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Prepositional Verbs List With Examples

This document discusses prepositional verbs in English. A prepositional verb is an expression where a verb is followed by a preposition, like "work for" or "think about", to create a new verb with a distinct meaning. Examples of common prepositional verbs are provided, along with sample sentences using prepositional verbs. The document suggests that understanding and using prepositional verbs can improve writing skills and help convey meaning through sentence structure.

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Prepositional Verbs List With Examples

This document discusses prepositional verbs in English. A prepositional verb is an expression where a verb is followed by a preposition, like "work for" or "think about", to create a new verb with a distinct meaning. Examples of common prepositional verbs are provided, along with sample sentences using prepositional verbs. The document suggests that understanding and using prepositional verbs can improve writing skills and help convey meaning through sentence structure.

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Prepositional Verbs List With Examples

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English is a very interesting language. You can make use of various words, along with proper
grammar to convey your message. With this session, we would be discussing prepositional
verbs. Generally, prepositions are words in English that can be used to express the connection of
prepositional words to other verbs in the sentence. Just like nouns, pronouns, verbs, and
adjectives are essential in a sentence, a preposition is also valuable.

A prepositional verb is an expression where a verb is followed by a preposition to make a new


verb with a distinct meaning. Some examples of prepositional verbs in English are Belong to,
work for, suffer from, smile at, cover with, trust in, and Think about.
These words can be useful in writing and speaking English. You can see its use, especially in
the sentence structure. With proper use of prepositions you can become a critical writer and
improve your work. These words have the potential to boost your creative writing skills.

Examples of Prepositional Verbs

Following is a list of verbs followed by prepositions to, about, for, from at, with, in etc.

Adapt to Add to Agree to

Apologize to Belong to Consent to

Devote to Happen to Lead to

Listen to Object to React to

Refer to Reply to Speak to

Talk to Turn to

Admire for Apologize for Apply for

Ask for Blame for Care for

Excuse for Head for Long for

Pay for Pray for Prepare for

Scold for Search for Vote for

Wait for Wish for Work for

Abstain from Borrow from Escape from

Graduate from Hide from Infer from

Prevent from Prohibit from Protect from

Recover from Rescue from Resign from

Retire from Save from Separate from


Stem from Suffer from Work on

Agree on Base on Be on

Blame on Comment on Concentrate on

Congratulate on Count on Depend on

Elaborate on Impose on Insist on

Play on Pride on Rely on

Aim at Arrive at Glance at

Guess at Hint at Laugh at

Look at Marvel at Peer at

Point at Smile at Stare at

Wink at

Argue about Ask about Be about

Boast about Care about Concern about

Decide about Dream about Forget about

Know about Laugh about Protest about

Think about Worry about

Acquaint with Agree with Associate with

Charge with Clutter with Coincide with

Collide with Compare with Comply with

Confront with Confuse with Cover with

Cram with Deal with Discuss with

Help with Tamper with Trust with

Absorb in Arrive in Be engrossed in

Believe in Confide in Implicate in

Involve in Participate in Result in

Specialize in Succeed in Trust in


Sentences using Prepositional Verbs
 The boys argued about which bus to take.
 He always cares about me.
 Don’t forget about the party you promised.
 The students protested about the invasion.
 Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.
 I base my conclusions on market research.
 She blames the lack of interest on the teacher’s poor explanation.
 You can count on me anytime.
 Can you elaborate on the process?
 I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.
 She is working on a new novel.
 She had to apologized to the whole family.
 I think you should apply yourself to getting a degree.
 Professor Samson attributes this painting to Leonardo.
 She committed herself to finding a new job.
 There is no need for you to consent to anything.
 Can you explain Andrew to me?
 Have you been invited to their party?
 I object to your opinion.
 I want to apologize for my mistakes.
 I‘m for Mayor Martini.
 All three are to be congratulated for doing so well.
 I can’t excuse myself for not doing it.
 Let me pay for Tom.
 Rose scolded the child gently for her bad behavior.
 I can vouch for her ability to work hard.
 He always agrees with my opinion.
 These mountains do not compare with the Himalayas.
 She covered her face with her hands.
 I’d like to discuss our next conference with the boss.
 Peter packed his case with extra brochures.
 We looked around the school and talked with the principal.
 He derived the meaning from the context of the sentence.
 Please distract Tim from the television.
 The children were expelled from school for their bad behavior.
 She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
 You should participate in this training course
 John succeeded in getting a new job.

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