Prepositions dependent on adjectives and nouns
admiration for
advance on
advantage in sth./-ing
over sb./sth.
to sb.
aid for
death from delay in deprived of
deterioration in
developments in devoted to difficulty in -ing
angry about sth.
at -ing
with sb. for -ing
appeal to
attack on
attempt at -ing
on sth.
attitude towards
aware of
benefit to
chance of
change from sb./sth. (= substitution) in sb./sth. (= alteration)
concerned about sb./sth. (= anxious) in sth. (= involved) with sth. (= occupied)
confidence in
confident of
confined to
conscious of
contrary to
disappointed at sth.
in/with sb./sth.
disposed towards
doubt about
eligible for
envious of
essential for sb./sth. (purpose)
to sb./sth. (need)
exception to
expert in/on faith in
familiar with famous for
fed
up
with
figure(s) for
foreign to
free from sth. (usually abstract)
of sb./sth. (concrete)
with sth. (money etc.)
friendly towards
good at sth./-ing
for sb./sth. (= beneficial)
with sb./sth. (= skilled)
greedy for
convinced of
critical of
crowded with
curious about
damage to danger of -ing to sb.
dealer in dealings with
guilty of
habit of
honest in one's dealings etc. with sb.
hope for sb./the future
of sth./-ing
ignorant of
ill (in bed) with
important for sb./sth. (purpose)
to sb. (need)
impression on
poor in popular with possibility of preferable to pride in
qualified for
question of
improvement in sb./sth.
on sb./sth. (= better than)
relationship between sb./sth. with sb./sth.
incapable of
relief from
increase in
reputation for honesty etc.
independent of
of being honest etc.
indifferent to
responsible for sth.
indignant at
to sb.
restricted to
restrictions on/to sth.
influence on sb./sth. (= effect)
insult to
over sb./sth. (= domination) with sb. (= power)
intention of
interested in
involved in
jealous of
keen on key to
lacking in
likelihood of
limit to
mercy on sb. (see have in ii below)
to(wards) sb. (see show in ii
missing from
(be) news to
noted for
obstacle to
occupied with
opinion about/on sth. of sb. opportunity for sb.
below)
of sth./-ing
particular about
opposed to
patient with
peculiar to
pity on (see have in ii below)
pleasure in
point in
revenge for sth.
rich in
safe from
on sb.
satisfied with
self-sufficient in
sensitive to
strict about sth.
with sb.
struggle against/with sb./sth.
between/among sb.
for sth.
substitute for
success with
superior to
surprised at
suspicious of
sympathetic towards
sympathy for sb. (see have in ii below)
with sb. (see be in ii below)
taste for sth.
in sth. (plural)
threat of sth.
to sb./sth.
true of sb./sth.
to sb./sth. (= faithful)
typical of
victory over views on
Prepositions dependent on verbs
accuse sb. of
agree on a plan etc. (jointly)*
to a proposal etc. (= consent)
with sb./sb.'s views etc. (= concur)
allow for
amount to
appeal for sth.
to sb.
apply for sth. (= ask)
to sb./sth. (= concern)
approve of
attend to
avenge oneself on
bargain for sth.
with sb.
be in sympathy with
beat sb. at a game etc.
benefit from
blame sb. for sth.
sth. on sb.
boast about/of
care for
change for the better/the worse into sb./sth.
with time etc.
charge (sb.) for sth. (commercial) sb. with sth. (legal)
cheat sb. out of
compete against/with sb.
for a prize etc.
in a race etc.
compliment sb. on
concentrate on
condemn sb. to
confess to
confide in
confine sb./sth. to conform to congratulate sb. on consent to
contribute to(wards) convince sb. of
cure sb. of
deal with
decide between
devote oneself/time etc. to
die for one's beliefs etc.
from injuries etc. (= external cause) of a disease etc. (= internal cause) differ from sb./sth.
in sth.
disapprove of
discourage sb. from
end in
sth, with
enter into an agreement etc.
equip sb./sth. with
excuse sb. for sth. (done)
sb. from (doing) sth.
feed (sb./sth.) on
fish for
fit sb./sth. with fool sb. into
force sb. into
gain in sth.
on sb.
grow in strength etc. into sb./sth.
guard against have mercy on have pity on have sympathy for help oneself to sth. hint at
hold sth. against sb. impress sb. with inform sb. of/about insist on
insure against
interfere in sth.
invest in
with sb./sth.
involve sb. in
keep sth. to oneself know of
lead sb. into listen for
live by sth. (means) for sb./sth. (purpose) on sth. (food, salary)
up to one's reputation etc.
on sb./sth.
declare war on
depend on
deprive sb. of
look to (= seem)
make sb./sth.into
make up one's mind about
mean sth. by
mistake sb./sth. for object to
part with
plant sth. with plead guilty to prejudice sb. against prevent sb./sth. from profit from protest to
provide for sb./sth.
sb./sth. with
puzzle over
reason with sb. on sth. reduce sth. by sb./sth. to
resort to
restrict sth. to
result from (= be caused by) in (= lead to)
rob sb. of
sacrifice sb./sth. for/to see sth. in sb./sth.
seethe with
share sb./sth. with show mercy to(wards)
speak of specialise in spend time in -ing struggle against/with succeed in sth./-ing
to the throne etc.
suffer for one's beliefs etc. from a disease etc.
supply sb. with
surrender to
suspect sb. of swarm with
take advantage of
take sb. into one's confidence think of
threaten sb. with
trust sb. with turn (sb./sth.) into warn sb. about sb./sth. sb. against -ing/sb. sb. of the dangers
etc.
wait on
watch for
win (sth.) by
work at a job etc.
on a project etc.
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