Appropriate
Prepositions
- Aware
of: People should be aware of their right.
- Aim
at: He aimed at the lion.
- Annoyed
at: My brother is annoyed at our plan.
- Annoyed
with: My mother is annoyed with us.
- Access
to: We have free access to the information.
- Accuse
(somebody) of: We should not accuse him of the robbery.
- Approve
of: I cannot approve of your misconduct.
- Adhere
to: We should adhere to our strategy.
- Admit
of: His conduct admits of no defense.
- Affix
to/on: Please, affix this hallmark to/on the envelop.
- Afraid
of: She is afraid of working there.
- Allot
to: Sixty shares were allotted to him.
- Amazed
at: We are amazed at his manners.
- Ambition
for: We should have ambition for attaining higher point.
- Ambitious
0f: He is ambitious of distinction.
- Anxious
about: I am anxious about the outcome.
- Anxious
for: I am anxious for the reward.
- Apologize
to: You all must apologize to him for your
conduct.
- Appetite
for: They have no appetite for food.
- Apply
to (person): I applied to him for the position.
- Apprised
of: We were apprised of the occurrence.
- Aptitude
for: The boy has no aptitude for art.
- Aspiration
for / after: The boy has no aspiration for/after riches.
- Assent
to: They assented to the bid.
- Compare
with: Himel is often compared with Liza.
- Compare
to: The girl is compared to spring.
- Congenial
to: This ether is congenial to sound
- Condole
with: I condoled with him on his sister’s death.
- Confident
of: I am confident of success in this instance.
- Congratulate
on: We congratulated him on his victory.
- Consist
of: Our family consists of six members.
- Consist
in: True happiness consists in gratification.
- Consistent
with: Our works must be consistent with our plan.
- Contact
with: He has a good contact with the good boys.
- Contemporary
of: Tazuddin was contemporary of Sheikh Mujib.
- Contrary
to: Your plan is contrary to his.
- Control
of / over: The boy does not have control of/over himself.
- Conversant
with: He was not conversant with the plan.
- Converted
to: He was converted to Islam.
- Converted
into: The water has been converted into ice.
- Convict
of: He was convict of trick.
- Conducive
to: Fresh air is conducive to strength.
- Contempt
for: Mona Lisa has a strong contempt for pop music.
- Confine
to: Still the women are confined to the kitchen.
- Cope
with: Sometimes we cannot cope with so many difficulties.
- Charge
against: We have 2 charges against him.
- Charged
with: The chairman was charged with corruption.
- Contribution
to: Hafsa has much contribution to our women education.
- Contribute
to: Zahanar Imam has contributed a lot to our women education.
- Decide
upon: They have not decided upon their plan.
- Decide
against: The issue was decided against him.
- Meditate
to: Hamza dedicates all his works to his teachers.
- Defer
to: The manager has deferred the discussion to the next
meeting.
- Delight
in: Marry finds delight in book.
- Delighted
at/with: My friends are delighted at/with my result.
- Deliver
to: The books are delivered to him.
- Deprived
of: The poor are deprived of the light of education.
- Deal
in (Business) (something): His brother deals in Jute.
- Deal
with: His father deals with Mr. Hannan .
- Depend
on: Our economy depends on industry.
- Dependent
on: Our economy is dependent on industry.
- Desist
from: We desisted from doing the work.
- Dislike
to/ for: Nur has dislike to/for the boy.
- Dispense
with: They dispensed with his services.
- Dispose
of: We disposed of our labor in time.
- Dissent
from: We dissent from your ideas.
- Distrust
of: They have no distrust of him.
- Devote
to: The girl is devoted to reading.
- Diffident
of: Hafsa is diffident of success.
- Differ
from: She differs from me on this matter.
- Different
from: They are different from us.
- Emphasis
on: The principal gave emphasis on his opinion.
- Entrust
(something to somebody): He entrusted him with the
property.
- Entrust
(somebody with something): He entrusted the book to her.
- Escape
from: There is no escape from death.
- Essential
to: Hard work is essential to achievement.
- Excel
in: The man excels in art.
- Exempt
from: The students were exempted from fine.
- Expose
to: Don’t expose it to the sun.
- Famous
for: Dinajpur is famous for rice.
- Faithful
to: The dog is faithful to its master.
- Favourable
to: His speech was favourable to our action.
- Favourable
for: The situation is favourable for attack.
- Fruitful
in: His brain is fruitful in trick.
- Fruitless
of: Our labour is fruitless of any gain.
- Fond
of: He is fond of music.
- Fondness
for: He has fondness for sweets.
- Foreign
to: The idea was foreign to us.
- Familiar
to: He is familiar to me.
- Familiar
with: My father is very familiar with Arabic. .
- Glory
in: We glory in your success.
- Good
at: He is good at mathematics.
- Grateful
to: You should be grateful to him.
- Guilty
of: He is guilty of theft.
- Guard
against: You should guard against mistakes.
- Guard
from/against: Guard against such mistakes.
- Hang
to//on/from: Hang it to/on/from the wall.
- Hanker
after: Everyone hankers after happiness.
- Hear
of / about: I heard of/about his father from my friend.
- Hesitate
at: We should not hesitate at speaking the truth.
- Hint
at: He hinted at the problem earlier.
- Hostile
to: No one should be hostile to such a plan.
- Identical
with: Your idea is identical with mine.
- Ignorant
of: All of us were ignorant of the problem.
- Immaterial
to: This is immaterial to your case.
- Immune
from/ against/ to: We are not immune from/against/to any
attack from the enemy.
- Import
to: The idea imparted to him was wrong.
- Impose
upon: Himel has imposed upon all of us.
- Impute
to: The police imputed their crime to the victim’s
associates.
- Indebted
to: They are indebted to you for your help.
- Indulge
in: Do not indulge in wine.
- Infer
from: We all could not infer anything from his speech.
- Innocent
of: The boy is innocent of the charge.
- Inquire
for/ after: The principal inquired for/ after students.
- Insist
upon: Himel insisted upon my going there.
- Intent
on: I am intent on doing that.
- Involved
in: Himel was not involved in the action.
- Indifferent
to: Himel is indifferent to our activities.
- Influence
on: Her success has great influence on my present
activities.
- Jealous
of: Shefa is jealous of my success.
- Jest
at: We all should not jest at religion.
- Judge
by: We should not judge a thing only by appearance.
- Kind
to: My father was kind to the poor.
- Kindness
to: My father showed kindness to the poor.
- Known
to: Himel is known to me.
- Lack
of: The boy has lack of common sense.
- Laugh
at: Never laugh at the poor.
- Libel
on: The novel is a libel on human nature.
- Liking
for: The girl has a liking for me.
- Live
in: He lives in Dhaka.
- Long
for / after: Who does not long for/after happiness?
- Loyal
to: We should be loyal to our government.
- Marry
to: He was married to Suchi.
- Match
for: Mahadi has no match for Shakil.
- Match
with: That colour does not match with that.
- Meet
with: Yesterday I met with a bus-accident.
- Mourn
for: The people mourn for their great hero.
- Natural
to: This behavior is natural to him.
- Necessary
for/ to: Industry is necessary for/to success.
- Object
to: We object to that remark.
- Occur
to: The idea did not occur to Anis at that time.
- Open
to: Her remark is open to objection.
- Oppose
to: The principal has opposed to our proposal.
- Opposite
to: Her house is opposite to mine.
- Opposition
to: There is no opposition to the bill.
- Partake
of: Let Himel partake of some food.
- Particular
about: Bob is very particular about building his life.
- Peculiar
to: This type of dress is peculiar to Liza.
- Permit
of: My conduct does not permit of a sympathetic
consideration.
- Pity
for: Himel has no pity for the poor.
- Play
on: Shefa plays on a piano well.
- Play
with: Himel played with my feelings.
- Pleased
with: The principal is pleased with the students.
- Point
out: At first you should point out the problem.
- Point
at: Himel pointed his gun at the bird.
- Point
to: Her speech pointed to some of our defects.
- Popular
with: Himel is popular with the students for his sense of
humour.
- Preside
over: Himel presided over the meeting.
- Preside
at: Himel presided at the table.
- Prevent
from: Grass prevents soil from washed away.
- Prior
to: Her proposal was placed prior to yours.
- Profit
by: We all profit by practical experience.
- Prefer
to: She prefers coffee to tea.
- Preference
for: I have preference for English novels.
- Protest
against: The workers will protest against their employers bad
activities.
- Prejudice
against: We have no prejudice against any religion.
- Pretext
for: This is his pretext for your going there.
- Pride
in: Shefa takes pride in her beauty.
- Proficient
in: Ibnat is proficient in English.
- Qualified
for: Shefa is qualified for the post.
- Quick
at: Ibnul is very quick at mathematics.
- Quick
of: Shefa is quick of understanding the matter.
- Reason
with: Himel reasoned with me on this issue.
- Pity
for: Himel has no pity for the poor.
- Play
on: Shefa plays on a guiter well.
- Play
with: She played with my feelings.
- Pleased
with: The principal is pleased with the students.
- Recover
from: May your mother recovers from the disease very
soon.
- Refer
to: This statement does not refer to you.
- Regard
for: We have no regard for this old man.
- Relevant
to: Your speech was relevant to the concern.
- Relieve
from /of: This will relieve you from toothache.
- Rely
on: We should not rely on this fickle-minded man.
- Remarkable
for: Himel is remarkable for his oratory.
- Remind
of: The accident reminds me of my friend’s death.
- Reply
to: He did not give any reply to her proposa1.
- Respect
for: Shefa has great respect for me.
- Respectful
to: We all should be respectful to our teachers.
- Respond
to: You did not respond to my call.
- Rest
with a person: Now it rests with you to grant my urge.
- Rest
upon (something): We rested upon your capacity.
- Reward
with: The president rewarded him with the medal for his
fearless action.
- Rebel
against: The hostility rebelled against the government.
- Related
to: Our actions are related to our mentality.
- Result
from: Viciousness results from frustration.
- Rid
of: It is high time you got rid of your bad habits.
- Rivalry
with: They have no rivalry with him.
- Rob
of: The mugger robbed me of my possessions.
- Sanguine
of: They are sanguine of success.
- Satisfied
with: Roy is satisfied with the boy.
- Search
for: I was searching for these scopes.
- Sentence
to: John Dryden was sentenced to death for murder.
- Shame
at/for: Your parent feels shame at/for your conduct.
- Short
of: Himel ran short of money.
- Shrink
from: Shefa shrinks from doing this.
- Side
with: We should side with the blind people.
- Smile
upon: Fortune smiles upon the brave.
- Snatch
at: A drowning man snatches at a straw.
- Stare
at: Himel stared at me.
- Strange
to: Himel name is strange to all of us.
- Submit
to: At last the protestors submitted to the president.
- Sufficient
for: These pens are not sufficient for us.
- Suffer
from: The girl has been suffering from fever for two
days.
- Suffer
for: We must suffer for our misdeeds.
- Suitable
for/ to: That food is not suitable for/to them.
- Supplement
to: That document is supplement to that.
- Sure
of: She was sure of passing the examination.
- Surprised
at/ by: We all were surprised at/by her performance.
- Suspect
of: We suspect the boy of theft.
- Suspicious
for / of: Himel has no sympathy for/of the poon.
- Shocked
at: Himel was shocked at my conduct.
- Similar
to: Your idea is similar to mine.
- Taste
for: Himel has no taste for music.
- Thankful
to: She was thankful to you for your help.
- Tell
on/upon: Smoking tells on/upon our health.
- Tide
over: We can easily tide over the problem.
- Tolerant
of: They should be tolerant of opposition.
- Tremble
with: The kid is trembling with fear.
- True
to: One should be true to one’s words.
- Think
of: Hafsa should think of the matter.
- Unequal
to: Rifa feels unequal to the task.
- Unite
with: We all united with them for better performance.
- Urge
upon: We urged the issue upon his request.
- Useful
to(a person) for (a purpose): This technology will be useful to the
students for understanding the problem.
- Vain
of: The girl is vain of her beauty.
- Versed
in: My father was well versed in politics.
- Vest
with: She was vested with the authority.
- Victim
of: We are the victim of the earthquake disaster. .
- Victim
to: The driver falls in a victim to avarice.
- Void
of: Her speech is void of any meaning.
- Wait
upon: He waited upon the guests well.
- Want
for: You have no want for money now.
- Wanting
in: The boy is wanting in generosity.
- Wish
for: They do not wish for riches.
- Wander
at (something): We wondered at the natural diversity of
the place.
- Worthy
of: Her speech is worthy of praise.
- Yield
to: They must yield to reason.
- Zest
for: I have no zest for listening to music.
- Zealous
for: He was very much zealous for doing the wo
