Dependent Prepositions(1)

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Verbs and dependent prepositionsAdjectives and dependent prepositionsNouns and dependent prepositions

abide byaccording toin agreement

abstain fromaccustomed toattack on

accuse (somebody) ofafraid ofattitude towards

add toannoyed with/about/aton behalf of

adhere toanxious aboutcomparison between

agree withashamed ofon condition (that)

aim at/forastonished atconnection between

allow forattached tocruelty towards

apologise to someone for somethingaware ofdecrease in

apply fordelighted at/aboutdelay in

approve ofdifferent fromdifference between/of

argue with/aboutdissatisfied withdifficulty in/with

arrest (somebody) fordoubtful aboutdisadvantage of

ask forenthusiastic aboutin doubt

attend toenvious ofunder guarantee

believe inexcited aboutincrease in

belong tofamous forinformation about

blame (somebody) forfed up withintention of

boast aboutfond ofknowledge of

borrow (something) from (somebody)frightened ofneed for

call forfriendly withnotice of

care forgood atin order

choose betweenguilty ofpleasure in

comment onincapable ofin power

compare withinterested inin practice

complain aboutjealous ofpreference for

concentrate onkeen onprotection from

conform tokind toreaction to

congratulate onmad at/aboutreason for

consent toopposed toreduction in

consist ofpleased withreport on

deal withpopular withresult of

decide onproud ofrise in

excel at/inpuzzled by/aboutat risk

excuse (somebody) forsafe fromroom for

face up tosatisfied withsolution to

forgive (somebody) forsensitive to(wards)on strike

hear of/aboutserious abouton suspicion of

hope forsick ofunder suspicion

insist onsimilar toin theory

interfere with/insorry for/aboutin trouble

joke aboutsuspicious oftrouble with

laugh atsympathetic to(wards)

lend (something) to (somebody)tired of

listen totypical of

long forunaware of

mistake (somebody) forused to

object to

pay for

praise (somebody) for

prepare for

present (somebody) with

prevent (somebody) from

protest about

provide (somebody) with

punish (somebody) for

refer to

rely on

run for

save (somebody) from

sentence (somebody) to

smile at

succeed in

suffer from

stand for

talk to (somebody) about (something)

thank (somebody) for

think of/about

volunteer to

wait for

warn (somebody) about

worry about