APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS
APPROPRIATE prepositions are a part of grammar syllabus.Particularly school & college students need to learn prepositions very well. This list has been given below in alphabetical order..
Disgrace to : He is a disgrace to the family.
Duty to : we have duty to my family.
Deal in : She deals in cosmetics goods.
Deal with : Deal fairly with seniors.
Defend from: He defended me from all blames.
Deprive of : We are deprived of our rights
E
Enter into : I was entering into the room. Eligible for: He is eligible for the post.
Eager to: He is eager to know this.
Excuse for: The officer has no excuse for absentee.
Eligible for : He is not eligible for the job.
Engaged to : Ria is engaged to Rohit.Equal to : you can never be equal to us .
F
Familiar to : My family is quite familiar
to you.
Familiar with : Are you familiar with her plan ?.
Fit for : I am fit
for the job.
Fond of : Children are fond of sweet.
Free from : Nobody is free
from faults.
Full of : Life is full
of troubles.
Fondness for :I have fondness for the helpless
Freedom from : We want freedom from slavery.
G
Get over : He got over(recovered from ) his fear.
Get out of : I am not able to get
out of illness.
Grieve at : Parents grieved at the news of his death.
Grief at : He felt grief
at the death of his relative
H
Hear from : you have not heard from your friend.
Hide from : I will not hide the truth from you.
Hinder from : Who hindered you from doing this ?
Hope for : We
always hope
for success.
Hatred for : My hatred for him is logical.
Heir to : The princeess is heir to the throne.
I
Infer from : Can I infer
from your opinion?
Inform of,: Have you informed her of your performance ? Inquire into : The
police will inquiring
into the matter.
Inquire of : I inquired of him why he had insulted his wife .
Insist on : He insisted on my giving the pen.
Interfere in, : Please don't interfere in my work.
Introduce to : They introduced me to Rita.
Invite to : I have invited them to dinner.
Interest in : I have no interest in this book.
J
Jeer at : Never jeer
at a sick man.
Join in, : He will join in the job.
Jump over : we jumped over the wall.
Keep away : Keep away from evil company.
Knock at : He knocked at door.
L
Lack in : She is lacking in experience.
Lament for : Do
not lament
for the deceased.
Laugh at : We all laughed at her ill manner.
Lead to : This
road leads
to Goa.
Lean to : This officer seems to lean
to his side.
Leap at : He leapt at the chance.
Learn of : I am sorry
to learn
of her failure.
Listen to : Don't listen to the culprit.
Live within ; Try to Live within your means.
Live by : Live by honest means.
Look at : Look at the sky.
Look after : The son looked
after his moyher.
Leisure for : I have not any leisure time
Limit to : There is no limit to his demand.
Longing for : He longs for happiness.
M
Meet with : I met with many obstacles in life..
Mourn over : He mourned over his dead brother.
Mock at- (insult)- They mocked at me.
N
Need of : I am in need of money
Neglect of : He is blamed for neglect of home work..
O
Obedience to : I praise
her obedience
to her parents.
Objection to : I have no objection to your works.
P
Part with : He parted with all his car.
Part from - He parted from his parents with tears.
Pass away : Robert passed away recently.
Persevere in : Anil persevered in his studies.
Persist in : Raman persists in annoying his brother.
Play at : The children
were playing
at the sea side.
Play with : Don't play with fire.
Play on : He played on his guitar.
Prefer to : I prefer milk to coffee.
Present at : We presented the book at the exhibition.
Present to : We presented a ring to her.
Present with : We presented her with a packet..
Preserve from : May
God preserve you from all difficulties.
Preside over : *) The
prime Minister presides over meetings
Prevail upon : We prevailed upon her to come to be there on time.
Prevail over : We pervailed over our enemies.
Prevent from : She prevented me from going there.
Profit by : A wise man profits by the fault of others.
Prohibit from : You
are prohibited
from eating sweets.
Protect from : God
will protect you from all evils.
Protect against : Protect these tender plants against the draught.
Protest against : You
must protest
against bad governance.
Provide for : He died
without providing
for his children.
Provide with : You
must provide your children with basic needs.
Peace with : I am always at peace with my friends.
Pity for : The king felt pity for the beggar.
Prejudice against : He has
a prejudice
against cheaters.
Pride in : She takes pride in her wealth .
Q
Quarrel with : I know nothing
of his quarrel
with my brother.
R
Regard for : I have a great regard for my seniors.
Remedy for : This is a remedy for malaria.
Reputation for : Gaurob has
a reputation
for honesty.
Respect for : The young have
no respect
for elders.
S
Save from : He saved her from drowning.
Search for : We searched for the lost watch everywhere.
Seek for : All of
us seek
for happiness.
Send for : They sent for the doctor.
Smile at : I smiled at her foolish threat.
Struggle against : She struggled against many difficulties.
Submit to : We must
all submit
to God's will.
Subscribe to : He subscribed Rs.1000 to the Flood Relief Fund.
Sympathize with : we sympathize with her in her troubles.
Sympathy for : All the people
felt great sympathy
for her in her troubles.
T
Taste for : Kamala has
no taste
for music.
Talk to -- please talk to me.
Throw at : don't throw stones at birds.
Triumph over : Virtue
always triumphs
over vice.
Trust in : Trust in God and do the right.
W
Wait on : All her
maids waited
on her.
Wait for : We waited impatiently for the train
Warn against,: We warned her against pickpockets.
Wonder at,; I wonder
at your stupidity.
Yield to : Never yield to temptation.
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