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100+ Useful Verb Preposition Combinations in English

 


Verbs and prepositions! A massive list of verb preposition combinations with examples.

Verbs with TO

Adapt to
Add to
Agree to
Apologize to
Consent to
Devote to
Happen to
Lead to
Object to
React to
Refer to
Reply to
Speak to
Talk to
Turn to

Verbs with FOR

Admire for
Apologize for
Apply for
Ask for
Blame for
Care for
Excuse for
Head for
Pay for
Pray for
Prepare for
Scold for
Search for
Vote for
Wait for
Wish for
Work for

Verbs with 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

Verbs with AT

Aim at
Arrive at
Glance at
Guess at
Laugh at
Look at
Marvel at
Peer at
Point at
Smile at
Stare at
Wink at

Verbs with UP

Bring up
Grow up

Verbs with On

Base on
Blame on
Comment on
Concentrate on
Congratulate on
Count on
Depend on
Elaborate on
Impose on
Insist on
Play on
Pride (oneself) on
Rely on
Work on

Verbs with About

Argue about
Ask about
Be about
Boast about
Care about
Decide about
Dream about
Forget about
Know about
Laugh about
Protest about
Think about
Worry about

Verbs with With

Acquaint with
Agree with
Associate with
Charge with
Compare with
Comply with
Confront with
Confuse with
Cover with
Deal with
Discuss with
Help with
Tamper with
Trust with

Verbs with IN

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


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