Prepositions
being a collection of all of someone's ideas on what word follows which.
abhorrence
of
abound
with
abounding
in
absolve
from
abundant
with
/
on
accord
with
acquiesce
in
acquit
of
adapted
for
(
by
nature)
adapted
to
(purpose)
admit
of
affinity
between
afflict
with
agree
on
(a matter or point)
agree
to
(a proposal)
agree
with
(a person, statement, opinion)
aggravate
by
alien
to
amenable
to
angry
at
/
about
a thing
angry
with
a person (or
at
to stress the anger itself)
associated
with
averse to/
from
begin
by
doing something
begin
from
a point
begin
with
an act
benefits
of
the benefactor
benefits
to
the beneficiary
bestow
upon
bored
with
or
by
(not
of
)
capable
of
capacity
for
centre
on
change
for
(a thing)
change
with
(a person)
chary
of
cognizant
of
compare
to
(to show similarities)
compare
with
(to note points of difference)
compatible
with
comply
with
under
the conditions
confer
on
(to bestow upon)
confer
with
confide
in
(trust in)
confide
to
(entrust to)
conform
to
in conformity
with
congratulate
on
connive
at
consequent
upon
content oneself
with
content others
by
contrast (v.)
with
contrast (n.)
to
or
with
convenient
for
(purpose)
convenient
to
(person)
conversant
with
correspond
to
(a thing; resemble)
correspond
with
(a person)
deficient
in
derogatory
to
die
for
(a cause)
die
of
(an illness)
differ
from
(be different)
differ
with
(disagree)
different
from
disappointed
of
(what we cannot have)
disappointed
in
(what we have)
dissent
from
(not
to
)
distaste
for
embark money
in
embark
on
a ship, career
essential
to
exception
to
(a rule, statement)
exempt
from
forbid
to
do
free
from
or
of
glad
at
(a piece
of
news)
glad
of
(a possession)
guiltless
of
identical
with
impatient
of
(things)
impatient
with
(persons)
impervious
to
immune
from
an obligation
immune
to
a disease
incidental
to
inculcate
upon
someone (not
with
)
independent
of
indicative
of
ineligible
for
infected
with
infested
with
inflict
upon
influence over/
with
(a person)
influence
on
/
upon
/
in
(persons or things)
infuse
into
someone
(take the) initiative
in
(
on
one's own) initiative
insensible
to
insight
into
inspired
by
instil
into
invest
in
a business
invest
with
an office
involve
in
irrespective
of
join
in
a game
join
with
a person or thing
labor
at
a task
labor
for
a person, an end
labor
in
a cause
labor
under
disadvantages
live
by
labor
live
for
riches
martyr
for
(a cause)
martyr
to
(a disease, etc.)
at
a moment's notice
on
the spur
of
the moment
negligent
of
(noun)
oblivious
of
(not
to
)
parallel
with
or
to
part
from
(persons)
part
with
(things)
perpendicular
to
point
at
a thing
point
to
a fact
possessed
of
wealth
possessed
with
an idea
prefer one
to
the other
preferable
to
preference
for
prevail
against
(things)
prevail
upon
(persons)
provide (someone)
with
(something)
profuse
in
profusion
of
provide
against
ill luck
provide
for
an emergency
pursuant
to
in
pursuance
of
recommend
that
she do (not "recommend her
to
do")
reconcile
to
(thing)
reconcile
with
(person)
regard as
with
reference to (not "
in
reference to")
regard
for
a person
with
regard
to
a subject
relevant
to
bring relief
to
suffering
replace
with
(but "is replaced
by
")
report
on
or
to
(not
into
)
resentful
of
responsible
for
(something)
responsible
to
(someone)
result
from
an event
result
in
a failure
the result
of
an investigation
find satisfaction
in
an improvement
the satisfaction
of
knowing
give satisfaction
to
a person
satisfied
of
(fact)
satisfied
with
(things)
secure
against
attack
secure
from
harm
secure
in
a position
sensitive
to
substitute
for
suggest
that
he do (not "suggest him
to
do")
susceptible
to
taste
for
(art, etc.)
taste
of
(food)
thirst
for
/
after
(knowledge)
unconscious
of
(not
to
)
at variance
on
topics
at variance
with
a person
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