Verbs + Preposition

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VERB PREPOSITION

argue about
boast about
complain about
feel about
forget about
grumble about
joke about
know about
talk about
worry about
concern about / with
quarrel about smt
tell smb about smt
warn smb about/against
insure against
react against / to
fight against/with/for
guess at
shout at
smile at
stare at
wonder at
laugh at/about
choose between
account for
apply for
arrange for
apologize for
ask for
beg for
cater for
long for
mistake for
pay for
pray for
prepare for
room for
search for
stand for
substitute for
use for
vote for
wait for
care for / about
provide smt for smb
punish smb for smb
arrest smb for smt
blame smb for smt
charge smb for smt
excuse smb for smt
exchange smt for smt
praise smb for smt
thank smb for smt
forgive someone for something
benefit from
borrow from
deter from
differ from
emerge from
escape from
hide from
prohibit from
recover from
resign from
retire from
stem from
suffer from
demand smt from smb
derive smt from smt
discourage smb from smt
distract smb from smt
exclude smt from smt
expel smb from smt
hinder smb/smt from smt
prevent smb from smt
save smb from smt
distinguish smb/smt from/between smb/smt
absorb in
believe in
dress in
invest in
participate in
persist in
result in
specialise in
succeed in
arrive in / at
involve smb/smt in smb/smt
crash into
translate smt into smt
feel like
approve of
compose of
consist of
despair of
disapprove of
get rid of
get tired of
dream of / about
hear of / about
hope of / for
accuse smb of smt
convict smb of smt
convince smb of smt
cure smb of smt
remind smb of smt
rob smb of smt
suspect smb of smt
think of/about
base on
comment on
concentrate on
congratulate on
count on
depend on
elaborate on
experiment on
impress on
insist on
operate on
recon on
rely on
work on
decide on / against
blame smt on smb
add to
adjust to
admit to
appeal to
belong to
confess to
contribute to
dedicate to
devote to
drink to
get married to
listen to
get married to
object to
refer to
reply to
respond to
see to
speak to
subscribe to
talk to
turn to
write to / about
explain smt to smb
lend smt to smb
sentence smb to smt
subject smb to smt
agree with
argue with
begin with
collide with
communicate with
compete with
confuse with
cope with
correspond with
cover with
disagree with
discuss with
face with
meet with
interfere with / in
compare with / to
quarrel with smb
share smt with smb
charge smb with smt
help smb with smt
present smb with smt
provide smb with smt
trust smb with smt
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Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit delay finish permit resist
advise deny forbid postpone resume
appreciate detest get through practice risk
avoid dislike have quit spend (time)
can't help enjoy imagine recall suggest
complete escape mind report tolerate
consider excuse miss resent waste (time)
Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well.
admit to depend on plan on
approve of disapprove of prevent (someone) from
argue about discourage from refrain from
believe in dream about succeed in
care about feel like talk about
complain about forget about think about
concentrate on insist on worry about
confess to object to
Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game.
agree consent have offer shoot
aim continue hesitate ought start
appear dare hope plan stop
arrange decide hurry prefer strive
ask  deserve intend prepare swear
attempt detest leap proceed threaten
be able dislike leave promise try
beg expect like propose use
begin fail long refuse wait
care  forget love remember want
choose get mean say wish
condescend happen neglect
Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive
Everyone expected her to win.
advise choose have love remind
allow command hire motivate require
ask dare instruct order send
beg direct invite pay teach
bring encourage lead permit tell
build expect leave persuade urge
buy forbid let prepare want
challenge force like promise warn
Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above
and may be used without an object.

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