Dispense with - to remove, to do without
Dispense - to deal out, distribute
Dispose of - sell
Disposed to - inclined to
Decamp with - booty
Disgust with - person, life
Disgust at - an act
Descriminate against - not to treat well
Discriminate between - difference between
E
Embark on - venture, undertake
Enter - place (no preposition is used)
Enter into - alliance, agreement
Enter Upon/on - undertake
Enlarge On/upon - write or say more
Endowed with - gifted with
Enamoured with - a person
Enamoured of - a thing
Enrage at - a thing, an art
Enrage with - a person
Exult over - [enjoy(bad sense)]
Exult at - enjoy
Eligible for - a post
F
Familiar to - to know
Familiar with - knowledge
False of - heart
False to - friends or principles
Fascinated by - a thing
Fascinated with - a person
Fly into - anger
Feed on - live on
Fondness for - liking for
Fond of - liking for
For lack of/For want of/For short of - something
G
Grieve for - a person
Grieve over - a thing
Grieve at - an event
Guard against - mistakes, temptation
Guard from - a danger, of a thing etc.
Glance at - take a quick look
Glance through - go through
Good at - expert
Good for - nothing
H
Hear from - a person
Hear of - something
Hear by - post, through communication
Hard by - near
Hard up - financially tight
Hanker after - run after, hunger after
Healed of -a disease, cured of
I
Infer from - statement
Insight into - reality, situation
Impress upon - a person, advice
Impress with - With a thing
Inquire for/about - a thing
Inquire after - welfare, ask after
Inquire of - ask a person
Inquired into - investigate
Interfere in - a thing
Interfere with - hinder
Invest with - authority
Influence with - a person
Influence over - the people
Influence on - a thing
Intrude into - forcibly
Intrude on - privacy
Intimate with - friendly
Irritated at - thing
Incensed at - thing
Indignant at - thing
J
Judge of - give opinion
Judge by - test by
Jump to - conclusion
Jump at - an offer
Jeer at - an act, a person
Jest at - an act, a person
K
Known to - passive voice
Known by - recognize
Known for - a quality
Knocked at - the door
Knock on - noun
Key to - success
L
Lean on - depend on
Lean to - inclined towards
Live in - region, area, country
Live at - indicate the place
Live on - food
Live by - livelihood, manner
Live off - source
Listen to - advice
Liable for - responsible for
Liable to - deserve
Laugh with - enjoy with other
Laugh at - an act, person
Lacking in - something, wanting in
(Have) Liking for - a person, a thing
(Take) Liking to - a person, a thing
Likeness between - similarity
Limit to - extent
M
Move to - tears
Move with - Pity
Move by - condition
Married to - a woman
Married with - a man
Mix with - a thing
Menace to - treat to
Match for - a person in quality
Mock at - an act, a person
Meditate on - past act
Meditate - future act
N
Neglectful of - a person, work, a thing
Negligent in - careless in duty
Need for - something
(In) need of - something
O
Originate in - place as a source
Originate with - a person
Occupied in - doing a thing
Occupied with - a thing
Operate on/upon - in the sense of operation
Oblivious of - having a memory, ignorant of
Offend at - thing
Offend with - person
Overwhelm with - feelings
Overwhelm by - defeated by
P
Part with - a thing
Part from - a person
Preface to - a book
Profit by - learn
Profit from - gain
Partiality for - a thing, liking
Partiality to - a person's favour
Prone to - inclined to
Perish by - destroy, famine, sword
Perish with - suffer from
Prevail against - a thing, face
Prevail on/upon - a person, to compel
Point out - reveal
Point at - blame
Point to - refer to
Preside at - a party, chief guest
Preside over - meeting, president
Provided against - adversity
Provided for - arrange what is necessary
Popular for - a good quality
Popular with - the people
Pine for - crave for a person
Pine away - die away with grief
Play at - cards
Play upon - a musical instrument
Partake of - share any thing
Prey on - exploit
Passion for - strong desire
Peculiar to - particular
Pity for - Noun
Pity on - Noun
Pity - verb
Pride on - Verb
Pride in - Noun
Proud of - we should proud of our country.
Prompt in - quick in
Q
Quick at - a thing
Quick in - doing a thing
Quick of - understanding
Quarrel over - a thing
Quarrel with - a person
R
Reputation for - a quality
Remorse for - wrong doing
Respite from - relief from
Replace by - a new object
Repent of - an action
Recourse to - resort to, adopt as means
Revenge oneself on (verb) - a person
Revenge for (noun) - an injury
Reconcile oneself - a thing
Reconcile with - a person
Reason with - a person
Reckon on/upon - depend on
Remonstrate with - a person
Remiss in - duty
S
Sure of - a thing
Sequel to - as a result
Smile at - mock at
Smile on - favour
Slow at - doing something
Substitute for - old thing
Scare of - afraid of
Shoot at, strike at, catch at, Hit at - unsuccessful attempt
Shoot at, Strike at, Catch at, Hit at - successful in attempt.
Speak for - favour
Speak of - praise
Start on - journey
Strive for - try for
Strive with - complete with
Side with (verb) - favour
Search for - a thing
Search - frisk
Seek - try to find
Seek after - in demand
Seek for - try to win
Seething with - anger, discontent
Suffer - loss
Suffer from - disease
Show off - display
Sentence to - punishment
Spark off - give rise to, trigger off
T
Think of - remember a subject
Think over - to consider
Tantamount to - equal in effect
Tired of - sick of, fed up with, weary
Treat of - a subject, deal with
Tresspass on - encroach on, land
Tresspass against - law
Triumph over - difficulties
Trifle With - make fun of
U
Usher in - begin, bring out
V
Verse in - thing, expert in
Vote for - a person
Vote on - resolution
Vote to - win
Venture upon - an undertaking
Vain of - proud of
Vexed with - person
Vexed at - a thing
W
Wait upon - attend upon, to serve
Wait for - person, thing
Weary of - a thing
Warn against - fault, danger
Warn of - danger
Wish for - a thing
Worthy of - praise, note
Wanting in - lacking in
Ward off - keep at a distance
Wary of - something, chart of
Y
Yearn for - acute desire, long for
Z
Zealous for/about - a thing
Source -: objective General English
~ Sp Bakshi
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So, I decided to make a list of important prepositions.
A to Z important prepositions.
Verb with preposition - meaning (in sense fo prep. is used)
A
Abound in - Rich in
Exp. Uttar pradesh abound in water resources.
Abound with - full of
Exp. The forest is abound with streams.
Absolve from - declare free from guilt, promise, duty etc
Absorb in - busy in work
Abstain from - hold oneself back, used for food habits
Abstemious in - eating and drinking
Accede to - a request or proposal
Access to - means of reaching, approaching
Adhere to - stick to
Approve of - give one's approval
Assent to - official agreement e.g. to a proposal
Abhorrent of - abhor, to hate
Acquaint with - familiar with
Addicted to - be given to something harmful
Assured of - positive about
Attain to - arrive at a position/post
Attraction for - a thing or person
Attracted to - thing or person
Avail of - take advantage of
Aloof from - keep from
Advance for - mature
Advance by - prepone by
Abide by - rules, comply with
Accused of - a crime, charge with
Acquit of - crime, fault
Admit to - admission
Admit of - scope for
Admit into - admittance
Alight on - the ground
Alight from - a bus, car, train
Alight at - site, a place
Annoy at - an act
Annoy with - a person
Aspire after - fame
Aspire to - the post
Amuse at - mock at, laugh at
Amuse with - enjoy
Answer to - a person or used as a noun
Answer for - explain, account for
Account for - explain
Antipathy to - averse to a thing
Antipathy against - a person
Ask for - demand
Affiliated to - a university or board
Affiliated with - a party
Attend to - pay attention to
Attend upon - serve, wait upon
Antidote to - that counteracts the effect of poison
Antidote against - cure for
Agree with - a person
Agree on - a point
Agree to - views
Afflicted with - disease, problem, mental trouble
Allowance for - allow for
Atone for - a fault, sin
Aptitude for - talent
Alliance with - joined or united
Acquicsce in - accept passively
Apprise of - inform
Act upon - comply with
Adept in - proficient in
Adept at - thing
Adapt to - make suitable
Accustomed to - be used to
Akin to - similar to
Alien to - foreign to
Alive to - aware to
Amenable to - advice, willing to be guided
Analogous to - similar to
Aware of - know about
B
Beware of - cautions
Blush at - praise
Blush for - a fault, ashamed of
Blind in - the eye
Blind to - defects
Born of - parents
Born to - passive voice
Bearing on - relation to
Beset with - surrounded with
Believe in - to have faith
Believe - regard as true
Benefit by - (Verb)
Benefit from - (Noun)
C
Compensate for - give something to make up Cure Of - a disease
Cure for - treatment
Compete for - trophy etc.
Conformity with - views
Conformity to - rules, according to
Cling to - to hold tight
Comply with - act in accordance with
Condemn to - punishment
Congratulate on - success
Certain of - sure of
Confindent of - success
Count on - depend on
Charge of (Noun) - crime
Change with (Verb) - crime
Cope with - manager work
Contrast to - (Noun)
Contrast with - (Verb)
Cash in on - avail of
Contribute to - add to a thing
Complain against - a person
Complain of - a thing
Cordone off - protect
Commit to - a promise, pledge, sentence
Confide in - a person
Confide to - a person
Consist in - remain
Consist of - comprise
Commence - on a day, at time, in a month
Commence with - as first time
Clamour for - demand
Clamour against - complain against
Cause for - reason for
Cause of - result from
Concerned for - worried
Concerned with - have anything to do
Condole with - a person
D
Disappoint of - hopes
Despair of - hopes
Dabble in/at - art, politics etc.
Destined for - some future
Disgrace on - dishonourable
Dwell on/upon - speak/ write in detail
Die of - a disease
Die from - some cause
Differ with - a person in view
Differ from - in something
Deal in - trade in
Deal With - a matter, a person
Dispense with - to remove, to do without
Dispense - to deal out, distribute
Dispose of - sell
Disposed to - inclined to
Decamp with - booty
Disgust with - person, life
Disgust at - an act
Descriminate against - not to treat well
Discriminate between - difference between
E
Embark on - venture, undertake
Enter - place (no preposition is used)
Enter into - alliance, agreement
Enter Upon/on - undertake
Enlarge On/upon - write or say more
Endowed with - gifted with
Enamoured with - a person
Enamoured of - a thing
Enrage at - a thing, an art
Enrage with - a person
Exult over - [enjoy(bad sense)]
Exult at - enjoy
Eligible for - a post
F
Familiar to - to know
Familiar with - knowledge
False of - heart
False to - friends or principles
Fascinated by - a thing
Fascinated with - a person
Fly into - anger
Feed on - live on
Fondness for - liking for
Fond of - liking for
For lack of/For want of/For short of - something
G
Grieve for - a person
Grieve over - a thing
Grieve at - an event
Guard against - mistakes, temptation
Guard from - a danger, of a thing etc.
Glance at - take a quick look
Glance through - go through
Good at - expert
Good for - nothing
H
Hear from - a person
Hear of - something
Hear by - post, through communication
Hard by - near
Hard up - financially tight
Hanker after - run after, hunger after
Healed of -a disease, cured of
I
Infer from - statement
Insight into - reality, situation
Impress upon - a person, advice
Impress with - With a thing
Inquire for/about - a thing
Inquire after - welfare, ask after
Inquire of - ask a person
Inquired into - investigate
Interfere in - a thing
Interfere with - hinder
Invest with - authority
Influence with - a person
Influence over - the people
Influence on - a thing
Intrude into - forcibly
Intrude on - privacy
Intimate with - friendly
Irritated at - thing
Incensed at - thing
Indignant at - thing
J
Judge of - give opinion
Judge by - test by
Jump to - conclusion
Jump at - an offer
Jeer at - an act, a person
Jest at - an act, a person
K
Known to - passive voice
Known by - recognize
Known for - a quality
Knocked at - the door
Knock on - noun
Key to - success
L
Lean on - depend on
Lean to - inclined towards
Live in - region, area, country
Live at - indicate the place
Live on - food
Live by - livelihood, manner
Live off - source
Listen to - advice
Liable for - responsible for
Liable to - deserve
Laugh with - enjoy with other
Laugh at - an act, person
Lacking in - something, wanting in
(Have) Liking for - a person, a thing
(Take) Liking to - a person, a thing
Likeness between - similarity
Limit to - extent
M
Move to - tears
Move with - Pity
Move by - condition
Married to - a woman
Married with - a man
Mix with - a thing
Menace to - treat to
Match for - a person in quality
Mock at - an act, a person
Meditate on - past act
Meditate - future act
N
Neglectful of - a person, work, a thing
Negligent in - careless in duty
Need for - something
(In) need of - something
O
Originate in - place as a source
Originate with - a person
Occupied in - doing a thing
Occupied with - a thing
Operate on/upon - in the sense of operation
Oblivious of - having a memory, ignorant of
Offend at - thing
Offend with - person
Overwhelm with - feelings
Overwhelm by - defeated by
P
Part with - a thing
Part from - a person
Preface to - a book
Profit by - learn
Profit from - gain
Partiality for - a thing, liking
Partiality to - a person's favour
Prone to - inclined to
Perish by - destroy, famine, sword
Perish with - suffer from
Prevail against - a thing, face
Prevail on/upon - a person, to compel
Point out - reveal
Point at - blame
Point to - refer to
Preside at - a party, chief guest
Preside over - meeting, president
Provided against - adversity
Provided for - arrange what is necessary
Popular for - a good quality
Popular with - the people
Pine for - crave for a person
Pine away - die away with grief
Play at - cards
Play upon - a musical instrument
Partake of - share any thing
Prey on - exploit
Passion for - strong desire
Peculiar to - particular
Pity for - Noun
Pity on - Noun
Pity - verb
Pride on - Verb
Pride in - Noun
Proud of - we should proud of our country.
Prompt in - quick in
Q
Quick at - a thing
Quick in - doing a thing
Quick of - understanding
Quarrel over - a thing
Quarrel with - a person
R
Reputation for - a quality
Remorse for - wrong doing
Respite from - relief from
Replace by - a new object
Repent of - an action
Recourse to - resort to, adopt as means
Revenge oneself on (verb) - a person
Revenge for (noun) - an injury
Reconcile oneself - a thing
Reconcile with - a person
Reason with - a person
Reckon on/upon - depend on
Remonstrate with - a person
Remiss in - duty
S
Sure of - a thing
Sequel to - as a result
Smile at - mock at
Smile on - favour
Slow at - doing something
Substitute for - old thing
Scare of - afraid of
Shoot at, strike at, catch at, Hit at - unsuccessful attempt
Shoot at, Strike at, Catch at, Hit at - successful in attempt.
Speak for - favour
Speak of - praise
Start on - journey
Strive for - try for
Strive with - complete with
Side with (verb) - favour
Search for - a thing
Search - frisk
Seek - try to find
Seek after - in demand
Seek for - try to win
Seething with - anger, discontent
Suffer - loss
Suffer from - disease
Show off - display
Sentence to - punishment
Spark off - give rise to, trigger off
T
Think of - remember a subject
Think over - to consider
Tantamount to - equal in effect
Tired of - sick of, fed up with, weary
Treat of - a subject, deal with
Tresspass on - encroach on, land
Tresspass against - law
Triumph over - difficulties
Trifle With - make fun of
U
Usher in - begin, bring out
V
Verse in - thing, expert in
Vote for - a person
Vote on - resolution
Vote to - win
Venture upon - an undertaking
Vain of - proud of
Vexed with - person
Vexed at - a thing
W
Wait upon - attend upon, to serve
Wait for - person, thing
Weary of - a thing
Warn against - fault, danger
Warn of - danger
Wish for - a thing
Worthy of - praise, note
Wanting in - lacking in
Ward off - keep at a distance
Wary of - something, chart of
Y
Yearn for - acute desire, long for
Z
Zealous for/about - a thing
Source -: objective General English
~ Sp Bakshi
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