FIXED PREPOSITION
1. Agree to — consent to something (l agree to his speech.)
2. Agree with - have the same opinion (l agree with your point.)
3. Apologize for — express regret (She apologized for her mistake.)
4. Apply for - request something (He applied for the manager's position.)
5. Arrive at — reach a small place (They arrived at the station early.)
6. Arrive in — reach a large place (We arrived in New York last night.)
7. Ask for — make a request (She asked for a glass of water.)
8. Believe in — have faith or confidence in (l believe in myself.)
9. Belong to — be owned by (This bag belongs to Sarah.)
10. Care for — look after or love (He cares for his mother deeply.)
11. Choose between — select one of two options (She chose between the red and blue dress.)
12. Compare to — show similarity (She compared her painting to a famous one.)
13. Compare with — examine differences (Compare your answer with mine.)
14. Complain about — express dissatisfaction (He complained about the noise.)
15. Concentrate on - focus attention (Please concentrate on your studies.)
16. Confide in — share a secret with someone (She confided in her best friend.)
17. Consent to — agree to do something (They consented to the plan.)
18. Consist of — be made up of (The committee consists of five members.)
19. Count on — rely on (You can count on me.)
20. Deal with r- handle a situation (She deals with customers daily.)
21. Depend on — rely on (We depend on electricity.)
22. Escape from - get away (The thief escaped from prison.)
23. Explain to — make something clear to someone (He explained the rules to me.)
24. Forgive for — pardon someone (Please forgive me for being rude.)
25. Get rid of — eliminate or throw away (He got rid of the old clothes.)
26. Hear of — know about (Have you heard of that movie?)
27. Hear from — receive a message (l haven't heard from him in weeks.)
28. Insist on — demand firmly (She insisted on paying the bill.)
29. Laugh at — mock or make fun of (They laughed at his joke.)
30. Listen to — pay attention to sound (l love listening to music.)
31. Look after - take care of (She looks after her little brother.)
32. Look for — try to find (l am looking for my keys.)
33. Look into — investigate (The police will look into the case.)
34. Look at — gaze at something (Look at the sky!)
35. Object to — oppose something (He objected to the proposal.)
36. Participate in - take part in (She participated in the competition.)
37. Pay for — give money in exchange (He paid for the lunch.)
38. Prevent from — stop someone from doing (The rain prevented us from going out.)
39. Protect from — keep safe (Sunscreen protects your skin from sunburn.)
40. Provide with — supply (They provided us with food and shelter.)
41. Refer to — mention or speak about (He referred to the previous chapter.)
42. Rely on — depend on (Can I rely on you?)
43. Search for — look for (She is searching for her passport.)
44. Shout at - yell towards someone (The teacher shouted at the students.)
45. Smile at — show happiness (The baby smiled at me.)
46. Speak to — talk to (l spoke to my teacher yesterday.)
47. Suffer from — experience pain or problems (He suffers from back pain.)
48. Take part in — join actively (l took part in the debate.)
49. Talk to — converse with someone (He talked to the manager about it.)
50. Think about — consider or reflect on (Think about your future.)
51. Think of — have an idea or opinion (l often think of my childhood.)
52. Throw at — throw to hit (He threw the ball at the wall.)
53. Throw to — throw for someone to catch (She threw the ball to her friend.)
54. Translate into - convert language (Translate this text into English.)
55. Wait for — stay until someone/something arrives (l am waiting for the bus.)
56. Warn about — give caution (They warned us about the storm.)
57. Wish for — desire something (She wished for a better life.)
58. Work on — be busy with (He is working on a new project.)
59. Work for — be employed by (She works for a software company.)
60. Worry about — be concerned (Don't worry about the result.)
61. Apologize to — say sorry to someone (l apologized to my friend.)
62. Blame for - hold responsible (They blamed him for the accident.)
63. Boast about — talk proudly (He boasted about his achievements.)
64. Borrow from — take something temporarily (l borrowed a pen from her.)
65. Charge with — accuse officially (He was charged with theft.)
66. Collide with — crash into (The car collided with a tree.)
67. Confuse with - mix up (l confused her name with her sister's.)
68. Consist in — be based on (True happiness consists in contentment.)
69. Convince of - make someone believe (He convinced me of his innocence.)
70. Crash into — hit something (The bike crashed into the fence.)
71. Cure of — heal someone (The medicine cured him of the disease.)
72. Die of — cause of death (He died of cancer.)
73. Die from — result of external cause (He died from an accident.)
74. Dream about - imagine in sleep (l dreamt about flying last night.)
75. Escape from — get away (The prisoner escaped from jail.)
76. Excuse for — pardon for something (Excuse me for interrupting.)
77. Frown at — show disapproval (She frowned at the noise.)
78. Graduate from — finish school/college (He graduated from Harvard.)
79. Hide from — conceal oneself (He hid from the police.)
80. Hope for — wish for something (We are hoping for the best.)
81. Introduce to — present someone (l introduced her to my brother.)
82. Invite to — ask to come (She invited me to her wedding.)
83. Know about — be aware of (Do you know about the new rule?)
84. Laugh at - make fun of (They laughed at his funny story.)
85. Leave for — go to (She left for Paris this morning.)
86. Object to — protest against (l object to this unfair rule.)
87. Pray for — ask divine help (They prayed for peace.)
88. Prevent from — stop someone (She prevented him from smoking.)
89. Provide for — support financially (He provides for his family.)
90. Quarrel with — argue with (She quarreled with her brother.)
91. Recover from — get better (He is recovering from illness.)
92. Resign from — leave a job (He resigned from the company.)
93. Respond to — reply to (She responded to the question.)
94. Result in — lead to (The mistake resulted in a delay.)
95. Save from - protect (He saved the child from drowning.)
96. Separate from — divide from (The twins were separated from birth.)
97. Shout at — yell angrily (She shouted at him in anger.)
98. Smile at — express joy (The baby smiled at her mother.)
99. Specialize in — focus on a subject (She specializes in dermatology.)
100. Succeed in - achieve something (He succeeded in passing the test.)
101. Suffer from — endure pain (He suffers from asthma.)
102. Take care of — look after (She takes care of her pets.)
103. Talk about — discuss (We talked about the movie.)
104. Talk with — converse with (He talked with the manager.)
105. Think over — consider deeply (Think over my offer.)
106. Throw away — discard (He threw away the broken chair.)
107. Tire of — become bored (I'm tired of this routine.)
108. Translate from — convert from one language (She translated it from French.)
109. Trust in — believe (l trust in his honesty.)
1 1 0. Vanish into — disappear (He vanished into the crowd.)
1 1 1 . Wait on - serve (The waiter waited on the guests.)
1 1 2. Warn against — advise not to do (He warned me against going there.)
1 13. Worry over — be anxious (She worried over the test results.)
1 14. Account for — explain (He couldn't account for his absence.)
1 1 5. Admit to — confess (He admitted to the mistake.)
1 1 6. Advise on - suggest (She advised on the design.)
1 17. Apologize about — regret something (He apologized about the delay.)
1 1 8. Argue about — debate a topic (They argued about politics.)
1 19. Argue with — quarrel with someone (He argued with his boss.)
120. Assist in — help (She assisted in the project.)
121. Attend to — take care (Please attend to the customer.)
122. Base on - rely on as a foundation (This story is based on real events.)
123. Begin with — start from (Let's begin with introductions.)
124. Believe in — have faith (She believes in justice.)
125. Blame on — assign fault (He blamed the failure on me.)
126. Bother about — care (Don't bother about it.)
127. Care about — be concerned (He cares about the environment.)
128. Cling to — hold tightly (The baby clung to her mother.)
129. Comment on — express opinion (He commented on my post.)
130. Complain to — express grievance (She complained to the manager.)
131. Confess to — admit (He confessed to the crime.)
132. Consent to — give permission (They consented to the request.)
133. Contribute to — give support (She contributed to the cause.)
134. Cooperate with — work together (They cooperated with the police.)
135. Die in — perish in a place (He died in battle.)
136. Engage in — participate (He engaged in volunteer work.)
137. Escape into — flee into (The deer escaped into the forest.)
138. Excuse from — release from duty (He was excused from work today.)
139. Focus on — concentrate (Focus on your goals.)
140. Glance at — look quickly (He glanced at his watch.)
141. Grieve for — mourn (She grieved for her pet.)
142. Guess at - estimate (Can you guess at the answer?)
143. Happen to — occur (What happened to your phone?)
144. Insist upon — demand (He insisted upon honesty.)
145. Interfere with — disturb (Don't interfere with my work.)
146. Invest in — put money into (He invested in property.)
147. Long for — strongly desire (She longed for peace.)
148. Look over — examine (He looked over the report.)
149. Object against — protest (They objected against the new rule.)
150. Participate at — take part (place-specific) (She participated at the local event.)
151. Participate in — take part (He participated in the debate competition.)
152. Pay for — give money for (She paid for the groceries.)
153. Plead with — beg (He pleaded with the teacher for mercy.)
154. Point at — indicate with finger (She pointed at the picture.)
155. Prefer to — like more (l prefer tea to coffee.)
156. Prevent against — protect (This vaccine prevents against infection.)
157. Prohibit from — forbid (They were prohibited from entering.)
158. Protect from — keep safe (Sunscreen protects your skin from UV rays.)
159. Punish for — penalize (He was punished for cheating.)
160. Refer to — mention (He referred to the previous case.)
161. Reflect on — think deeply (She reflected on her decision.)
162. Refrain from — avoid (Please refrain from smoking here.)
163. Remind of — make someone remember (This song reminds me of home.)
164. Rescue from — save (The fireman rescued the boy from the fire.)
165. Result from — be caused by (His illness resulted from stress.)
166. Retire from — leave a job (He retired from the army.)
167. Search for — look for (I'm searching for my lost keys.)
168. See to — take care of (Please see to the arrangements.)
169. Shout for — call loudly (They shouted for help.)
170. Speak against — oppose (She spoke against corruption.)
171. Speak for — support (He spoke for the team.)
172. Speak to — talk to (l spoke to the manager.)
173. Speak with — have a conversation (She spoke with her friend on the phone.)
174. Suffer under — endure hardship (People suffered under the old regime.)
175. Surrender to — give in (He surrendered to the police.)
176. Take advantage of — exploit (Don't take advantage of his kindness.)
177. Talk of — discuss (They talked of their future plans.)
178. Think about — consider (Think about what you're saying.)
179. Think through — analyze (Think through the problem carefully.)
180. Throw off — get rid of (He threw off his jacket.)
181. Throw down — drop forcefully (She threw down the papers in anger.)
182. Tremble with - shake due to something (He trembled with fear.)
183. Trust with — rely on someone (l trust you with my secret.)
184. Turn into — change into (The frog turned into a prince.)
185. Use for — purpose of use (This brush is used for painting.)
186. Vote for — support by voting (l voted for the best candidate.)
187. Vote against - oppose by vote (Many voted against the proposal.)
188. Wait upon — serve (formal) (He waited upon the guests.)
189. Walk into - enter (She walked into the room quietly.)
190. Wander about — move aimlessly (They wandered about the village.)
191. Warn of — alert of danger (They warned us of the risk.)
192. Waste on — use carelessly (Don't waste time on that.)
193. Weep for — cry for someone (She wept for her lost child.)
194. Wish on — place a wish (l wished on a falling star.)
195. Write to - send a letter (l wrote to my aunt last week.)
196. Write about — describe in writing (He wrote about his travels.)
197. Yield to — give way (The car yielded to the ambulance.)
198. Zoom in on — focus closely (The camera zoomed in on her face.)
199. Zoom out of — move away in focus (The scene zoomed out of the room.)
200. Shout with — express emotion loudly (He shouted with joy.)