Mastering English Verb-Preposition Combinations
This comprehensive list details common English verbs and their associated prepositions, crucial for accurate and fluent communication. Understanding these combinations will significantly enhance your grammatical precision.
Verbs Followed by “in”
- absorbed in
- confide in
- be engrossed in
- implicate someone in
- involve someone in
- result in
- specialise in
- succeed in
Verbs Followed by “for”
- account for
- allow for
- apologise for
- blame someone for
- care for
- cater for
- charge someone for
- count for
- earmark something for
- pay for
Verbs Followed by “of”
- accuse someone of
- convict someone of
- remind someone of
- suspect someone of
Verbs Followed by “with”
- acquaint someone with
- associate something with
- charge something with
- clutter with
- coincide with
- collide with
- comply with
- concerned with
- confront someone with
- confuse someone with
- cram with
- deal with
- discuss something with
- be faced with something
- ingratiate oneself with
- meet with
- pack with
- plead with
- provide someone with
- tamper with
- trust someone with
Verbs Followed by “from”
- bar someone from
- benefit from
- derive something from
- deter someone from
- differ from
- distinguish one thing from
- distract someone from
- exempt someone from
- expel someone from
- refrain from
- resign from
- result from
- stem from
- suffer from
- translate from/into
Verbs Followed by “on”
- blame something on
- base something on
- centre something on
- concentrate something on
- congratulate someone on
- decide on
- depend on
- elaborate on
- impose on
- insist on
- pride oneself on
Verbs Followed by “against”
- insure something against
- protest against
Verbs Followed by “about”
- argue about
- be concerned about
- boast about
- decide about
- dream about
- protest about
Phrasal Verbs and Expressions
Verbs with “out”
- phase something out
Verbs with “at”
- glance at
- guess at
- hint at
- marvel at