List of Prepositions (Verb + Preposition)
Here is the complete list of prepositions (Verb+prepositions / Verb Preposition / Verb plush Preposition) with meaning and examples.
Accused of
Meaning: (somebody is guilty of something)
Examples: She accuses me of being selfish.
Add to
Meaning: (To put something together with something to increase in size/number/amount etc.)
Examples: If we add five to six, we get eleven.
Admire for
Meaning:(to regard something with respect)
Examples: People admire the man for this courage.
Agree on/with
Meaning: (Some plan/suggestion about something)
Examples: We agreed on the plan.
Example: (a person) –Do you agree with me about the need for more schools?
Agree to
Examples: Does he agree to my proposal?
Aim at/ point at
Meaning: (shot at)
Examples: The hunter aimed at the tiger to shoot it.
Appeal to
Meaning: (to take a deeply felt request)
Examples: The police appealed to the crowd to disperse.
Examples (Apologies to somebody for something): He apologized to me for telling lies.
Approve of
Example: We don’t approve of what they do.
Arrive at
Example :(a point of one’s journey) We arrived at the stain five minutes early.
Ask for (something): (to request somebody to give something) –The employees are asking for another increase in pay.
Avail of: You should avail yourself of all the facilities here.
Blame/criticize for: the passengers blamed/criticized the airline for the delay.
Behave to /towards: Gopal behaves badly to/towards his friends.
Beware of: (to behaves badly to/towards his friends.
Beware of: (to be cautious of) – Beware of dogs. Beware of pickpockets in the market.
Belong to: This book belongs to me.
Believe in: (person, God, idea) (i) I believe in God.
(ii) I believe in saying what I think.
Break into: (to enter by force) – The thieves broke into our house last night and went away with the valuables.
Boast of: (proud of) – The wise never boast of their learning.
Borrow from: You can borrow the umbrella from me.
Bump into: (to hit something accidentally) –In the dark, I bumped into a chair.
Care about: (to feel that something/somebody is important) –Don’t you care about the country’s future?
Care for: (like to do something) – Would you care for a cup of milk?
Charge with: The man was charged with murder.
Collide with: There has been an accident. A lorry collided with a car.
Compare with: (similar things) Compare ‘A’ with ‘B’
Compare to: (comparison of dissimilar things)
Complain to: (Somebody about something) –We complained to the hotel manager about the food.
Complain of: (an illness or a pain) –We called in a doctor because. Shanti complained of pain in her stomach.
Consist of: (formed of)- The committee consists of ten members.
Congratulate: (something to tell somebody that one is pleased bout achievement / (somebody) on good luck) He congratulated me on my success.
Crash into: (to hit / to cause a vehicle hit something) –The driver lost control of the car and crashed into the wall.
Depend on: (rely on) Success often depends on hard work.
Deal in 🙁 sell) – The shop deals in us in a friendly way.
Deal with: (behave) our teacher deals with us in a friendly way.
Die of 🙁 a disease) – Most people die of the disease.
Die from: (a cause) –She died from overeating.
Differ with: We are sorry to differ with you on that question.
(Somebody) on discourage from: Heavy fines discourage motorists from speeding.
Escape from: The thief escaped from the jail.
Exempt from: (free from an obligation, duty or payment) –We were exempted from paying the fine.
Fill (something) with: Fill this pot with water.
Happen to: What happened to the watch you used to wear?
Hear from: (receive a letter or phone call from somebody)
-Have you heard from your sister recently?
Inform of/about: The villagers informed the police of/about the theft.
Insist on/upon: (to demand something forcefully) – I wanted to go alone but they insisted on coming with us.
Interfere in: (to affect somebody’s affairs with something) don’t interfere in matters that don’t concern you.
Interfere with: (to distract somebody / prevent them from doing something) –She claimed that her daughter had been interfered with.
Invest in 🙁 to use the money to buy shares, develop a business enterprise) – We should invest money in business
Knock at/ on: (to hit the door firmly with the hand to attract attention) – Somebody knocked at/on the door.
Laugh at: (a joke) –Some people laughed on smiled at him for his funny.
Leave for: (another place) – They have left for Delhi on business.
Listen to 🙁 To make an effort to hear somebody/something) –We often listen to devotional songs in the morning.
Live on: (to have something as food) –Most Indians live on rice and vegetables.)
Look after: (take care of) –he is old and weak. His children now look after him.
Look for :( search for, try to find) i. I have lost my pen.
Can you look for it?
(ii) She is looking for a good dictionary in the shop.
Made of: (we can get back the material of which the thing is made) -The chair is made of wood.
Made from: Butter is made from milk. (We can’t get back the original Material)
POINT TO: (to indicate something) – the needle of the compass points to the north.
Object to: They objected to the new law on religious grounds.
Prefer one thing/person to another: I prefer tea to coffee.
Preside at: The president presides at the meeting of the cabinet.
Preside over: Mr Mohapatra will preside over the public meeting.
Present with: The manager presented Harry with a watch.
Protest against: We should protest against injustice.
Provide with: (to give money/things one needs) –The school provided tea for the guests.
Remind (somebody) of/ about (something) : (to tell somebody not to forget)
(i) They are glad that you have reminded them about the meeting
(ii) Children remind us of our own young days.
Recover from: 🙁to get back one’s health) –She recovered from her illness.
Retire from: Government servants retire from service at the age of 58.
Rob of: Some wicked young men stopped me on the way and robbed me of my gold chain.
Save from: Your timely help saved us from many hardships.
Search for: I searched for my keys but couldn’t find them.
Share with: Children should learn to share things with others.
Shout at: (to speak to somebody loudly and angrily) – Father often shouts at us.
Shout to: (to say something in a loud voice) –He shouted to me that the boat was sinking.
Spend on: How much money do you spend on food each week?
Sympathies with: We should sympathize with the suffering people.
Talk about: We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
Talk to: Who is that man you were talking to?
Thank for: We thanked him for helping us.
Think of (something): (to have an idea of something/somebody in one’s mind) –Very often I think of my old friends.
Throw at: (throw something at somebody/something in order to hurt him) -The boy threw a stone at the dog.
Throw to: (throw something to somebody to catch) –
Kajol throws the hall to Rosalin.
Turn into: They turned the old cinema into a nightclub.
Write in: The answer was written in ink / in pencil (not with).
Worry about: I am worried about my bad health.
EXERCISE-1
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
- He has specialized _________ medicine.
- I don’t know what happened _________ the money.
- The country is divided _________ six regions.
- Students should concentrate _________ studies.
- They filled the car _________ petrol.
- The teacher split the class _________ four groups.
- I prefer a journey by train _________ a journey by bus.
- They reminded me _________ the meeting.
- Everybody has been warned _________ the danger.
- Can you explain these lines _________ me?
- Harish threw the ball _________ me.
- The wicked boy threw the stone _________ the dog.
