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Prepositions

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Prepositions

I
- Impose
  - ON
    - when someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, force people to accept same ideias
      - parents who impose their own moral values ON their children The government imposed a ban ON the sale of ivory. BAN -to officially stop a person or many people from doing something
    - to expect or ask someone to do something for you when this is not convenient for them
      - We could ask to stay the night, but I don’t want to impose on them. *can be upon too
- Inflict
  - ON
    - to make someone suffer something unpleasant
      - The strikes inflicted serious damage ON the economy.
- Infliction
  - OF
    - the deliberate infliction OF pain
- Immune
  - TO
    - not affected by something that happens or is done
      - The Labour Party is not immune to new ideas
  - FOR
    - specially protected from something unpleasant
      - The senior members of the group appeared to be immune from arrest.
- Incapable
  - Capable = of
  - OF
    - He seemed incapable of understanding how she felt.  Seventy-five percent of the electorate believe his party is incapable of government.  The stroke rendered her incapable of speech.
- Influence
  - ON
    - Gayle’s mother said I was a bad influence on her daughter.  The study of the author's influence on the oral tradition is called redaction criticism  We turn now to influences on attitudes and votes.
  - TO
    - to do something What influenced you to take up nursing?
  - BY
    - Some of the romantic painters were very much influenced by Goya's work.  The prisoner claims he was influenced by his older friends to carry out the crime. The jury's verdict was clearly influenced by their sympathy for the defendant.
R
- React
  - To
    - How did Wilson react TO your idea? He reacted angrily TO the suggestion that he had lied.
    - Behavior/Fellings
      - show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said → respond
      - BY
        by doing something The government reacted BY declaring all strikes illegal.
    - Prices
      - if prices or financial markets react to something that happens Oil prices reacted sharply (=reacted a lot) TO news of the crisis in the Middle East. The market reacted favourably TO the announcement.
    - Become Ill
      - to become ill when a chemical or drug goes into your body, or when you eat a particular kind of food → respond Quite a lot of children react badly TO antibiotics.
  - Chemicals
    - technical if a chemical substance reacts, it changes when it is mixed with another chemical substance
- Recover
  - FROM
    - to get better after an accident
      - He’s in hospital, recovering from a heart attack.
    - to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble
      - Yesterday morning shares seemed to recover from Monday’s collapse.
    - o get back something that was taken from you, lost, or almost destroyed
      - wo bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
- Responsibility
  - FOR
    - 2-The Minister has responsibility FOR the National Health Service a manager with responsibility FOR over 100 staff
  - TO
    - 1- We all have a responsibility TO protect the environment. 2- It’s your responsibility TO inform us of any changes. No one wants TO take responsibility for the problem.
  - 2- a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens
  - 1- something that you ought to do because it is morally or socially right
- Refrain
  - FROM
    - to not do something that you want to do → abstain
- Result (noun)
  - OF
    - Happening because of something
      - something that happens or exists because of something that happened before → consequence Accidents are the inevitable result OF driving too fast.High unemployment is a direct result OF the recession.
    - Sports/Eletions
      - The final number of points, votes etc at the end of a competition, game, or election A lot depends on the result OF this match.
    - Scientific Tests
      - the answers that are produced by a scientific study or test Police are awaiting the results OF a forensic examination.
- Result (verb)
  - FROM
    - if something results from something else, it is caused by it
      - We are still dealing with problems resulting FROM errors made in the past. How would you cope with unemployment and the resulting loss of income?
- Ready (adjective)
  - 1- Prepareded
    - if you are ready, you are prepared for what you are going to do
  - 2- For Immediate Use
    - if something is ready, someone has prepared it and you can use it immediately
  - 3- Willing
  - TO
    - to do something 1- Everything’s packed, and we’re ready to leave. Why does it take you so long to get ready to go out? ready to use/eat... 2- The computer is now set up and ready to use ready to do something 3- He was always ready to help us.  She was ready and willing to work hard.
  - FOR
    - 1- I don’t feel that I’m ready for my driving test yet. I felt strong, fit, and ready for anything. 2- Is everything ready for the exhibition?  I’ve got to get a room ready for our guests.
  - WITH
    - At the end of the lecture, I was ready with questions.
- Ready (verb)
  - FOR
    - to make something or someone ready for something
      - I tried to ready him for the bad news
- Related
  - TO
- Relevant
  - TO
S
- Suffer
  - FROM
    - to have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time
      - Craig suffers from a rare bone disease. The writer suffered from ill health for most of his life **In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a medical condition, rather than suffers from it: Both her children have asthma.
    - someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, or is in a difficult situation
      - London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers
- Struggle (verb)
  - 1- to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
    - FOR
      - 1- Millions of people are struggling for survival.
      - if two people struggle, they fight each other for something
        They struggled for possession of the gun.
    - AGAINST
      - Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.
  - TO
    - to do someting 1-She’s struggling to bring up a family alone. 2-She struggled to free herself.
  - WITH
    - 1- The airline is struggling with high costs. 2-James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars
  - 2- to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you
  - to move somewhere with great difficulty
    - struggle up/out of/into  Walkers were struggling up the dusty track.
- Skilful
  - AT
    - good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training
      - After a few years, he became very skilful at drawing.
- Suitable
  - having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situation
    - FOR
      - The house is not really suitable for a large family.
    - TO
      - to do something a suitable place to rear young childrenThese crayons are not suitable to use in very hot weather.
- Shop (noun)
- Specialize
  - IN
- Serious
  - Not Joking or Pretending
    - ABOUT
      - Is she serious about giving up her job?
  - Romantic Relationship
    - Are you really serious about her?
- Surprised
  - AT/BY
    - We were greatly surprised at the news.
  - TO
    - I bet she’ll be really surprised to see me.
- Sensitive
  - ABOUT
  - TO
- Successful
  - IN
- Solution
  - TO
  - FOR
A
- Apply
  - Resquet
  - TO
    - I  applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them.
  - FOR
    - 1- She applied for a job with the local newspaper. We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage.
  - Affect
    - to have an effect on or to concern a particular person, group, or situation Do the same rules apply to part-time workers? The offer only applies to flights from London and Manchester.
  - Use
    - to use something such as a method, idea, or law in a particular situation, activity, or process New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process.  These ideas are often difficult to apply in practice.
- Agree
  - 1- Same Opinion
    - to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else
    - 2- Say Yes
      -  to say yes to an idea, plan, suggestion etc
      - 3- Decided Together
        to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them
        4- Be the same
        if two pieces of information agree with each other, they match or are the same
  - WITH
    - 1- If she felt he was right, she would agree with him. 4- Your story doesn’t agree with what the police have told us.
  - ON/ABOUT
    - 1- We don’t agree on/about everything, of course. 3- They managed to agree on a date for the wedding.
  - TO
    - 2- No one really knows why he agreed to do the film. (to so something) My sister won’t agree to our mother going into a nursing home 3- We agreed to meet again the following Monday. (to do something)
- Addicted
  - TO
    - Unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug
      - Fifty million Americans are addicted to nicotine.
    - Liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it
      - kids addicted to surfing the Net
- Anxious
  - 1- worried about something
    - ABOUT
      - He was a bit anxious about the safety of the machinery.
  - 2- Feeling strongly that you want to do something or want something to happen
  - FOR
    - 1- We were anxious for you. 2- We were all anxious for news. for somebody to do somethingWhy was she so anxious for me to stay?
  - TO
    - 2- The company is anxious to improve its image. He seemed most anxious to speak to me alone. The president is anxious not to have another crisis.
- Accustomed
  - TO
    - Be accustomed to (doing) something
      - The pans were in their accustomed places.
- Ask
  - ABOUT
    - to speak or write to someone in order to get an answer, information, or a solution
  - FOR
    - Some people find it difficult to ask for help. He’s asking £2,000 for his car.
    - FOR HELP/ADVICE
      - TO
        Karen asked to see the doctor. Let’s ask them to have dinner with us some time.
    - DEMAND
      - You have no right to ask anything of me.  Expecting the children to do an hour’s homework after school is asking a lot of them.
  - PRICE
  - INVITE
    - OUT
      - Jerry’s too scared to ask her out.
    - IN
      - Don’t leave them standing on the doorstep – ask them in!
- Account (noun)
  - Description
    -  a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process
    - OF
      - He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.
- Account
  - FOR
- Accuse
  - You accuse someone of doing something: They accused him of cheating.✗Don’t say: accuse someone to do something
  - OF
    - He was accused of murder.  Smith accused her of lying.The professor stands accused of (=has been accused of) stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.
- Afraid
  - OF
    - 1- Many children are afraid of the dark.I was a little afraid of him when I first met him.afraid of doing something Some old people are afraid of going out alone. 2- I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her. The government was afraid of the reaction from the public.
  - TO
    - Zoe was afraid to go back into the house. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
  - 1- Scared
  - 2-Worried
    -  worried that something bad will happen as a result of your actions
B
- Bad
  - FOR
    - Harmful
      - Smoking is bad for your health. Too much salt can be bad for you. It is bad for kids to be on their own so much
  - AT
    - bad at (doing) something I’m really bad at chess.
    - No Skill
- Buy
  - to get something by paying money for it
    - FROM
      - buy (something) from somebody It’s cheaper to buy direct from the manufacturer.
    - FOR
      - --buy something for somebody/something The money will be used to buy equipment for the school. --buy something for $10/£200 etc Dan bought the car for $2,000.
  - buy s.b. OFF
    - to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you How much to buy them off? Companies bought off the threat of trouble with high wage settlements.
  - buy something ↔ up
    - to quickly buy as much of something as possible, for example land, tickets, or goods Much of the land was bought up by property developers. He had even bought a house up the road from Sunset.
  - buy into something
    - -informal- to accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you I never bought into this idea that you have to be thin to be attractive. - to buy part of a business or organization, especially because you want to control it Investors were invited to buy into state-owned enterprises.
  - buy something ↔ IN
    - to buy something in large quantities Companies are buying in supplies of paper, in case the price goes up.
- Bored
  - WITH
    - tired and impatient because you do not think something is interesting, or because you have nothing to do
      - Are you bored with your present job?
- Belief
  - IN
C
- Concentrate
  - ON
    - You concentrate on something
      - I'm trying concetrate ON my work I’m concentrating my efforts ON writing my autobiography.
  - IN/AT
    - Diferença vai ser o tamanho in/at big/small general/specific
    - to be present in large numbers or amounts somewhere
      - talian industry is concentrated mainly IN the north.  Construction of the aircraft is being concentrated AT Prestwick.
- Cure (noun)
  - FOR
    - There is still no cure for AIDS. There is no easy cure for loneliness. Scientists still haven't found a cure for the common cold.
- Capable
  - OF
    - I don’t think he’s capable of murder.  The company isn’t capable of handling an order that large. I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you
- Curious
  - wanting to know about something
    - ABOUT
      - He was curious ABOUT how she would react.
    - TO
      - curious to know/see/hear... Mandy was curious TO know what happened.
- Content (Adjective)
  - WITH
    - Happy and satisfied
      - We’ll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow’s match.
  - TO
    - content (for somebody) to do something
      - willing to do or accept something, rather than doing more he sat quietly, content to watch him working.  He seemed quite content to let Steve do the talking.  Dr Belson had been more than content for them to deal with any difficulties.
- Capable
  - OF
    - having the qualities or ability needed to do something
      - I don’t think he’s capable of murder.  The company isn’t capable of handling an order that large.  I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you!
- Correspond
  - 1- two things or ideas correspond, the information in one relate to the information in the other
  - 2- to be very similar to or the same as something else
  - 3- to write letters to someone and receive letters from them
  - TO
    - 1- The numbers correspond TO/with points on the map. 2- The French ‘baccalauréate’ exam roughly corresponds to English A levels.
  - WITH
    - 1- The numbers correspond to/WITH points on the map. 3- She stopped corresponding with him after the death of her mother.
- Count (verb)
  - 1- Say numbers
    - to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups
  - 2- Important
    - to be important or valuable
  - IN
    - to include someone in an activity When the game gets started, you can count me in.
  - FOR
    - 2- His promises don’t count for much. His overseas results count for nothing.
  - TO
    - 1- Sarah can count up to five now.
  - BY
    - 1- count by twos/fives etc It’s quicker to count by tens (=saying 10,20,30 ...)
  - ON/UPON
    - to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation You can count on me.  With luck, you might cover your costs, but don’t count on it.
  - OUT
    - to put things down one by one as you count them The teller counted out ten $50 bills.
- Coincide
  - WITH
    - His entry to the party coincided with his marriage.
- Certain
  - ABOUT/OF
    - confident and sure, without any doubts
      - Now, are you certain about that?  They were watching him. He was certain of it.
- Crowded
  - WITH
    - Empty
      - The narrow roads were crowded with holiday traffic.
- Contact
  - WITH
L
- Limited
- Lecture
  - ON
  - ABOUT
Q
- Qualified
  - to
    - to do something The guides are qualified to lead groups into the mountains.  If you don’t speak German, you’re not qualified to comment He’s qualified to teach biology at high school level..
T
- Terrible
- Trust (verb)
  - TO
  - FOR
  - IN
    - Trust s.b. in s.t.
- Terrified
  - OF
    - Sid is terrified of heights. She was terrified of being caught.
  - AT
    - He was terrified at the thought of being stranded in the woods.
  - TO
- Trust (noun)
- Thankful
  - FOR
  - TO
D
- Difficult
  - difficult (for somebody) TO understand/find/obtain
    - That’s rather difficult for me to explain.  He’s finding it difficult to get a job
  - make life/things difficult FOR somebody (=cause problems for someone)
    - She’s doing everything she can to make life difficult for him.
- Difficulty
  - IN
    - difficulty (in) doing something
      - They had great difficulty in finding a replacement.
  - WITH
    - a problem or something that causes trouble
      - There are several difficulties with this theory.
  - OF
    - the quality of being difficult to do
      - the difficulty of solving such problems
- Deal (noun)
  - Agreement
    - an agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics, that helps both sides involved
    - WITH
      - rumors that the company had done a deal WITH Microsoft to market its products
    - BETWEEN
      - Twelve US soldiers were released after a deal BETWEEN the army and the guerillas.
- Deal (verb)
  - WITH
    - to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem
      - --deal with a problem/issue/matter etc The council has failed to deal WITH the problem of homelessness in the city. --deal effectively/adequately etc with something They should deal properly and fairly WITH any complaint.
  - OUT
    - -to give playing cards to each of the players in a game I began dealing OUT the cards. -to decide what kind of punishment someone will getSomebody just dealt him OUT, up in the Pup Club
  - IN
    - deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of product
      - -- deal in antiques/second-hand books etc -- deal in shares/securities -- deal in drugs/stolen goods Investors dealing IN stocks and shares He then began dealing IN heroin.
    - deal in something to be interested or involved in something
      - deal in something to be interested or involved in something As a scientist, I do not deal IN speculation.
- Discuss
  - WITH
    - to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide something
      - Pupils should be given time to discuss the book WITH their classmates
- Depend
  - ON/UPON
    - if something depends on something else, it is directly affected or decided by that thing
      - --depend on how/what/whether etc Choosing the right bike depends ON what you want to use it for. --depending on something The expenses you claim can vary enormously, depending ON travel distances involved.
    - to need the support, help, or existence of someone or something in order to exist, be healthy, be successful
      - --depend on somebody/something for something Many women have to depend ON their husbands FOR their state pension. --depend on somebody/something to do something I’m depending ON you TO tell me everything. --depend on somebody/something doing something We’re depending ON him finishing the job by Friday.
- Decide (verb)
  - TO
    - Tina’s decided to go to Rome for her holidays.
    - to be the reason for someone making a particular choice
      - The look he gave her decided her not to ask.
  - to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments
    - FOR
      - for yourself (make your own decision)
    - AGAINST/IN FAVOR OF
      - He eventually decided against telling her.  After a long discussion, they decided in favour of (=chose) the older applicant.
      - law to make an official or legal judgment
        If the Parole Board decides in his favour, the prisoner will be released.
- Die
  - Someone dies in an accident Someone dies of or from a disease or injury: He died of a heart attack.He died from a heart attack. Die of is more common than die from Someone dies for a person, place, or idea that they want to protect: These men died for our freedom.
  - OF/FROM
    - The animals died of starvation in the snow.  patients who are dying from cancer She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98.
  - FOR
    - die for something (=be killed while fighting to defend something) Do you believe in anything enough to die for it?
- Differ
  - FROM
    - People differ from one another in their ability to handle stress.
- Differ
  - FROM
E
- Experience
  - 1- knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this
    - IN
      - I had some experience in fashion design.  my experience in many areas of the music business
  - OF/WITH
    - 1-  He had no previous experience of managing a farm. You’ve got a lot of experience of lecturing. 2- This was my first experience of living with other people.
  - 2- Something that happens
    - something that happens to you or something you do, especially when this has an effect on what you feel or think
  - FOR
    - Failing an exam was a new experience for me
- Elaborate
  - to give more details or new information about something
  - ON
    - McDonald refused to elaborate on his reasons for resigning. Lally refused to elaborate on her earlier statement.
E
D
C
B
A
H
- Habit
- Happy
  - ABOUT
  - TO
    - To do s.t / to be doing s.t.
  - FOR
    - For somebody
  - IN
    - In someplace
  - satisfied or not worried
    - WITH
- Hinted (verb)
  - AT
I
H
Q
S
T
U
- use (noun)
  - Of
    - • Increased use of fertilizers has led to water pollution. • The military has agreed to allow public use of the land. • He lost the use of both legs as a result of the accident. • Joe's given me the use of his office till he gets back.
- Unaware
  - OF
U
W
- Work
  - 1- DO A JOB FOR MONEY
    - for
      - 1- He works for a law firm. 4- We will work for the release of the hostages.5- You need to find which method works best for you.
      - a person, company, or organization that employs you
        He works for his father.We both work for the same company.
    - at
      - 1-I work at/in the university.
      - a particular place or organization
        She works at the Library of Congress.
    - in
      - 1-I work at/in the university. 2-a sculptor who works in steel
      - a city or area
        He works in Manhattan.
      - a type of place such as a bank, shop, or factory:
        She works in a library.
      - an industry or a type of job, for example education, advertising, or IT:
        He works in advertising.
  - as
    - a waiter, cashier, accountant etc She works as a cook. ✗Don’t say: She works as cook.
  - on
    - a project or task Several people worked on the report.
  - 2-USE A SUBSTANCE
  - with
    - a woman that work with- ...com quem trabalho... 2-a jeweller who works with silver 3-  She’s just retired after 38 years working with children.  He has worked among some of the world’s poorest people.
  - 3- HELP
    - if you work with someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them work with/among
  - 4- TRY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING
    - to
      - The police are working to provide more help for victims of crime. The company is working hard to improve its image.
  - 5- BE EFFECTIVE/SUCCESSFUL
    - against
      - a drug that works against some types of cancer
- Wrong
  - WITH
  - TO
G
- AT
F
- Furious
  - AT/ABOUT
  - WITH
K
- Keen (adjective)
- Knowledge
  - OF
  - ABOUT
M
- Memory
  - FOR
  - OF
P
- Provide
  - provide something for somebody The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.provide somebody with something The project is designed to provide young people with work.2 to produce something useful as a result We are hoping the enquiry will provide an explanation for the accident.provide somebody with something The search provided the police with several vital clues.
- Possibility
  - FOR/OF
    - FOR/OF doing s.t

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