Prepositions

A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else.

The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is called its object (object of the preposition). The noun or pronoun is in accusative case and is said to be governed by the preposition.

Phrasal verbs: Sometimes a very is followed by a preposition and has a particular meaning which is different from the meaning of the verb, when it is used alone or others prepositions. Such multi-word verbs, with a particular meaning are called phrasal verbs.

Certain verbs, nouns, adjectives and participles are always followed by particular prepositions. Lists of those words.

Verbs followed by Particular Prepositions

Verbs That Take Preposition "in" After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "for " After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "from " After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "of " After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "on" After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "to" After Them
Verbs That Take Preposition "with" After Them

YouTube Videos for Learning Prepositions

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Verbs That Take Preposition "on' After Them

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decide
deliberate
depend
determine
dwell

embark
encroach
enlarge

impose
insist
intrude

resolve
subsist

trample

Verbs That Take Preposition "in' After Them

acquiesce

dabble
delight

employ
enlist
excel

fall

glory

increase
indulge
involve

persevere
persist

Verbs That Take Preposition "for" After Them

alone

canvass
care
clamour

feel

hope

mourn

pine

start
stipulate
sue

wish

yearn

Verbs That Take Preposition "of' After Them

acquit

beware

boast

complain

despair
die
disapprove
dispose
divest
dream

heal

judge

repent

taste

Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb combination which has a meaning different from the original verb.

More about phrasal verbs


Some Phrasal Verbs

back up: to support, to sustain
bear down: to over throw, to overcome
bear with: to tolerate
break out: to escape from a place or a situation
break in: to enter a building by force

call for: to demand
call up: recall
come by: to obtain
come upon: to find by accident


fall back: to retreat, to recede
fall off: to drop off, to withdraw
fall upon: attack


give forth: announce
go about: to start working on something, to tackle
go by: to be guided by

hang back: to hesitate to proceed
hang on: to depend on


lay about: to attack someone violently
lay out: to plan some thing

live for: to devote one's life to
live on: depend on
look down upon: despise
look up to: respect

make away with: to squander, to steal


play with: to trifle with

set about: took steps towards
set down: to record
stand out against: refuse to yield
stand for: defend

take after: to resemble





Phrasal Verb Lists



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Main page for phrasal verb lists
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/


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Verbs That Take Preposition "with' After Them

associate

bear

clash
coincide
cmply
condole
cope
correspond
credit

deluge
disagree
dispense

expostulate

fill

grapple

intrigue

meddle

part

quarrel

remonstrate

side

sympathize

trifle

vie

Verbs That Take Preposition "from" After Them

abstain
alight

cease

debar
derive
derogate
desist
detract
deviate
differ
digress
dissent

elicit
emerge
escape
exclude

preserve
prevent
prohibit
protect

recoil
recover
refrain

Verbs That Take "to" After Them

accede
adapt
adhere
allot
allude
apologize
appoint
ascribe
aspire
assent
attain
attend
attribute

belong

conduce
conform
consent
contribute

lead
listen

object

prefer
pretend

refer
revert

stoop
succumb
surrender

testify

yield

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