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 Aware of: People should be aware of their right.
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 Aim at: He aimed at the lion.

 Annoyed at: My brother is annoyed at our plan.
 Annoyed with: My mother is annoyed with us.
 Access to: He has an easy access to my o몭ce.
 Accuse (somebody) of: We should not accuse him of the robbery.
 Approve of: I cannot approve of your misconduct.
 Adhere to: We should adhere to our strategy.
 Admit of: His conduct admits of no defense.
 A몭x to/on: Please, a몭x this hallmark to/on the envelop.
 Afraid of: The boy seems to be afraid of snakes.
 Allot to: Sixty shares were allotted to him.
 Alternative to: Alternative to a plan.
 Amazed at: We are amazed at his manners.
 Ambition for: We should have ambition for attaining higher point.
 Ambitious 0f: He is ambitious of distinction.
 Analogy between: Analogy between two things.
 Anxious about: I am anxious about the outcome.
 Anxious for: I am anxious for the reward.
 Apologize to: You all must apologize to him for your conduct.
 Appetite for: She has no apology for music.
 Apply to (person): I applied to him for the position.
 Apprised of: We were apprised of the occurrence.
 Aptitude for: The boy has no aptitude for art.
 Aspiration for/after: The boy has no aspiration for/after riches.
 Assent to: They assented to the bid.
 Attack of: Attack of person.
 Backward in: She is rather backward in her studies.
 Believe in: Do you believe in ghosts?
 Boast of: She boasts of her aristocratic upbringing.
 Brood over: Don’t brood over past failures.
 Blind of: Blind of one eye.
 Care for: Care for his safety.
 Compare with: Rimpa is often compared with Rupa.
 Compare to: The girl is compared to spring.
 Congenial to: This ether is congenial to sound
 Condole with: I condoled with him on his sister’s death.
 Con몭dent of: I am con몭dent of success in this instance.
 Congratulate on: We congratulated him on his victory.
 Consist of: Our family consists of six members.
 Consist in: True happiness consists in grati몭cation.
 Consistent with: Our works must be consistent with our plan.
 Contact with: He has a good contact with the good boys.
 Contemporary of: Tazuddin was contemporary of Sheikh Mujib.
 Contrary to: Your plan is contrary to his.
 Control of / over: The boy does not have control of/over himself.
 Conversant with: He was not conversant with the plan.
 Converted to: He was converted to Islam.
 Converted into: The water has been converted into ice.
 Convict of: He was convict of trick.
 Conducive to: Fresh air is conducive to strength.
 Contempt for: Kartik has a strong contempt for pop music.
 Con몭ne to: Still the women are con몭ned to the kitchen.
 Cope with: Sometimes we cannot cope with so many di몭culties.
 Charge against: We have 2 charges against him.
 Charged with: The chairman was charged with corruption.
 Contribution to: Rahul has many contributions to our women education.
 Contribute to: Iswarchandra Vidyasagar has contributed a lot to our women education.
 Cured of: Cured of a disease.
 Defective in: Defective in point of style.
 Decide upon: They have not decided upon their plan.
 Decide against: The issue was decided against him.
 Defer to: The manager has deferred the discussion to the next meeting.
 Delight in: Marry 몭nds delight in book.
 Delighted at/with: My friends are delighted at/with my result.
 Deliver to: The books are delivered to him.
 Deprived of: The poor are deprived of the light of education.
 Deal in (Business) (something): His brother deals in Jute.
 Deal with: His father deals with Mr. Arora.
 Depend on: Our economy depends on industry.
 Dependent on: Our economy is dependent on industry.
 Desist from: We desisted from doing the work.
 Dislike to/ for: Nur has dislike to/for the boy.
 Dispense with: They dispensed with his services.
 Dispose of: We disposed of our labor in time.
 Dissent from: We dissent from your ideas.
 Distrust of: They have no distrust of him.
 Devote to: The girl is devoted to reading.
 Di몭dent of: Vijay is di몭dent of success.
 Di몭er from: She di몭ers from me on this matter.
 Di몭erent from: They are di몭erent from us.
 De몭cient in: De몭cient in energy.
 Emphasis on: The principal gave emphasis on his opinion.
 Entrust (something to somebody): He entrusted him with the property.
 Entrust (somebody with something): He entrusted the book to her.
 Escape from: There is no escape from death.
 Essential to: Hard work is essential to achievement.
 Excel in: The man excels in art.
 Exempt from: The students were exempted from 몭ne.
 Expose to: Don’t expose it to the sun.
 Famous for: Dinajpur is famous for rice.
 Faithful to: The dog is faithful to its master.
 Favourable to: His speech was favourable to our action.
 Favourable for: The situation is favourable for attack.
 Fruitful in: His brain is fruitful in trick.
 Fruitless of: Our labour is fruitless of any gain.
 Fond of: He is fond of music.
 Fondness for: He has fondness for sweets.
 Foreign to: The idea was foreign to us.
 Familiar to: He is familiar to me.
 Familiar with: My father is very familiar with Arabic.
 Glory in: We glory in your success.
 Good at: He is good at mathematics.
 Grateful to: You should be grateful to him.
 Guilty of: He is guilty of theft.
 Guard against: You should guard against mistakes.
 Guard from/against: Guard against such mistakes.
 Hang to//on/from: Hang it to/on/from the wall.
 Hanker after: Everyone hankers after happiness.
 Hear of / about: I heard of/about his father from my friend.
 Hesitate at: We should not hesitate at speaking the truth.
 Hint at: He hinted at the problem earlier.
 Hostile to: No one should be hostile to such a plan.
 Identical with: Your idea is identical with mine.
 Ignorant of: All of us were ignorant of the problem.
 Immaterial to: This is immaterial to your case.
Immune from/ against/ to: We are not immune from/against/to any attack from the
enemy.
 Import to: The idea imparted to him was wrong.
 Impose upon: Shivam has imposed upon all of us.
 Impute to: The police imputed their crime to the victim’s associates.
 Indebted to: They are indebted to you for your help.
 Indulge in: Do not indulge in wine.
 Infer from: We all could not infer anything from his speech.
 Innocent of: The boy is innocent of the charge.
 Inquire for/ after: The principal inquired for/ after students.
 Insist upon: Aravind insisted upon my going there.
 Intent on: I am intent on doing that.
 Involved in: Mukesh was not involved in the action.
 Indi몭erent to: Rakesh is indi몭erent to our activities.
 In몭uence on: Her success has great in몭uence on my present activities.
 Jealous of: Suman is jealous of my success.
 Jest at: We all should not jest at religion.
 Judge by: We should not judge a thing only by appearance.
 Kind to: My father was kind to the poor.
 Kindness to: My father showed kindness to the poor.
 Known to: Ranu is known to me.
 Lack of: The boy has lack of common sense.
 Laugh at: Never laugh at the poor.
 Libel on: The novel is a libel on human nature.
 Liking for: The girl has a liking for me.
 Live in: He lives in Kolkata.
 Long for / after: Who does not long for/after happiness?
 Loyal to: We should be loyal to our government.
 Marry to: He was married to Sadhana.
 Match for: Mahadi has no match for Shakil.
 Match with: That colour does not match with that.
 Meet with: Yesterday I met with a bus-accident.
 Mourn for: The people mourn for their great hero.
 Natural to: This behavior is natural to him.
 Necessary for/ to: Industry is necessary for/to success.
 Object to: We object to that remark.
 Occur to: The idea did not occur to Anis at that time.
 Open to: Her remark is open to objection.
 Oppose to: The principal has opposed to our proposal.
 Opposite to: Her house is opposite to mine.
 Opposition to: There is no opposition to the bill.
 Partake of: Let Kabir partake of some food.
 Particular about: Boby is very particular about building his life.
 Peculiar to: This type of dress is peculiar to Liza.
 Permit of: My conduct does not permit of a sympathetic consideration.
 Pity for: Arindam has no pity for the poor.
 Play on: Abhik plays on a piano well.
 Play with: Shona played with my feelings.
 Pleased with: The principal is pleased with the students.
 Point out: At 몭rst you should point out the problem.
 Point at: Raja pointed his gun at the bird.
 Point to: Her speech pointed to some of our defects.
 Popular with: Sandip is popular with the students for his sense of humour.
 Preside over: The President presided over the meeting.
 Preside at: Krishna presided at the table.
 Prevent from: Grass prevents soil from washed away.
 Prior to: Her proposal was placed prior to yours.
 Pro몭t by: We all pro몭t by practical experience.
 Prefer to: She prefers co몭ee to tea.
 Preference for: I have preference for English novels.
 Protest against: The workers will protest against their employers bad activities.
 Prejudice against: We have no prejudice against any religion.
 Pretext for: This is his pretext for your going there.
 Pride in: Piyali takes pride in her beauty.
 Pro몭cient in: Rumana is pro몭cient in English.
 Quali몭ed for: Rujata is quali몭ed for the post.
 Quick at: Moumita is very quick at mathematics.
 Quick of: Souvik is quick of understanding the matter.
 Reason with: Moumita reasoned with me on this issue.
 Pity for: Binay has no pity for the poor.
 Play on: Amiya plays on a guitar well.
 Play with: She played with my feelings.
 Pleased with: The principal is pleased with the students.
 Recover from: May your mother recovers from the disease very soon.
 Refer to: This statement does not refer to you.
 Regard for: We have no regard for this old man.
 Relevant to: Your speech was relevant to the concern.
 Relieve from /of: This will relieve you from toothache.
 Rely on: We should not rely on this 몭ckle-minded man.
 Remarkable for: Bijay is remarkable for his oratory.
 Remind of: The accident reminds me of my friend’s death.
 Reply to: He did not give any reply to her proposa1.
 Respect for: Rita has great respect for me.
 Respectful to: We all should be respectful to our teachers.
 Respond to: You did not respond to my call.
 Rest with a person: Now it rests with you to grant my urge.
 Rest upon (something): We rested upon your capacity.
 Reward with: The president rewarded him with the medal for his fearless action.
 Rebel against: The hostility rebelled against the government.
 Related to: Our actions are related to our mentality.
 Result from: Viciousness results from frustration.
 Rid of: It is high time you got rid of your bad habits.
 Rivalry with: They have no rivalry with him.
 Rob of: The mugger robbed me of my possessions.
 Sanguine of: They are sanguine of success.
 Satis몭ed with: Roy is satis몭ed with the boy.
 Search for: I was searching for these scopes.
 Sentence to: Jonny was sentenced to death for murder.
 Shame at/for: Your parent feels shame at/for your conduct.
 Short of: Amal ran short of money.
 Shrink from: Shefa shrinks from doing this.
 Side with: We should side with the blind people.
 Smile upon: Fortune smiles upon the brave.
 Snatch at: A drowning man snatches at a straw.
 Stare at: Kamal stared at me.
 Strange to: Ajay name is strange to all of us.
 Submit to: At last the protestors submitted to the president.
 Su몭cient for: These pens are not su몭cient for us.
 Su몭er from: The girl has been su몭ering from fever for two days.
 Su몭er for: We must su몭er for our misdeeds.
 Suitable for/ to: That food is not suitable for/to them.
 Supplement to: That document is supplement to that.
 Sure of: He was sure of passing the examination.
 Surprised at/ by: We all were surprised at/by her performance.
 Suspect of: We suspect the boy of theft.
 Suspicious for / of: Himel has no sympathy for/of the poon.
 Shocked at: Raju was shocked at my conduct.
 Similar to: Your idea is similar to mine.
 Taste for: Ashik has no taste for music.
 Thankful to: She was thankful to you for your help.
 Tell on/upon: Smoking tells on/upon our health.
 Tide over: We can easily tide over the problem.
 Tolerant of: They should be tolerant of opposition.
 Tremble with: The kid is trembling with fear.
 True to: One should be true to one’s words.
 Think of: Uday should think of the matter.
 Unequal to: Natasha feels unequal to the task.
 Unite with: We all united with them for better performance.
  Urge upon: We urged the issue upon his request.
 Useful to(a person) for (a purpose): This technology will be useful to the students for
understanding the problem.
 Vain of: The girl is vain of her beauty.
 Versed in: My father was well versed in politics.
 Vest with: He was vested with the authority.
 Victim of: We are the victim of the earthquake disaster. .
 Victim to: The driver falls in a victim to avarice.
 Void of: Her speech is void of any meaning.
 Wait upon: He waited upon the guests well.
 Want for: You have no want for money now.
 Wanting in: The boy is wanting in generosity.
 Wish for: They do not wish for riches.
 Wander at (something): We wondered at the natural diversity of the place.
 Worthy of: His speech is worthy of praise.
 Yield to: They must yield to reason.
 Zest for: I have no zest for listening to music.
 Zealous for: She was very much zealous for doing the work.

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