Verbs with prepositions
- Irregular verbs: the complete list
- Irregular verbs: the complete list - PDF
- Irregular verbs: divided into groups
- Irregular verbs: divided into groups - PDF
- Verbs without -ing
- Verbs with prepositions
- Verbs: do vs. make
In English there is a group of verbs which are used with prepositions.
| VERBS | NOUNS |
|---|---|
| advise against doing sth | advice against |
| agree about sth | agreement about |
| agree to a proposal | agreement to |
| agree with sb | agreement with |
| aim at/for a target | aim at/for |
| apologize to sb for sth | apology to sb |
| apply to sb for sth | application to |
| approve of sb/sth | approval of |
| arrive at/in | arrival at/in |
| ask for sb/sth | - |
| become of sb | - |
| begin with sth/by doing | - |
| believe in sb/sth | belief in sb/sth |
| belong to sb/sth | - |
| borrow from sb | - |
| choose between | choice between |
| confess to sb/sth | confession to |
| deal with a problem | - |
| depend on sb/sth | dependence on |
| differ from sb/sth | difference from/to |
| dream about/of (doing) sth | dream of |
| emerge from a place | emergence from |
| fail in an exam | failure in |
| guess at the truth | guess at |
| identify with sb | identification with |
| insist on (doing) sth | insistence on |
| knock at the door | knock at the door |
| know of/about | knowledge of |
| laugh at/about sb/sth | laughter at sth |
| listen to sb/sth | - |
| look after sb/sth | - |
| look at sb/sth | - |
| look for sb/sth | - |
| meet with sb (AmE) | meeting with |
| object to sb/sth | objection to |
| pay for sb/sth | pay(ment) for |
| quarrel with sb/about sth | quarrel with/about |
| read about sth | - |
| reason with sb | - |
| refer to sb/sth | reference to |
| rely on sb/sth | reliance to |
| reply to sb/sth | reply to sb |
| report on sb/sth to sb | report on |
| resign from a job | resignation from |
| retire from one's job | retirement from |
| search for sb/sth | search for |
| succeed in (doing) sth | success in (doing) |
| suffer from an illness | - |
| talk to sb about sth | talk to sb about sth |
| trade with sb/in sth | trade in sth |
| trust in sb/sth | trust in sb/sth |
| trust in sb/sth | trust in sb/sth |
| vote for/against sb/sth | vote for/against |
| wait for sb/sth | wait for |
| wish for | wish for |
| write to sb/about sth | - |
