prepositions after particular words and expressions

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accuse somebody ... something
She accused me of poisoning her dog.
sākt mācīties
of
afraid...
Are you afraid of spiders?
sākt mācīties
of
agree ... a person, opinion or policy
He left the firm because he didn't agree with their sales policy. I entirely agree with you.
sākt mācīties
with
agree ... a suggestion
I'll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price.
sākt mācīties
to
angry ... a person ... doing something
I'm angry with her for lying to me.
sākt mācīties
with; for
angry ... something
What are you so angry about?
sākt mācīties
about
anxious .../worried...
I'm getting anxious about money.
sākt mācīties
about
anxious ... (= eager to have)
We're all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding.
sākt mācīties
for
anxious + ... (= eager, wanting)
She's anxious to find a better job.
sākt mācīties
infinitive + to
apologise ... somebody ... something
I think we should apologise to the Smiths. I must apologise for disturbing you.
sākt mācīties
to; for
arrive...
What time do we arrive at Cardiff? When did you arrive in England?
sākt mācīties
at/in
ask ... (= ask somebody to give something)
sākt mācīties
for
bad...
I'm not bad at tennis.
sākt mācīties
at
believe ... a person or something that is said (= accept as truthful/true)
Don't believe her. I don't believe a word she says.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
believe ... (= believe that something exist; trust)
I half believe in life after death.
sākt mācīties
in
belong ... (=go, fit, have it's place in/on etc)
Those glasses belong on the top shelf.
sākt mācīties
in/on/etc
belong ... (=be a member of)
I belong to a local athletics club.
sākt mācīties
to
blue ... cold, red ... anger
My hands were blue with cold when I got home.
sākt mācīties
with
borrow something ... somebody
I borrowed a pound from my brother.
sākt mācīties
from
take care ... (= look after; take responsibility for)
Nurses take care for people in hospital. It's no good giving Peter a rabbit: he's too young to take care of it properly. Ms Savage takes care of marketing, and I'm responsible for production.
sākt mācīties
of
care ... (= something is important to you)
Most people care about other's people's opinions. I don't care whether it rains - I'm happy. I'll never speak to you again ~ I don't care. Your mother's upset with you ~ I couldn't care less.
sākt mācīties
(about)
care ... (look after)
He spent years caring for his sick mother.
sākt mācīties
for
clever...
I'm not very clever at cooking.
sākt mācīties
at
congratulate/contratulations ... something
I must congratulate you on your exam results. Congratulations on your new job!
sākt mācīties
on
congratulate/congratulations ... doing something
He congratulated the team on/for having won all their games.
sākt mācīties
on/for
crash...
I wasn't concentraiting, and I crashed into the car in front.
sākt mācīties
into
depend/dependent (adj.)...
We may play football - it depends on the weather. He doesn't want to be dependent on his parents.
sākt mācīties
on
independent/independence...
Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.
sākt mācīties
of/from
details...
Write now for details of our special offer.
sākt mācīties
of
die
A week after the accident he died from his injuries.
sākt mācīties
of/from
different...
American football is very different from/to soccer.
sākt mācīties
from/to
difficulty ... something
I'm having difficulty with my travel arrangements.
sākt mācīties
with
difficulty ... doing something
You won't have much difficulty (in) getting to know people in Italy.
sākt mācīties
(in)
disappointed ... somebody
My father never showed if he was disappointed with me.
sākt mācīties
with
disappointed ... something
You must be pretty disappointed with/at/about your exam results.
sākt mācīties
with/at/about
[a] discussion ... something
We had a long discussion about politics.
sākt mācīties
about
[to] discuss ... something
We'd better discuss your travel plans.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
divide...
The book is divided into three parts.
sākt mācīties
into
dream ... (= think of, imagine)
I often dreamed of being famous when I was younger.
sākt mācīties
of
dream ... (while asleep)
What does it mean if you dream about/of mountains?
sākt mācīties
about/of
dress(ed)...
Who's the woman dressed in green?
sākt mācīties
in
drive...
sākt mācīties
into
enter ... an agreement, a discussion etc
We've just entered into an agreement with Carsons Ltd.
sākt mācīties
into
enter ... (a place)
When I entered the room everybody stopped talking.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
example...
Sherry is an example of a fortified wine.
sākt mācīties
of
explain something ... somebody
Could you explain this rule to me?
sākt mācīties
to
fight, struggle etc...
I've spent the last two weeks fighting with the tax office.
sākt mācīties
with
frightened...
She was frightened by a mouse that ran into the room. She's always been frightened of dying.
sākt mācīties
by (passive; introduces agent)/ of (after other words and expressions)
get ... a car, taxi or small boat
When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen.
sākt mācīties
in(to) and out of
get ... a train, plane, bus, ship (motor) bike or horse
We'll be getting off the train in ten minutes.
sākt mācīties
on(to) and off
good...
Are you any good at tennis?
sākt mācīties
at
[the] idea ...... ing
I don't like the idea of getting married yet.
sākt mācīties
of
ill...
The boss has been ill with flu this week.
sākt mācīties
with
impressed...
I'm very impressed with/by your work.
sākt mācīties
with/by
increase ... activity, output etc
I'd like to see a big increase in productivity.
sākt mācīties
in
insist...
Geogre's father insisted on paying.
sākt mācīties
on
interest/interested...
When did your interest in social work began? Not many people are interested in grammar.
sākt mācīties
in
interested ... do/ ... doing something
I'm interested to see that Alice and Jake are going out together. I'm interested in working in Italy. Do you know anybody who could help me?
sākt mācīties
to; in
kind...
People have always been very kind to me.
sākt mācīties
to
lack...
Lack of the time prevented me from writing.
sākt mācīties
of
[to] lack...
Your mother lacks tact.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
[to] be lacking...
She is lacking in tact.
sākt mācīties
in
laugh ... (wyśmiewać)
I hate being laughed at.
sākt mācīties
at
laugh ... (śmiać się z czegoś)
We'll laugh about this one day.
sākt mācīties
about
leave ... somewhere (talking about the action of leaving)
I left London early, before the traffic got too heavy.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
leave ... somewhere (talking about the place)
Does the plane leave from Liverpool or Manchester?
sākt mācīties
from
listen...
If you don't listen to the people, they won't listen to you.
sākt mācīties
to
look ... (point one's eyes at)
Stop looking at me like that.
sākt mācīties
at
look ... (take care of)
Thanks for looking after me when I was ill.
sākt mācīties
after
look ... (try to find)
Can you help me look for my keys?
sākt mācīties
for
make/made ... (into a completely different form)
Paper is made from wood.
sākt mācīties
from
make/made ... (a material)
Most things seem to be made of plastic these days.
sākt mācīties
of
marriage ...; get/be married...
Her marriage to Philip didn't last very long. How long have you been married to Sheila?
sākt mācīties
to; to
marry ... somebody
She married her childhood sweetheart.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
nice...
You weren't very nice to me yesterday.
sākt mācīties
to
operate ... a patient
They operated on her yesterday evening.
sākt mācīties
on
pay...
Excuse me, sir. You haven't paid for your drink.
sākt mācīties
for
pleased ... somebody
The boss is very pleased with you.
sākt mācīties
with
pleased ... something
I wasn't very pleased with/about/at my exam results.
sākt mācīties
with/about/at
polite...
Try to be polite to Uncle Richard for once.
sākt mācīties
to
prevent x ...... ing
The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping.
sākt mācīties
from
proof...
I want proof of your love. Lend me some money.
sākt mācīties
of
reason...
Nobody knows the reason for the accident.
sākt mācīties
for
remind...
She reminds me of a girl I was at school with.
sākt mācīties
of
responsible/responsibility...
Who's responsible for the shopping this week?
sākt mācīties
for
rude...
Peggy was pretty rude to my family last weekend.
sākt mācīties
to
run ... (= meet)
I ran into Philip at Victoria Station this morning.
sākt mācīties
into
search ... (= look through; look everywhere in/on)
They searched everybody's luggage. They searched the man in front of me from head to foot.
sākt mācīties
no preposition
search ... (= look for)
The customers were searching for drugs at the airport.
sākt mācīties
for
shocked...
I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter's accident.
sākt mācīties
at/by
shout ... (aggressive)
If you don't stop shouting at me I'll come and hit you.
sākt mācīties
at
shout ... (= call to)
Mary shouted to us to come in and swim.
sākt mācīties
to
smile...
If you smile at me like that I'll give you anything you want.
sākt mācīties
at
sorry ... (something that has happened)
I'm sorry about your exam results.
sākt mācīties
about
sorry ... (something that one has done)
I'm sorry for/about breaking your window.
sākt mācīties
for/about
sorry ... (a person)
I feel really sorry for her children.
sākt mācīties
for
speak...
Could I speak to/with your father for a moment?
sākt mācīties
to/with (especially AmE)
suffer...
My wife is suffering from hepatitis.
sākt mācīties
from
surprised...
Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.
sākt mācīties
at/by
take part...
I don't want to take part in any more conferences.
sākt mācīties
in
think...
I'm thinking of studying medicine. I've also thought about studying dentistry.
sākt mācīties
of/about
the thought...
I hate the thought of going back to work.
sākt mācīties
of
throw x ... (aggressive)
Stop throwing stones at the cars.
sākt mācīties
at
throw ... (in a game etc)
If you get the ball, throw it to me.
sākt mācīties
to
translate...
Could you translate this into Greek for me?
sākt mācīties
into
trip...
He tripped over the cat and fell downstairs.
sākt mācīties
over
typical...
The wine's typical of the region.
sākt mācīties
of
wrong...
What's wrong with Rachel today?
sākt mācīties
with

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