The following is a list of verbs and prepositions which

commonly appear together.

accuse (someone) of ([doing] something)
add (something) to (something else)
admire (someone) for ([doing] something)
agree on (topic)
agree with (someone)
apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something)
apply to (a place) for (something)
approve of (something)
argue with (someone) about (topic)
arrive at (a building, room, site, event)
arrive in (a city, country)
ask (someone) about (someone/topic)
ask (someone) for (something)
believe in (something)
belong to (someone)
blame (someone) for ([doing] something)
borrow (something) from (someone)
care about (someone/something/topic)
comment on (topic)
compare (something) to/with (something else)
complain to (someone) about (something)
concentrate on ([doing] something)
congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something)
consist of (some things)
consent to ([doing] something)
contribute to (something)
count on (someone) to (do something)
cover (something) with (something else)
decide on (topic)
depend on (someone) for (something)
discuss (something) with (someone)
distinguish (something) from (something else)
dream about/of (someone/something)
escape from (somewhere)
explain (topic) to (someone)
excuse (someone) for ([doing] something)
forgive (someone for ([doing] something)
get rid of (something)
graduate from (a place)
happen to (someone)
help (someone) with (something)
hide (something) from (someone)
insist (up)on (something)
introduce (someone) to (someone else)
invite (someone) to (an event)
keep (something) for (someone)
matter to (someone)
obect to (something)
participate in (something)
pay (price) for (something)
plan on ([doing] something)
pray for (someone/something)
prefer (something) to (something else)
prevent (someone) from ([doing] something)
prohibit (someone) from ([doing] something)
protect (someone) from (something)
provide (someone) with (something)
recover from (something)
rely (up)on (someone/something)
remind (someone) of (something)
rescue (someone) from (something)
respond to (someone/something)
save (someone) from (something)
search for (something)
separate (something) from (something else)
scold (someone) for ([doing] something)
smile at (someone) for ([doing] something)
speak to/with (someone) about (topic)
stare at (something/someone)
stop (someone) from ([doing] something)
subscribe to (something)
substitute (something) for (something else/someone)
subtract (something) from (something else)
succeed in ([doing] something)
suffer from (something)
take advantage of (someone/something/ situation)
take care of (something/someone)
talk to/with (someone) about (topic)
thank (someone) for ([doing] something)
travel to (somewhere)
vote for (someone)
vouch for (someone)
wait for (someone/something)
wish for (something)
work for (company/something/someone)
Preposition Collocations with Be
be absent from be absolved of be accepted as/to
be according to be accused of be accustomed to
be acquainted with be adamant about be addicted to
be affected by be afraid of be after
be alarmed at be aligned with be (all) set for
be amazed at/by be an authority on be angry about/at/with
be annoyed at/with be anxious about be appropriate for
be armed with be around be arrested for
be ashamed of be associated with be astonished at/by
be at it (again) be attached to be attracted to
be aware of be away from
be back (from) be bad at be bad for
be banned from be based (up)on be behind (schedule)
be bent on be biased about be big on
be blamed for be blessed with be bored with
be bound for
be capable of
be carried away
about/with
be caught up in
be centered around be certain of be charged with
be classified as be clear about be clear to
be clever at be close to be cluttered (up) with
be a combination of be compared to be compensated for
be composed of be comprised of be concerned about/with
be confident of be confused about be congratulated for/on
be connected to/with be conned into be considerate of
be considered for be content with be contrary to
be convenient for/to be convinced of be convicted of/for
be coordinated with be covered with be crammed into
be crazy about be credited with be criticized for/as
be crowded with
be dedicated to be delighted with be dependent (up)on
be devoted to be different from/than
be disappointed
about/at/in/with
be discouraged about be discriminated against be disgusted with
be disillusioned with be disqualified for be disposed of
be distinguished from be divided into be divorced (from)
be done with be down be down on/with
be dragged into be dressed (up) in be drunk with/on
be east of be elected as/to be eligible for
be embarrassed
about/at
be encouraged by be entailed in
be engaged to/in be entrusted with be envious of
be equal/equivalent to be equipped with be estranged from
be evicted from be excited about be expelled from
be faithful to be faced with be familiar with/to
be famous for be fanatic(al) about be fascinated with
be fed up with be filled with be finished with
be fired for/from be followed by be fond of
be for the sake of be fraught with be free from/of
be friendly to/with be frightened by/at be full of
be furnished with
be glad to be good at be good to
be gone to/with be grateful for/to be guilty of
be half-hearted about be hailed as be happy about/with
be hard on be headed for/to/toward be hired as/for
be hitched to
be immersed in be imposed (up)on be impressed by/with
be in be in accordance with be in agreement with
be an indication of be an issue of be in back of
be in bed with be in cahoots with be in charge of
be in common with be in conjunction with be in contact with
be in control of be in danger of be in exchange for
be in favor of be in front of be in honor of
be in hope(s) of be in love with be in need of
be in on be in place of be in possession of
be in proximity to be in reference to be in regard to
be in response to be in return for be in search of
be in store for be in sync with be in tandem with
be in the habit of be in the middle of be in the midst of
be in the vicinity of be in time for be in touch with
be in trouble with/for be in tune with be incensed with
be inducted into be inferior to be infested with
be informed about be innocent of be insecure about
be insistent (up)on be interested in be into
be involved in be irritated at/with be isolated from
be jealous of
be kind of be kind to be knowledgeable about
be known as/for
be labeled as be leery of be left of/with
be less than be limited to be located at/near
be lower than
be mad at/about be made of/from be married to
be a matter of be the matter with be mean to
be meant to be a measure of be mindful of
be more than
be named as/after be next to be nice to
be notorious for be north of be nuts about
be obedient to be oblivious about/to be obsessed with
be obvious to be off be okay with
be on be on behalf of be on the brink of
be on the edge of be on the verge of be on time for
be on to be on top of be open about/for/to
be opposed to be opposite from be oppressed by
be out be out of be out of concern for
be out of contact with be out of sync with be out of touch with
be outraged about be outspoken about be over with
be parallel to be partial to be patient with
be a pattern of be pegged as be perturbed at/about
be pleased with be polite to be popular with
be praised for/about be precious to be preoccupied with
be prepared for be prohibited from be promoted to
be provided with be proud of be psyched about
be punished for be put off by
be qualified for be a question of
be ready for be regarded as be related to
be relevant to be relieved of be remembered for
be rescued from be reserved for be responsible for
be retired from be rid of be rife with
be right to be riled up (about) be roped into
be rude to
be satisfied with be saved from be scared of
be selected as/for be sensible about be separated from
be set on be shocked at be short of
be sick of/about be a sign of be similar to
be soft on be sorry about/for be sort of
be south of be specialized in be spoken for
be startled at be strange to be a stranger to
be stressed out about be stuck on/with be stunned at
be subject to be sufficient for be suitable for
be superior to be sure of be surprised at/about
be suspected of be suspended from be a symbol of
be taken aback by/at be taken in by be tantamount to
be tapped as/by be terrified of/with be there for
be a threat to be through with be ticked off about
be tired of be tuned (in)to be to the left of
be to the right of
be uncalled for be under arrest be under fire for
be under investigation
for
be up against be up front with
be up in arms about be up on be up to
be upset about/with be uptight about be used for
be used to be useful to
be valued as/at be vindicated of
be wary of/about be west of be whipped into
be wiped out be with it be with reference to
be with respect to be worked up about be worried about
be wrapped up in be wrong with
to accuse sb of sth NOT for sth
to be (un)accustomed to sth NOT with sth
to be addicted to sth NOT with/on/in sth
to adjust to sth NOT with/in sth
to affect sb/sth NOT on sb/sth
to (dis)approve of sb/sth NOT for sb/sth
to have a(n) (dis)advantage over sb/sth NOT to/from sth
to (dis)agree on sth NOT for sth
to apply to sb/sth for sth NOT in sb/sth for sth
to argue about sth (=to disagree about sth) NOT for sth
to srgue for sth (=to offer reasons why sth should not be/happen etc) NOT about sth
to arrive at a conclusion/fixed address NOT in a conclusion/fixed address

to be (un)aware of sth NOT about sth

to place a ban on sth NOT for/about sth
to benefit from sth NOT with/on sth
to blame sb/sth for sth NOT about/of sth
!
to be (in)capable of sth NOT for sth
to comment on sth NOT about/for sth
to comply with sth NOT by sth
to concentrate on sth NOT about/over sth
to be (un)concerned with/about sth NOT for sth
to connect sth to sth else NOT in/on sth else
a connection between two things NOT among/by/with two things
to contribute to sth NOT in sth
"
a decline/decrease in sth (e#g# popularity) NOT of sth
to decrease sth by a certain amount NOT with a certain amount
to depend on sb/sth NOT in/by sb/sth
to differ/be different from sb/sth NOT than /to sb/sth
to disconnect sth from sth else NOT of/with/to sth else
to distinguish between two things/people NOT among/from two things/people
$
to be (in)eligible for sth NOT in/to sth
to emerge from sth NOT by sth
to put emphasis on sth NOT to sth
to be (in) essential to/for sth NOT about sth
to excuse sb for sth (=to forgive sb for sth) NOT from sth
to excuse sb from sth (=to give permission not to do sth) NOT for sth
to experiment on sth (animals% etc) NOT in/with sth
to experiment with sth (methods% substances% etc) NOT in/on sth
to be (un)e&ual to sth NOT as/with sth
to be exempt from sth ('not to have to do sth) NOT for sth
(
to be faced with sth NOT by sth
to be (un)familiar to sb (=to be )nown by sb) NOT with sb
to be (un)familiar with sb (=to )now sb) NOT to sb
*
to graduate from sth (a university/college) NOT in/by sth
to graduate in sth (a subject) NOT from sth
+
to be harmful/harmless to sb/sth NOT for sb/sth
to be a ha,ard to sb/sth NOT for sb/sth
-
an increase in sth NOT of sth
to increase sth by a certain amount NOT with a certain amount
to be ignorant of sth NOT about/for sth
to be inferior to sb/sth NOT from/than sb/sth
to have the intention of doing sth NOT for doing sth
to be (un)interested in sb/sth NOT about/for sth
to invest sth in sth NOT sth on sth
.
to offer justification for sth NOT about sth
/
to )now of/about sth NOT for sth
0
to have a lac) of sth NOT for sth
to lecture on a topic (=give a lecture) NOT about a topic
to lecture sb about sth (=warn% reprimand) NOT on sth
to be liable for sth (responsible for sth) NOT about/to sth
to be liable to sth (=li)ely to suffer from sth) NOT for/about sth
!
to be married to sb NOT with sb
N
to be (un)necessary for/to sth NOT in sth
to ta)e notice of sth NOT for/about sth
to notify sb of sth NOT for sth
O
to object to sb/sth NOT against sb/sth
to be opposed to sth NOT against sth
to be opposite sth NOT from/over sth
1
to be (un) popular with sb (=(dis)li)ed by sb) NOT for sb
to prefer sb/sth to sb/sth else NOT from sb/sth else
2
to &uit sth NOT from sth
3
to have/give a reason for sth NOT about sth
to refer to sth NOT at/in sth
to be (un)related to sb/sth NOT with sb/sth
to be (ir)relevant to sb/sth NOT with sb/sth
to rely on sb/sth NOT in/by sb/sth
to have respect for sb/sth NOT of sb/sth
to result from sth (=to arise from sth) NOT of sth
to result in sth (=to cause sth) NOT to sth
4
to be (dis)(un)satisfied with sth NOT by/for sth
to be (in)sensitive to sth NOT with/for/by sth
to be (dis)similar to sth NOT as sth
to submit sth to sb NOT for sb
to be superior to sb/sth NOT from/than sb/sth
to suffer from/with sth NOT by sth
to be (un)suitable for sth NOT to/in sth
T
to threaten sb with sth NOT sb to do sth
to undergo/prescribe treatment for sth NOT of/about sth
5
to be valued (=appreciated% well though of) NOT to be valued at
to be valued at (a price) NOT to be valued
6
to wish for sth NOT to wish sth
accustomed to
accused of
acquainted with
addicted to
annoyed about/with/at
allergic to
amazed at/by
anxious about
appreciated for
ashamed of
associated with
astonished at/by
aware of
angry with
afraid of
attached to
B
bad at
based on
beneficial to
boastful for
bored with
brilliant at
busy with
C
capable of
careful with/about/of
certain about
characteristic of
clever at
connected with
conscious of
content with
crazy about
crowded with
curious about
D
dissatisfied with
doubtful about
delighted at/about
derived from
different from
disappointed with
E
eager for
eligible for
enthusiastic about
excellent in/at
excited about
experienced in
exposed to
envious of
F
faithful to
familiar with
famous for
fed up with
free of/from
frightened of
friendly with
fond of
furious about
furnished with
full of
G
generous with/about
guilty of/about
gentle with
good at
grateful to
H
happy about
hopeful of/about
I
identical with/to
immune to
impressed with
inferior to
indifferent to
innocent of
interested in
involved with
incapable of
J
jealous of
K
kind to
keen on
L
late for
limited to
lucky at
M
nervous of/about
notorious for
O
opposed to
P
patient with
pessimistic about
pleased with
polite to
popular with
presented with
proud of
punished for
puzzled by/about
Q
qualified for
R
ready for
related to
relevant to
respectful for
responsible for
rid of
S
sad about
safe from
satisfied with
scared of
sensitive to
serious about
sick of
similar to
shocked by
skilful at
slow at
sorry for/about
successful in
suitable for
sure of/about
superior to
surprised at
suspicious of
sympathetic with
T
terrible at
terrified of
tired of
thankful to/for
trilled with
troubled with
typical of
U
unaware of
upset about
used to
W
wrong with/about
worried about
nice / kind / good / (im)polite / rude /
(un)pleasant (7) / (un)friendly / cruel TO
someone8
(7) (un)angenehm


4he has always been very nice / kind to me#

6hy are you so rude / unfriendly to 9nn:



angry / furious (;) ABOUT something //
WITH someone FO something8
(;) w<tend sein


6hy are you so angry a!out it:

They were furious "it# me for not inviting them to my party#



pleased (=) / disappointed (>) / satisfied (?)
WITH something8
(=) *efallen finden (>)
entt@uscht sein (?) ,ufrieden
sein


- was pleased "it# the present you gave me#

6ere you disappointed "it# your examination results:



!ored / fed up (A) WITH something8
(A) genug haben


Bou get !ored / fed up "it# doing the same thing every day#



surprised (CD) / s#ocked / ama$ed (CC) /
astonis#ed (CE) AT / B% something8
(CD) <berrascht sein (CC)
erstaunt sein (CE) sich wundern


$veryone was surprised !y /at the news#



e&ited / "orried / upset (CF) ABOUT
something8
(CF) entt@uscht sein


9re you e&ited a!out going on holiday next wee):



afraid / scared (C7) / frig#tened / terrified
OF someone / something
(C7) sich f<rchten


9re you afraid of dogs:



proud / as#amed (C;) OF someone /
something8
(C;) sich sch@men


-Gm not as#amed of what - did#



good / !ad / e&cellent / !rilliant /
#opeless (C=) AT (doing) something8
(C=) hoffnungslos


-Gm not very good at repairing things#



married TO someone



0inda is married to an 9merican#



sorry ABOUT something8



-Gm sorry a!out the noise last night#



sorry FO doing something



-Gm sorry for shouting at you yesterday#



!e / feel sorry FO someone



- feel sorry for *eorge#



famous FO something8



(lorence is famous for its art treasures#



responsi!le (C>) FO something8
(C>) verantwortlich


6ho was responsi!le for this noise last night:



interested I' something8



9re you interested in art:



fond (C?) OF something / someone8
(C?) gern haben


Hary is fond of animals#



full OF something8



The letter was full of mista)es#



s#ort OF (CA) something8
(CA) wenig% )napp


-Gm a bit s#ort of money#



keen O' (ED) something8
(ED) begeistert sein


6e stayed at home because Hary wasnGt very keen on going
out in the rain#



similar TO (EC) something8
(EC) @hnlich sein


Bour writing is similar to mine#



cro"ded WITH (EE) (people%###)
(EE) <berf<llt


The city was cro"ded "it# tourists#