Common Verb + Preposition Combinations

 Common Verb +  Preposition  Combinations

Many English prepositions also follow verbs. Sometimes they introduce a phrase that contains a noun, as in the example

I don't know how long we can depend on his generosity. He has already done so much for us.

They can also introduce a noun, as in the example

Many of the town's residents relied on neighbors for help during the flood.

or an -ing verb, as in the example

She believes in helping people who are less fortunate than her.

 

Here are some other verbs and prepositions that are

used together:

Verbs with Prepositions: TO	Verbs + Prepositions: FOR	Verbs + Prepositions: FROM	Verbs with Prepositions: ON
Adapt to Add to Agree to Apologize to Belong to Consent to Devote to Happen to Lead to Listen to Object to React to Refer to Reply to Speak to Talk to Turn to	Admire for Apologize for Apply for Ask for Blame for Care for Excuse for Head for Long for Pay for Pray for Prepare for Scold for Search for Vote for Wait for Wish for Work for	Abstain from Borrow from Escape from Graduate from Hide from Infer from Prevent from Prohibit from Protect from Recover from Rescue from Resign from Retire from Save from Separate from Stem from Suffer from	Agree on Base on Be on Blame on Comment on Concentrate on Congratulate on Count on Depend on Elaborate on Impose on Insist on Play on Pride on Rely on Work on
Verb Preposition Collocations: AT	Verb + Preposition: ABOUT	Verbs + Prepositions: WITH	Verbs with Prepositions: IN
Aim at Arrive at Glance at Guess at Hint at Laugh at Look at Marvel at Peer at Point at Smile at Stare at Wink at	Argue about Ask about Be about Boast about Care about Concern about Decide about Dream about Forget about Know about Laugh about Protest about Think about Worry about	Acquaint with Agree with Associate with Charge with Clutter with Coincide with Collide with Compare with Comply with Confront with Confuse with Cover with Cram with Deal with Discuss with Help with Tamper with Trust with	Absorb in Arrive in Be engrossed in Believe in Confide in Implicate in Involve in Participate in Result in Specialize in Succeed in Trust in

 

Examples of Verb Preposition Collocations

·         The boys argued about which bus to take.

·         He always cares about me.

·         Don’t forget about the party you promised.

·         You can count on me anytime.

·         Can you elaborate on the process?

·         I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.

·         She is working on a new novel.

·         She had to apologized to the whole family.

·         You should participate in this training course

·         John succeeded in getting a new job.