Words followed By Appropriate

Prepositions
Prepositional mistakes are all too common. Most of us falter when it comes to
the correct use of preposition. A through study of the rules already discussed
and the list of words followed by appropriate prepositions will certainly help
you express yourself correctly on most occasions.

Here we will discuss:

1. verbs followed By Appropriate Prepositions

2. Nouns followed By Appropriate Prepositions and
3. Adjectives followed By Appropriate Prepositions

1. Verbs followed By Appropriate Prepositions

Abide by a promise

Abound in or with fish

Abstain From wine

Accede to a request

Accord with or to a thing

Account to a person for money entrusted

Accuse of a crime

Acquit (someone) of a charge

Accuse (someone) of a crime

Adapt (oneself) to circumstance

Adhere to a plan

Admit of an excuse, to a secret

Agree to a proposal

Agree to person
Aim at an object

Alight from a carriage on the ground

Allot to a person

Allude to a matter

Answer to a person

Answer for conduct

Apologies to a person

Apologies for rudeness

Appeal to a person

Appeal for redress or help

Appeal against a sentence

Apply to a person for a thing

Appoint (a person) to a post

Apprise of a fact

Approve of an action

Argue with a person for or against a point

Arrive at a place

Arrive in a country

Ask for a thing

Ask of a person

Aspire after worldly greatness

Aspire to fame

Atone for a wrong

Attend to business
Attend on a person

Avail oneself of an opportunity

Beg pardon of a person

Beg for help from someone

Believe in a person or creed

Belong to a person

Bestow (something) on someone

Beware of a mad dog

Blame a person for something ‘

Boast of something

Borrow from a person

Bow to a person or thing

Break into a house

Break bad news to a person

Break with a person

Bring a thing to light

Bring a thing under notice burst into flame

Buy (something) From someone

Complain against a person or thing for something

Complain to a person

Complain to a pain, etc.

Comply with one’s wishes, request, order

Concede to some demand

Confer on a subject with a person about something

Confide a secret to a person

Confide in a person’s honesty

Confine to a room

Conform to opinion

Congratulate a man on his success

Consent to some proposal

Consist of something

Consult a person on or about some matter

Contribute to a fund

Converse with a person about a thing

Convict a person of a crime convince a person of a face

Cope with a situation

Correspond with a person (write)

Cure a man of a disease cut a thing in or to pieces

Cut a thing in half

Dabble in politics

Dash against anything

Deal in commodities

Deal with a person (trade with)

Deal with a subject (discuss it)

Debar from doing something

Decide on something

Decrease in size

2. Nouns followed By Appropriate Prepositions

Ability for or in some work

Abundance of mangoes

Access to a person or place

(in) accordance with rules

Acquaintance with a person or a thing

Advantage over a person of something

Admission into a place

Advice on some matter

Affection for a person

Agreement with someone

Agreement on something

Alliance with a person/state/country

Anxiety about someone

Appetite for something Appreciation for/of something

Appreciation for / of something

Approach to anything

Arrival at a place

Arrival in a country

Attention to something

Attitude toward(s) Something

Authority over a person

Authority on a subject

Authority for saying or doing

Aversion to something
Bar to success

Basis for something

Candidate for election

Capacity for something

Care for his safety

3. Adjectives followed by prepositions

Absorbed in thought, work

Acceptable to a person

Accomplished in music

Accountable to a person

Accountable for a thing

Accused of a crime

Accustomed to something

Acquainted with a person, a subject

Acquitted of a charge

Addicted to a habit, etc

Affectionate to children, etc

Afraid of something

Alarmed at something

Alive to a danger

Allied with a country, party, etc

Allied to something

Amazed at something

Angry with a person

Angry at something

Annoyed at something

Annoyed with a person for saying or doing something

Answerable to a person

Answerable for something

Anxious about something

Applicable to a person or thing

Fit for a position

Fond of music

Full of something

Foreign to something

Gifted with an ability

Glad of/about something

Good at something, eg, cricket, studies, etc

Good for nothing

Grateful to a person

Grateful for something

Greedy for something

Guilty of a crime

Harmful to something, eg, health

Honest in his dealings

Honored with something

Hopeful of success, gain, etc

Identical with something

Ignorant of something

Ill with fever

Impatient with someone

Impatient at something happening

Impatient of something, eg, waiting for a long time

Indebted to a person

Indebted for some kindness

Inclined to something

Some Troublesome prepositions

Agree with a person:

I hope you will agree with me on this point.

This climate does not agree with me. (suit me)

Agree to a proposal or an opinion:

I do not agree to your proposal.

Nor do I agree to your opinion.

Agree on a matter or terms:

They all agreed on the terms fixed.

Agree about a subject of discussion:

Have they agreed about the prices yet?

Angry with a person:

I am angry with you for not helping me.

Angry at or about something:

I am angry at your rude behavior. What is he angry about?

Apologize to a person:
I had to apologize to him.

Apologize for causing pain or trouble:

I apologized (to him) for stepping on his foot.

Bad at something:

He is bad at studies. She is bad at English. I’m bad at chess.

Capacity of (ability to do things):

This room has a capacity of fifty seats.

Capacity for (ability to do things):

We are all praise for his capacity for hard work.

Clever at something:

He is clever at figure works.

Consist in (to have its being in):

The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.

Consist of (be made up of):

This committee consists of three High Court judges.

Correspond to (be similar to):

Her actions do not correspond to her professions.

Correspond with (exchange letters):

Do you ever correspond with your friends in America?

Cure of (as a verb):

Dr verma cured me of my disease.

Cure for (as a noun):

There is no cure for gout.

Differ with (disagree with):

I differ with you on this point.

Differ from (unlike, different from):

My house differs from your house in many respects.

Familiar with (having a good knowledge of ):

I am not very familiar with botanical names.

Familiar to (well-known to ):

These subjects are familiar to me.

Get in (to) and out of (a car, taxi, or small boat):

When I got into the car, I found that the key was missing.

Get on (to) and off (a bus, train, plane, or ship):

We’ll be getting off the bus at Rajgir.

Good at something:

He is good at studies. You are good at English. She is good at chess.

Ill with (not, form):

He has been ill with malaria for weeks.

Interfere in something (take part in it in an unwanted manner):

I don’t interfere in his affairs these days.

Interfere with something (get in the way, prevent):

The sound of the radio interfered with my work.

Insist on (not, to):

He insisted on doing this work.

Kind to (not, to):

My neighbors are very kind to me.

Look at (point one’s eyes at):

He is looking at the glorious lamp of the day.

Look after (take care of):

A Mother looks after her children.

Look into (examine):

Let me look into this matter.