Verbs and dependent prepositions | Adjectives and dependent prepositions | Nouns and dependent prepositions |
abide by | according to | in agreement |
abstain from | accustomed to | attack on |
accuse (somebody) of sth | afraid of | attitude towards |
add to | annoyed with/about/at | on behalf of |
adhere to | anxious about | comparison between |
agree with | ashamed of | on condition (that) |
aim at/for | astonished at | connection between |
allow for | attached to | cruelty towards |
apologise to someone for something | aware of | decrease in |
apply for | delighted at/about | delay in |
approve of | different from | difference between/of |
argue with/about | dissatisfied with | difficulty in/with |
arrest (somebody) for | doubtful about | disadvantage of |
ask for | enthusiastic about | in doubt |
attend to | envious of | under guarantee |
believe in | excited about | increase in |
belong to | famous for | information about |
blame (somebody) for | fed up with | intention of |
boast about | fond of | knowledge of |
borrow (something) from (somebody) | frightened of | need for |
call for | friendly with | notice of |
care for | good at | in order |
choose between | guilty of | pleasure in |
comment on | incapable of | in power |
compare with | interested in | in practice |
complain about | jealous of | preference for |
concentrate on | keen on | protection from |
conform to | kind to | reaction to |
congratulate sb on/congratulations on | mad at/about | reason for |
consent to | opposed to | reduction in |
consist of | pleased with | report on |
deal with | popular with | result of |
decide on | proud of | rise in |
excel at/in | puzzled by/about | at risk |
excuse (somebody) for | safe from | room for |
face up to | satisfied with | solution to |
forgive (somebody) for | sensitive to(wards) | on strike |
hear of/about | serious about | on suspicion of |
hope for | sick of | under suspicion |
insist on | similar to | in theory |
interfere with/in | sorry for/about | in trouble |
joke about | suspicious of | trouble with |
laugh at | sympathetic to(wards) | Opportunity to/of |
lend (something) to (somebody) | tired of | Chance to/of |
listen to | typical of | Advantage to/of |
long for | unaware of | Question about |
mistake (somebody) for | used to | Way to |
object to | Useful to sb/for sth | Alternative to |
pay for | Useful in/for doing sth | Solution to |
praise (somebody) for | Familiar with/to | Similarity to |
prepare for | Absent from | Prospect of/for |
present (somebody) with | Accustomed to | Sequel to |
prevent (somebody) from | Devoid of | Lack of |
protest about | accompanied by | Answer to |
provide (somebody) with | accustomed to | Reply to |
punish (somebody) for | achieved by | Response to |
refer to | adequate for | Interest in |
rely on | adjacent to | Objection to |
run for | adverse to | Attitude to |
save (somebody) from | challenged with | Damage to |
sentence (somebody) to | characterized by | Addiction to |
smile at | charged to | Escape from |
succeed in | charged with | Relief from |
suffer from | close to | Gratitude for |
stand for | clustered in | Insurance against |
talk to (somebody) about (something) | common to | Matter of |
thank (somebody) for | common with, in | Return from/to |
think of/about | aimed at | Change from/to |
volunteer to | alternative to | Recovery from |
wait for | amenable to | Belief in |
warn (somebody) about | analogous to | Participation in |
worry about | appropriate for | Success in |
Expect someone to do sth | arranged in/into | Rise in |
Defend sb against sth | Attracted by/to | Increase in |
account for | aware of | Decrease in |
acquaint with | based on | Fall in |
act upon | bound to | Purpose of/in |
action of X on Y | bonded by | Solution to |
adapt X to Y | capable of | Thought of |
add up to | comparable to/with | Fear of |
adjust to | compatible with | Possibility of |
cause X to do Y | conscious of | Advantage of/in |
change X into Y | consequent from | Aspect of |
change X with/for Y | conservative over | Demand for |
check whether | consistent with | Prelude to |
choose from / choose between | contaminated with | Effect of |
coincide with | contingent to | Task of |
coerce X to Y | contrary to | Idea of |
collaborate with | convertible into | Amazement at |
collide with | de fi ned as | Insistence on |
combine X with Y | de fi ned by | Craving for |
command X to do Y | designated by | Difficulty in |
comment on | designed by | Delay in |
commit X to Y | devoid of | Cure for |
advise X to do Y | different from | Reason for |
affiliate to/with | dissolved in | Excuse for |
aid X to do Y | distinct from | Desire for |
aim to | emitted by | Trouble with |
allocate X to Y | empty of | Problem with |
allow for | endowed with | Matter with |
allow X to do Y | entitled to | Experience of/with/in |
ally with | equipped with | Boredom with |
amount to | equivalent to | Method of |
appeal to | essential to | Relationship with |
append X to Y | expressed by | Attack on |
apply X to Y | expressed in | Dependence on |
approve of | external to | Pressure on |
arise from | faced with | Story about |
arrive (at) | formed by | Argument about |
ask for X | formed on | Excitement about |
ask X to do Y | full of | Confusion about |
assign X to Y | fundamental to | Difference between |
assimilate X into Y | graduated in | Confusion between |
assist in | guided by | Responsibility for |
assist X to do Y | identical to | Surprise at |
assist X with Y | immersed in | Point of/in |
associate X with Y | impermeable to | Awareness of |
attach X to Y | implicated in | Understanding of |
Give attention to | inclusive of | Opinion of |
Attract X to Y | incompatible with | Cause of |
attribute X to Y | incongruous with | Lack of |
balance X with/against Y | increased by | Suspicion of |
bear in mind | indebted to | Proof of |
call attention to | independent of | Cost of |
begin with | infected with | Danger of |
believe in | inferior to | Example of |
belong to | inherent in | Satisfaction with |
benefit from | inspired by | Damage to |
bind X to Y | intended for | in the absence of |
Give birth to | internal to | In accordance with |
blame X for Y | irrespective of | adherence to |
borrow from | isomorphic to | addition of |
cater for | joined to | advantage of X over Y |
compare X to/with Y | key to | chances of |
compel X to do Y | likened to | clue to |
compensate for | linear to | coef fi cient on |
comply with | linked to | combination of X and Y |
made up of | allowance for | |
measured in | alteration in | |
conceive of | At most | answer to |
concentrate on | neglectful of | appointment with |
open to | approach to | |
concur with | originate from/by | article on/about |
confer with | parallel to/with | on/under the assumption |
confer X on Y | peculiar to | attention on |
confine X to Y | permeable to | book on/about |
conform to | perpendicular to | At the bottom |
congratulate X on Y | pertaining to | candidate for |
entrust X with Y | poor in | capacity for |
connect to/with | predicted by | In cash |
consign X to Y | preliminary to | comparison of X and Y |
consist of | preoccupied with | In compliance with |
consult (with) | Prior to | concession to |
proportional to | confidence in | |
Contribute to | protective of/towards/against | con fl ict with |
converge to / in | reduced to | confusion with/between |
convert X into Y | regarded as | constraint on |
convert X to Y | regardless of | contact in |
convey X to Y | related to | In contact with |
convince X to do Y | relating to | On the contrary |
cooperate for a purpose | relative to | In control |
cooperate in work | required for | In contrast to |
cooperate with X | resistant to | Out of control |
coordinate X with Y | responsible for | de fi ciency of X in Y |
cope with | responsive to | delay in |
correct X to Y | rich in | dependence on |
correlate X with Y | satis fi ed with | deposit on/onto |
correspond to | sensitive to | deviation in |
correspond with | similar to | difference from/between |
count on | skilled in | difference in |
counteract by | soluble in | dif fi culty in |
sponsored by | displacement of | |
credit for | stored in | downstream of |
deal with | subjected to | duty to |
debate about | subsequent to | effect of X on Y |
decide for/against | successful in | emphasis on |
decide on | suitable for | evidence from |
decompose X into Y | suited to | evidence of/for |
decrease in | superimposable to | excess of X in Y |
deduce X from Y | superior to | experience in |
defend X from Y | susceptible to | exposure to |
degenerate into | synchronous with | extension of |
deliver X to Y | tailored for | fault in/with |
demand that X do Y | tending to | feasibility of |
denote X by/with Y | thanks to | feature of |
depend on | tied to | fl uctuation in |
deprive X of Y | together with | immunity to |
derive X from/by Y | transparent to | impact on |
detach X from Y | transverse to | importance to |
deter X from Y | vital to | improvement in/on |
develop X into Y | composed of | incident upon |
deviate from | comprised of/in | infl uence of X on Y |
devote to | concerned with/about | insertion into |
diagnose X as being Y | contained in | At an instant |
die of | coupled with | interest in |
differ from | At interval | |
differentiate between | Under investigation | |
direct X to do Y | lack of | |
disagree with | On the left | |
disassociate from | On the right | |
discourage X from doing Y | On a level | |
discuss X with Y | In the light of | |
dispense with | likelihood of | |
distinguish between X and Y | Within a limit | |
distinguish X from Y | loss of | |
divide (up) X into Y | In a magazine | |
divide by | On a map | |
dominate over | At a maximum | |
doubt whether | At a minimum | |
draw attention to | By means of | |
draw on | In the middle | |
drawback of/to | By mistake | |
drive by | modification to | |
dry in | In motion | |
elevate X to Y | By nature | |
embark on | necessity of | |
enable X to do Y | By necessity | |
encourage X to do Y | neighbor of | |
enquire into | On an occasion | |
enroll in | In operation | |
ensue from | An opportunity for | |
enter [into] | In the order of | |
equal to | overview of | |
equate to | In parallel | |
equate X with Y | part of | |
equip X for Y | In a pattern | |
exchange X for/with Y | permission to | |
exclude X from Y | persistence in | |
exert X on Y | On the phone | |
expect X to do Y | In place of | |
experiment with | From point of view | |
explain X to Y | At a point | |
expose X to Y | possession of, in | |
extend X to Y | possibility of | |
fill in/out | To the power of | |
fill with | In practice | |
fit in | in the presence of | |
fit with | At the press | |
fit X into Y | at a pressure | |
focus (X) on Y | Under pressure | |
follow on from | pretext for | |
force X to do Y | In principle | |
free X of/from Y | Probability of | |
generate X from/by Y | problem with | |
give rise to | product of | |
grant X to Y | In progress | |
group X into Y | In proportion to | |
guarantee against | On purpose | |
guarantee X that Y | In question | |
help X to do Y | Atrandom | |
help X with Y | in the range | |
hide X from Y | at a rate | |
hold (true) for | reason for | |
immerse X into Y | With reference to | |
impart X to Y | relation with/between | |
impose X on Y | relationship between/among | |
improve on | relief from | |
include X in Y | In relief | |
incorporate X into Y | representative of | |
induce X to do Y | request (n) for | |
infl uence (v) X | research on/about/into | |
initiate X into Y | resistance to | |
inject X into Y | respect (n) for | |
input into | With respect to | |
inscribe with | In respect | |
insert X into Y | In response to | |
insist on | result from | |
interact with | As a result of | |
interfere with | review of/on | |
introduce in/into | In a review | |
introduce X to Y | rise in | |
invest (X) in Y | risk of | |
investigate (into) | room for | |
invite X to do Y | as a rule | |
know of/about | for the sake of | |
last for | At the same time | |
lay stress on | On a scale | |
lend force to | Beyond the scope | |
liaise with | In a sense | |
license X to do Y | In series | |
limit X to Y | shares in | |
load X into/onto Y | solution to/of/for | |
look forward to | specialist in | |
map onto | study on/of, a | |
map X on/onto Y | Under study | |
mean by | In succession | |
mediate between | suitability of X for Y | |
meet (with) | In summary | |
mistake X for Y | support for | |
mix X with Y | survey of/on | |
modify X into Y | At temperature | |
move X to Y | tendency to | |
multiply by | In terms of | |
oblige X to do Y | Tests on | |
offer to do X for Y | In theory | |
occur in | At the top | |
organize X into Y | At the bottom | |
painted [with] | trouble with | |
participate in | On the TV/on TV | |
partition X into Y | unit of | |
pay attention to | upstream of | |
pay X for Y | Under vacuum | |
penetrate into | In value | |
permit X to do Y | At variance | |
persist in | variation in | |
persuade X to do Y | On the whole | |
play a part in | ||
point out | ||
point to (at) | ||
give precedence to | ||
have precedence over | ||
predominate over | ||
prefer X to Y | ||
prepare X for Y | ||
prescribe X for Y | ||
preside over | ||
prevail over | ||
prevent X from | ||
proceed with | ||
profi t from | ||
project X onto//upon Y | ||
prompt X to do Y | ||
propose X to Y | ||
protect X from/against Y | ||
protest against | ||
Prove X on Y | ||
provide against | ||
provide for | ||
provide X with Y | ||
provoke X to do Y | ||
put in/into | ||
raise X by | ||
raise X to | ||
ratio of X to Y | ||
react to/with | ||
recede from | ||
recommend that X do Y | ||
reduce X to | ||
refer X to Y | ||
re fi ne X into Y | ||
reinforce with | ||
relate to | ||
release X from Y | ||
relieve X from/of Y | ||
rely on | ||
remind X to do Y | ||
remove X from Y | ||
reorganize X into Y | ||
replace X by/with Y | ||
reply to | ||
report on/about | ||
request X to do Y | ||
require that X do Y | ||
respond to | ||
restrict X to Y | ||
result (v) in | ||
risk to | ||
Play a role in | ||
Say to | ||
seal off/up | ||
search for | ||
select X from/by Y | ||
separate X from Y | ||
serve as | ||
serve to | ||
share X with Y | ||
shield X from Y | ||
solve X with Y | ||
Speak to/with/about | ||
stand for | ||
step in | ||
stimulate X to do Y | ||
stop X in order to do Y | ||
stop X from doing Y | ||
stress on | ||
subject X to Y | ||
submit X to Y | ||
substitute by/with/for | ||
subtract x from y | ||
succeed in | ||
suffer from | ||
supply X to Y | ||
switch from X to Y | ||
sympathize with | ||
synchronize X with Y | ||
take part in | ||
take X from Y | ||
take X into account | ||
talk about | ||
tally with | ||
teach X to do Y | ||
trace out | ||
transform X into Y | ||
translate X into Y | ||
transmit X to Y | ||
turn X into Y | ||
unite X with/to Y | ||
urge X to do Y | ||
vary in | ||
vary with | ||
verify whether | ||
vouch for | ||
wait for X to do Y | ||
want X to do Y | ||
warn X about/against Y | ||
work on | ||
yield to |