Lesson (15): Combination with Preposition (a)

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Combination with preposition keeping the verb’s basic meaning

1)    Verb

1.    ABOUT
         : take care, consult (/on),
dream (/of), hear (/of), talk (/to), think (/of)

                               complain
(sb/ of).

2.    AGAINST
     : Defend (/from), fight, lean (/on),
warn (/of).

Worry (ied)

3.    AFTER           : look (/at/ for)

4.    AT                  : amuse (d) (/by), arrive
(/in), astonish (ed) (/by), exclaim, glance, guess, knock, laugh,
look, point (/to), shout (/to), shock (ed) (/by), smile,
stare, surprise (d) (/by), wonder (/about), work (/on).

5.    FOR               : account, ask (/of), act (/on),
apologize, blame, beg, call, care, charge, exchange, excuse (/from),
hope, leave, look, mistake, mourn, pay, prepare, provide, pay (sb), search
(sth), thank, vote (/on), wait (/on).

Apply (…job at spl), apologize (to
sb….sth).

6.    FROM            : borrow, demand (/of),
derive, differ, dismiss, draw, emerge, escape, expect (/of), hinder,
prevent, prohibit, protect (/against), receive, separate, suffer.

7.    IN                   : believe, delight, disappoint
(ed)(/in), employ (ed), encourage, engage (d), experience (d), fail,
help (/in), include, indulge, instruct, interest (ed), invest, involve
(d), perform(/on), persist, share,

8.    OF                  : accuse, approve, assure,
beware, boast (/about), cure, despair, die, be/get remind, rid, (be)
suspected, smell, take care, tire (d),

9.    INTO
             : crash, drive, bump, run,

10.  ON                 : act, base (d), call, comment,
concentrate, congratulate, count, decide, depend, economize, embark,
experiment, insist, live, operate, pride (one self), rely, vote (on a
motion; for sb), write (/about).

11.  TO                  : accustom (ed), amount,
appeal, apply (/for), attach (ed), attend, belong, challenge, compare (/with),
condemn (ed), confess, confine, consent, convert, entitle (d), go, listen,
mention, oject, occur, pay (attention), prefer, react (/against), reply,
respond, see (prepare), submit, surrender, turn, yield,

12.  WITH             : agree, begin, bore (d), collide,
communicate, compete (/against), comply, confuse, contrast (/to),
cope, correspond, disgust (ed), fed up, fall in love, finish, help (/in),
mix, occupy (ied), part, please (d), quarrel (/about), reason, satisfy
(ied) (/by), threaten (ed),

13.  -                      : (be) aged, enter, join,
marry, meet, reach, serve, etc.

2)    Adjective

1.    ABOUT
         : angry (sth/10), annoyed (sth/10),
curious, doubtful (/of), excited, furious (sth/10), happy,
enthusiastic, reluctant, (/to), right (/in), uneasy, unhappy,
upset, worried,

2.    AT                  : angry (sth/10), bad,
brilliant, clever, efficient, expert (/in), excellent, good, hopeless,
indignant, quick, sad (/about), slow, skillful (/in).

3.    BY
or AT        : amazed, astonished,
impressed (/with), shocked, surprised,

4.    FOR               : eager, enough, famous, fit,
grateful (/to), qualified (/in), ready (/to), responsible,
sorry, sufficient, thankful (/to), valid.

5.    FROM            : away, different (/to),
famous, far, safe.

6.    IN                   : deficient, fortunate,
honest, interested, rich, weak.

7.    OF                  : afraid, ahead, ashamed,
aware, capable, careful (/with), certain, conscious, envious, fond,
frightened, full, guilty, ignorant, incapable, independent, in favor, jealous,
kind (to), north/south/east/west, proud, scared, short, shy, sure,
suspicious, terrified, tired, worthy.

8.    ON                 : dependent, intent, keen.

9.    TO                  : accustomed, engaged, married,
similar,

10. WITH             : angry (sb/1/2), annoyed,
bored, busy (/at), consistent, content, crowded, delighted, familiar (/to),
furious, identical, (in) love, patient, popular, pleased, satisfied,
disappointed.