WORDS FOLLOWED BY THE APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS.

Blame for The matron blamed the nurse for neglecting her patients.

Blame on The police blamed the accident on the driver of the lorry.

Accuse of He is accused of theft.

Wait for What are you waiting for?

Laugh at Why are you laughing at me?

Arrive at The bus arrived at the station exactly on time.

Agree to I agree to you proposal.

Agree with My father never agrees with me.

Disagree with I disagree with your suggestion.

Disagree with I disagree with you.

Succeed in The divers succeeded in finding the sunken wreck.

Disapprove of My father disapproves of everything I try to do.

Fall in He fell in love with a pretty girl in Paris.

Depend on You can depend on him. He is very reliable person.

Dependent on He is dependent on his family.

Independent of He is independent of his family.

Rely on/upon Can I rely upon that time table or is it out of date?

Believe in I do not believe in ghosts.

Answer to Why didn’t you answer to my question?

Approve of I approve of the new scheme. I think it is a good idea.

Ask for The patient asked for a glass of water.

Consist of The US consists of fifty states.

Listen to I was listening to the radio.

Pay for Did you pay for the coffee?

Speak to I am speaking to you.

Suffer from Vicky suffers from headaches.

Refrain from You should refrain from bad company.

Abstain from He should abstain from smoking.

Talk to We talk to Natasha about classical music.

Belong to He belongs to a rich family.

Admire for People admires Catherine for her beauty.

Protect from The trees protect the garden from the wind.

Aim / point at You should never aim/point a gun at someone.

Criticize for The passenger criticized the airline for the delay.

Borrow from I have to borrow the money from my parents.

Lend to I have lent $ 10000 to my friend in the office.

Congratulate on I congratulated him on his success.

Prefer to I prefer hot weather to cold.

Invite to Nick has invited us to a party.

Spend on You should not spend much money on clothes.

Thank for Don’t forget to thank Tom for his help.

Remind of She reminds me of my sister.

Keen on Shah Lateef was keen on getting knowledge.

Fond of I am fond of playing cricket.

Afraid of She is afraid of dogs.

Good at My brother is very good at English.

Weak in She is weak in mathematics.

Proud of She is proud of her beauty.

Angry at / with Why are you angry with me, Emma?

Tired of I am tired of walking.

Annoyed at I get annoyed at the way you behave.

Interested in He is not interested in playing football.

Excited about David is excited about the holiday.

Fed up with I am fed up with this kind of environment.

Surprised at/by She was surprised at his behaviour.

Disappointed with Mary is disappointed with her result.

Eager for She is eager for going to party.

Brilliant at His sister is brilliant at drawing.

Accustomed to Children are accustomed to noise.

Capable of I am quite capable of passing CSS.

Aware of I was not aware of the news.

Different from My coat is different from yours.

Famous for William Wordsworth is famous for his romantic poetry.

Guilty of He was guilty of murder.

Fit for You are not fit for this job.

Responsible for I am not responsible for losing money.

Similar to His pen is similar to yours.

Used to I am used to taking tea without sugar.

Key to Hard work is a key to success.

Solution to I have a solution to your problem.

Desire for He desired for being a doctor.

Interest in He does not have any interest in playing cricket.

Sympathy for He has sympathy for the poor and needy.

Importance of There is much importance of English language in getting jobs.

Need for There is a need for more houses.

Ability in Your ability is math is quite up to the mark.

Example of Can you tell me the example of sublimation?

Opinion of What is your opinion of this film?

Reason for What is the reason for growing inflation in Pakistan?

Cause of What is the cause of unemployment?

Substitute for This food is a good substitute for meat.

Trouble with I am having trouble with my teeth.

Lack of Due to lack of money, he could not continue his education.

Hope of India has no hope of winning the match against Pakistan.

Hope for Always hope for the best.

Die of He died of cancer.

Belief in People who do not have belief in God are known as atheists.

Attitude to/towards His attitude towards/to English is not good.

Increase in There is sudden increase in the price of petrol.

Decrease in There is decrease in temperature today.

Demand for The Muslims of sub-continent put a demand for a separate homeland.

Prevent from The fireman prevented the fire from spreading.

Steal from Thieves stole $ 100000 from the bank last night.

Rob of Robber robbed him of his wealth.

Conceive of imagine Can you conceive of a time when there was no

radio or TV?

Confront with face, tackle She can confront with the situation.

Confer upon award, bestow University of Sindh has conferred MA upon

him.

Confer with seek advice from Ali conferred with him for his education.

Converse with speak If you want to converse with the English, why

don’t you start learning English?

Abide by obey The players agreed to abide by the referee’s

decision.

Abound in proliferate Modern industry abounds in opportunities for

young people with good scientific qualification.

Abscond with run away A junior cashier has absconded with ten

thousand rupees.

Absorb in soak up The children were so absorbed in their game that

they did not notice the passage of time.

Abstain from refrain He was abstained from the salted food by the

doctor.

Accede to consent I acceded to your request for two days leave.

Accord with agree These results accord closely with our prediction.

Accuse of blame for He was accused of theft.

Accustomed to used to You will soon get accustomed to the change of

climate.

Addicted to habituated He became addicted to drugs at quite an early

age.

Adhere to stick Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to

the surface of the red cells.

Adapt to acclimatize The new teacher was very slow to adapt to the

unusual rule of the school.

Conflict clash These results conflict with earlier findings.

Brush off reject South Africa brushed off the threat of tougher

economic sanctions.

Afflict with make miserableIt is awful to be afflicted with a sense of

superiority.

Adjourn for delay The court adjourned for lunch.

Adjourn to (phr) go another to relax He was bored there. So, he adjourned to Karachi

for novelty.

Affiliate with / to connect, link This college is affiliated with University of

Sindh.
Appeal to plea The condemned man appealed to the court of

mercy.

Appeal to interest sb The design has to appeal to all ages and social

groups.

Apprise of tell or inform sbI am not apprised of the agenda of the meeting.

Approve of endorse, support She does not approve of me leaving school this

year.

Ascribe to (phr) attribute This play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare.

Assent to agree Nobody would assent to the terms they proposed

Assign to hand over The two large classrooms have been assigned to

us.

Assimilate into / to take in Immigrants have been successfully assimilated

into the community.

Attuned to familiar with sb She was not yet attuned to her babe’s needs.

Bail out jump out of plane Realizing he could do nothing to save his

That’s going to crash aircraft, the pilot bailed out

Bargain with haggle In the market dealers were bargaining with

growers over the dress.

Bargain for / on sth haggle We had not bargained for the price of a dress.

Begin with at first I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used

to it.

Blurt out say sth suddenly In their anxiety, prisoner would often blurt out

pieces of vital information.

She blurted it out before I could stop her.

Bottle up suppress Try not to bottle up your emotions.

Charge with blame He was charged with theft.

Correspond (with sb) exchange letters My brother, who lives in London, corresponds
 with me.

Correspond with / to agree Your account of events does not correspond

with hers.

Dawn upon (phr) realize for first time The truth about human condition dawns upon

those who have the humility to recognize their

un-importance.

Expunge from erase, wipe out Time has expunged from his memory all

recollections of these terrible events.

Flinch from avoid thinking or Do not flinch from the facts.

doing sth unpleasant

exonerate from acquit, vindicate After a lengthy inquiry, the management was

exonerated from any responsibility for the fire

that destroyed the factory.

Escort from accompany The young women were escorted from the court

by their solicitor.

Oust from expel Javed was ousted from his post as a result of

maneuverings by departmental rivals.

Entrust with hand over; trustHe has become a sort of sub-editor, entrusted

with hiring the staff.

Engross in absorb, occupy He is too much engrossed in his studies.

Encumber with hinder, hamper The estate was so encumbered with debts that it

was not worth buying

Encroach upon intrude, infringe I apologize for encroaching upon your valuable

time, but I should appreciate your advice in an

important matter.

Emanate from spring, derive The proposal originally emanated from the UN.

Dispense to sb provide sth The organization dispenses free health care to

 the poor.

Dispense with sb (ph) do away with I think we can dispense with the formalities.

Distress from suffer As boys, we had various ways of making the

history professor distress with the subject of the

lesson.

Deviate from turn aside They could not be deviated from what they

believed to be their duty.

Despair of depress I despair of him; he cannot keep a job for more

than six months.

Deprive of dispossess He is deprived of good education.

Depart from leave Flights for Rome departs from Terminal 3.

Deflect from divert All attempts to deflect attention from his private

life have failed.

Defer to sb/sth (phr) agree what sb decide I felt I must defer to my host’s judgment.

Deduce from infer Can we deduce from your silence that you do

not approve?

Deal with manage, behave They are bad people to deal with, always late in

delivery dates.

Ease off lessen, relent We waited until the traffic had eased off.

Drain off /away draw off Drain off the excessive fat from the meat.

She pulled out the plug and the water drained

away.

Drain out of / from We had to drain the oil out of the engine.

Dispossess of deprive of He was dispossessed of his property.

Fend off ward off; defend The police officer fended off the blows with his

riot shield.

Finish with sb (phr) end relationship She finished with her boyfriend last week.
Finish with sb (phr) stop dealing wid sb No, he cannot go, I have not finished with him

yet.

Qualify for The training course qualifies you for a better

job.

Rank as grade He ranks as one of the most remarkable

president of our time.

Reduce from/tolessen The number of employees was reduced from 40

to 25.

Water can be reduced to oxygen and hydrogen

by electrolysis.

Refer to mention Her mother never refer to him again.

Regard as consider He regards himself as a patriot.

Reimburse for repay You will be reimbursed for any loss or damage

caused by our company

Rejoice at/in/over celebrate He is not the kind of man to rejoice at other

people’s misfortune.

Relieve sb of sth alleviate, ease The new secretary will relieve us of some of the

paperwork.

Remark on comment The similarities between the two have often

been remarked on.

Reproach with criticize The government can not be reproached with

neglect of the elderly.

Remonstrate with complain They remonstrated with the official about the

decision.

Reproach for sth censure She was reproached by colleagues for leaking

the story to the press.

Rest with sb sb’s responsibility It rests with management to justify their actions.
Rest on sth based on sth The whole document rests on a false

assumption.

Rest on/upon depend on All our hopes now rest on you.

Radiate from give sth off Heat radiates from the stove.

Objection to protest I have no abjection to him coming to stay.

Puzzle over/about sth think abt sth in order He has puzzled over the figures for hours

to understand without being able to make head or tail of them.

Trust in believe in They did not put their trust in the information

They received from the well-trained and veteran

staff of army.

Purge of wash out She felt purged of all feelings of guilt.

Proceed to advance, carry on We proceeded to the election of the committee.

Probe into search, look into It is helpful in probing into the problem to make

a statement about the patient’s mental health and

ill health.

Opposed to opposite He is totally opposed to any change in the

existing law.

Noted for famous, renowned The region is noted for its cattle.

Pick up lift, raise She is not very quick at picking up the language.

Part from separate from He is not easily parted from his money.

Pent up unexpressed She was too pent up to speak.

Persist in persevere The line of action, if persisted in, could lead to

disaster.

Lash out at sb/sth try to hit sb suddenly She suddenly lashed out at the boy.

Leap at sth accept an opportunity I leapt at the chance to go to France.

quickly, jump at
Linger on remain, stay behind Today these practices are no more but their

memories linger on.

Limber up warm up, exercise He always limbered up before his afternoon

match.

Lodge with register, submit A formal complaint is being lodged with the

police inspector.

Lodge against register They lodged a compensation claim against the

factory.

Lure to/into entice, tempt The child was lured into a car but managed to

escape.

Young people are lured to the city by the

prospects of a job and money

Match up to sb measure up The trip failed to match up to her expectation.

Grapple with hold & struggle The public were warned not to grapple with the

fugitive, as he was armed and dangerous.

Grasp at take hold of She grasped at his coat as he rushed past her.

Grasp at take an opportunity When Amit was offered a trip to India by his

employers he grasped at it

Hang on to sth hold sth tightly Hang on to that rope and don’t let go.

Harmonize with match, go with His temperament does not harmonize with a

slow, even pace of life.

Hope for expect Always hope for the best.

Hurl at throw at The streets were littered with stones and bottles

hurled at the policemen

Immerse in submerge When a body is immersed in a fluid it apparently

loses weight.

Impel to push, propel The cabinet was impelled to extreme measures.

Implant in embed The revolutionary leaders implanted in the

peasants the determination to take and own the

land on which they worked.

Impose on inflict, force You do not have a right to impose your thoughts

on me.

Improve on perk up, get better All the swimmers have improved on their

previous best performance.

Incorporate in integrate The government has incorporated in the bill

many suggestions put forward by the opposition.

Indulge in allow urself to do sth Priya would indulge in a short sleep in his

that you like armchair.

Hedge about with sth surround or limit sth Starting a new business is hedged about with

financial problems.

Hedged around with surround or limit sth Their life was hedged around with petty

restrictions.

Infatuated with strong feeling of love She was completely infatuated with him.

So that u can’t think

properly

Infect with contaminate The whole class was infected with the teacher’s

enthusiasm for subject.

Enquire after ask for info abt sth I t is reassuring to have friends enquire after you

esp abt their health when you are ill.

Integrate with amalgamate An attractive feature of the course was the way

the practical work had been integrated with the

theoretical aspects.

Interface with connect Nothing must be allowed to interface with our

 search for the truth.

Intimidate into threaten, frighten It is obvious that the witness is being intimidated

into remaining silent.

Intrigue against plan to harm sb The director was aware that he was being

intrigued against.

Jumble up mix up Recent events were jumbled up in her mind with

scenes recalled from early childhood.

Labour over work hard The editor laboured over the manuscript till

early morning.

Mediate between arbitrate

Meddle in interfere

Meddle with fiddle with