Preposition Combinations: A Reference List

PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS: A REFERENCE LIST

There are almost 150 Preposition Combinations in this list. If you use the wrong preposition sometimes, don't worry about it. Most of the time, people will still understand what you mean. Correct preposition use comes with experience. Just keep using English, practicing it as much as you can, and you will be fine!

A

be absent from

be accustomed to

add (this) to (that)

be acquainted with

admire (someone) for (something)

be afraid of

agree with (someone) about (something)

be angry at/ with (someone) about /  over (something)

apologize to (someone) for (something)

apply for (something)

approve of

argue with (someone) about  / over (something)

arrive at (a building / a room)

arrive in (a city / a country)

ask (someone) about (something)

ask (someone) for (something)

be aware of

B

be bad for

believe in

belong to

be bored with / by

borrow (something) from (someone)

C

be clear to

combine with

compare (this) to / with (that)

complain to (someone) about (something)

be composed of

concentrate on

consist of

be crazy about

be crowded with

be curious about

D

depend on (someone) for (something)

be dependent on (someone) for (something)

be devoted to

die of  / from

be different from

disagree with (someone) about (something)

be disappointed in

discuss (something) with (someone)

divide (this) into (that)

be divorced from

be done with

dream about /of

dream of

E

be engaged to

be equal to

escape from (a place)

be excited about

excuse (someone) for (something)

excuse from

be exhausted from

F

be familiar with

be famous for

feel about

feel like

fill (something) with

be finished with

forgive (someone) for (something)

be friendly to / with

be frightened of / by

be full of

G

get rid of

be gone h m

be good for

graduate from

H

happen to

be happy about (something)

be happy for (someone)

hear about / of (something) from (someone)

help (someone) with (something)

hide (something) from (someone)

hope for

be hungry for

I

insist on

be interested in

introduce (someone) to (someone)

invite (someone) to (someone)

be involved in

K

be kind to

know about

L

laugh at

leave for (a place)

listen to

look at

look for

look forward to

look like

M

be made of

be married to

matter to

be the matter with

multiply (this) by (that)

N

be nervous about

be nice to

0

be opposed to

P

pay for

be patient with

be pleased with / about

play with

point at

be polite to

prefer (this) to (that)

be prepared for

protect (this) from (that)

provide (someone) with

be proud of

Q

be qualified for

R

read about

be ready for

be related to

rely on

be responsible for

S

be sad about

be satisfied with

be scared of / by

search for

separate (this) from (that)

be similar to

speak to / with (someone) about (something)

stare at

subtract (this) from (that)

be sure of / about

T

take care of

talk about (something)

talk to / with (someone) about (something)

tell (someone) about (something)

be terrified of / by

thank (someone) for (something)

think about / of

be thirsty for

be tired from

be tired of

translate from (one language) to (another)

U

be used to

W

wait for

wait on

warn about / of

wonder about

be worried about