Certain verbs, adjectives and nouns naturally take certain prepositions when placed in a sentence – these are called dependent prepositions.
For example, you can object to (something), participate in (something), complain about (something)...
The Dependent Preposition
A collection of verbs, adjectives and nouns, and their dependent prepositions
[1] Verb + dependent prepositions
accuse s/o of
allow for
argue with/about
believe in
borrow s/th from s/o
comment on
congratulate on
decide on
hear of/about
joke about
long for
praise s/o for
protest about
rely on
smile at
talk to s/o about s/th
wait for
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add to
apologise for
arrest s/o for
belong to
call for
compare with
consent to
excuse s/o for
hope for
laugh at
mistake s/o for
prepare for
provide s/o with
run for
succeed in
thank s/o for
warn s/o about
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agree with
apply for
ask for
blame s/o for
care for
complain about
consist of
face up to
insist on
lend s/th to s/o
object to
present s/o with
punish s/o for
save s/o from
suffer from
think of/about
worry about
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aim at/for
approve of
attend to
boast about
choose between
concentrate on
deal with
forgive s/o for
interfere with/in
listen to
pay for
prevent s/o from
refer to
sentence s/o to
stand for
volunteer to
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Someone, something abbreviate to s/o and s/th
[2]Adjectives + dependent prepositions
according to
anxious about
aware of
dissatisfied with
excited about
frightened of
incapable of
kind to
popular with
satisfied with
similar to
tired of
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accustomed to
ashamed of
crazy about
doubtful about
famous for
friendly with
interested in
mad at/about
proud of
sensitive to(wards)
sorry for/about
typical of
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afraid of
astonished at
delighted at/about
enthusiastic about
fed up with
good at
jealous of
opposed to
puzzled by/about
serious about
suspicious of
unaware of
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annoyed with/about/at
attached to
different from
envious of
fond of
guilty of
keen on
pleased with
safe from
sick of
sympathetic to(wards)
used to
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(take) advantage of
attack on
under (no) circumstances
cruelty towards
difficulty in/with
in (no/a) hurry
knowledge of
under (no) obligation
in practice
reason for
rise in
solution to
under suspicion
use of
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under age
attitude towards on
comparison between
decrease in
disadvantage of
increase in
(keep) in mind
in order
preference for
reduction in
at risk
at stake
in theory
on the whole
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in agreement
average on
on condition
delay in
in doubt
information about
need for
(take)pleasure in
protection from
report on
room for
on strike
in trouble
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all in all
behalf of
connection between
difference between/of
under guarantee
(have no) intention of
(take no) notice of
in power
reaction to
result of
on second thoughts
on suspicion of
trouble with
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