Verbs, Adjectives Nouns with Prepositions
abide by (v) | afraid of (adj) | approve of (v) | ||||
absent from (adj) | agree to/on sth (v) | argue with sb about sth (v) | ||||
abstain from (v) | agree with sb (v) | arrest sb for sth (v) | ||||
accompanied by (adj) | ahead of (prep) | arrive at (a small place) (v) | ||||
aim at (v) | arrive in (a town) (v) | |||||
according to (prep) | allergic to (adj) | ashamed of (adj) | ||||
account for (v) | amazed at/by (adj) | ask for (v) (but: ask sb a question) | ||||
accuse sb of (v) | amount to (v) | assure (sb) of (v) | ||||
accustomed to (adj) | amused at/with (adj) | astonished at/by (adj) | ||||
acquainted with (adj) | angry at what sb does (adj) | attached to (adj) | ||||
addicted to (adj) | angry with sb about sth (adj) | attack on (n) | ||||
adequate for (adj) | angry with sb for doing sth (adj) | attend to (v) | ||||
adjacent to (adj) | annoyed with sb about sth (adj) | (un) aware of (adj) | ||||
advantage of (n) | (in) answer to (n) | appeal to/against (v) | ||||
(but: there’ an advantage | anxious about sth (adj) | apply to sb for sth (v) | ||||
in- (have) an advantage | (be) anxious for sth to happen (adj) | |||||
oversb) | apologise to sb for sth (v) | boast about/of (v) | ||||
advice on (n) | (make an) appeal to sb for sth (n) | bored with/of (adj) | ||||
bad at (adj) (but: He was very bad tome.) | benefit from (v) | borrow sth from sb (v) | ||||
bet on (v) | brilliant at (adj) | |||||
base on (v) | beware of (v) | bump into (v) | ||||
basis for (n) | (put the) blame on sb (n) | busy with (adj) | ||||
beg for (v) | blame sb for sth (v) | |||||
begin with (v) | blame sth on sb (v) | |||||
believe in (v) | consist of (v) | |||||
belong to (v) | contact between (n) (but: in | |||||
call at/on (phr v) | collaborate with (v) | contact with) | ||||
call for (= demand) (phr v) | collide with (v) | content with (adj) | ||||
campaign against/for (v) | comment on (v) | contrary to (prep) | ||||
capable of (adj) | communicate with (v) | contrast with (v) | ||||
care about (v) | compare with (v) (how people and | contribute to (v) | ||||
care for sb (v) (= like) | things are alike and how they are | convert to/into (v) | ||||
(take) care of (n) | different) | cope with (v) | ||||
care for sth (v) (= like to | compare to (v) (show the likeness | correspond to/with (v) | ||||
do sth) | between sb/sth and sb/sth else) | count against (v) | ||||
careful of (adj) | comparison between (n) | count on sb (phr v) | ||||
careless about/with (adj) | complain of (v) (= suffer from) | cover in/with (v) | ||||
cause of (n) | complain to sb about sth (v) | covered in/with (adj) | ||||
certain of (adj) | (= be annoyed at) | crash into (v) | ||||
change into (v) | compliment sb on (v) | (have) a craving for sth (n) | ||||
characteristic of (n/adj) | comply with (v) | crazy about (adj) | ||||
charge for (v) | conceal sth from sb (v) | crowded with (adj) | ||||
charge sb with (v) | concentrate on (v) | cruel to (adj) | ||||
cheque for (n) | (have) confidence in sb (n) | cruelty towards/to (n) | ||||
choice between/of (n) | confine to (v) | cure for (n) | ||||
clever at (adj) (but: It | confusion over (n) | curious about (adj) | ||||
was very clever of | congratulate smb on sth (v) | cut into (phr v) (= interrupt sb/a | ||||
you to buy it.) | connection between (n) | conversation) | ||||
close to (adj) | (but: in connection) with) | |||||
coax smb into (v) | conscious of (adj) | |||||
coincide with (v) | connect to/with (v) | |||||
damage to (n) | depend on/upon (v) | discharge sb from (v) | ||||
date back to (v) | dependent on (adj) | discouraged from (adj) | ||||
date from (v) | deputise for (v) | discussion about/on (n) | ||||
deal with (v) | descended from (adj) | disgusted by/at (adj) | ||||
dear to (adj) | describe sb/sth to sb else (v) | dismiss from (v) | ||||
decide on/against (v) | description of (n) | dispose of (v) | ||||
decrease in (n) | die of/from (v) | disqualified from (adj) | ||||
dedicate to (v) | die in an accident (v) | dissatisfied with (adj) | ||||
deficient in (adj) | differ from (v) | distinguish between (v) | ||||
definition of (n) | (have) difference between/of (n) | divide between/among (v) | ||||
delay in (n) | different from (adj) | divide into/by (v) | ||||
delight in (v) | difficulty in/with (n) | do sth about (v) | ||||
delighted with (adj) | disadvantage of (n) (but: there’s a disadvantage in doing sth) | doubtful about (adj) | ||||
demand for (n) | dream about (v) | |||||
demand from (v) | disagree with (v) | dream of (v) (= imagine) | ||||
depart from (v) | disappointed with/about (adj) | dressed in (adj) | ||||
departure from (n) | disapprove of (v) | |||||
eager for (adj) | equal to (adj) | exempt from (adj) | ||||
economise on (v) | escape from/to (v) | expel from (v) | ||||
efficient at (adj) | example of (n) | experienced in (adj) | ||||
(put) effort into sth (n) | excellent at (adj) | experiment on/with (v) | ||||
emphasis on (n) | exception to (n) | expert at/in (sth/doing sth) (n) | ||||
engaged to sb/in sth (adj) | (make an exception of sth/sb = | (= person good at) | ||||
engagement to sb (n) | treat sth/sb as a special case | expert at/in/on (sth/doing sth) (adj) | ||||
enter into (= start) (v) | take exception to sth = object to | (= done with skill or involving great | ||||
enthusiastic about (adj) | sth) | knowledge) | ||||
envious of (adj) | exchange sth for sth else (v) | expert with sth (n) (= good at using sth) | ||||
excited about (adj) | expert on (n) (= person knowledgeable about a subject) | |||||
exclaim at (v) excuse for (n) excuse sb for (v) | ||||||
face up to (phr v) | familiar with (= have knowledge of) | forget about (v) | ||||
fail in an attempt (v) | (adj) | forgive sb for (v) | ||||
fail to do sth (v) | famous for (adj) | fortunate in (adj) | ||||
failure in (an exam) (n) | fed up with (adj) | friendly with/to (adj) | ||||
failure to (do sth) (n) | fill sth with sth else (v) | frightened of (adj) | ||||
faithful to (adj) | finish with (v) | full of (adj) | ||||
fall in (n) | fire at (v) | furious with sb about/at sth (adj) | ||||
familiar to sb (= known to sb) (adj) | flee from (v) | |||||
fond of (adj) | ||||||
generosity to/towards (n) | good at (adj) (but: He was verygood tome.) | guess at (v) | ||||
genius at (n) | guilty of (adj) (but: he felt guilty | |||||
glance at (v) | grateful to sb for sth (adj) | about his crime) | ||||
glare at (v) | grudge against (n) | |||||
happen to (v) | hear of (v) (= learn that sth or sb | hope for (v) | ||||
happy about/with (adj) | exists) | hope to do sth (v) | ||||
harmful to (adj) | heir to (n) | (no) hope of (n) | ||||
hear about (v) (= be told) | hinder from (v) | hopeless at (adj) | ||||
hear from (v) (= receive a letter) | hint to sb about sth (v) (but: hint at sth) | |||||
idea of (n) | increase in (n) | intent on (adj) | |||||
identical to (adj) | independent of (adj) | (have no) intention of (n) | |||||
ignorant of/about (adj) | indifferent to (adj) | interest in (n) | |||||
ill with (adj) | indulge in (v) | interested in (adj) | |||||
impact on (n) | inferior to (adj) | interfere with/in (v) | |||||
impressed by/with (adj) | information about/on (n) | invasion of (n) | |||||
(make an) impression on | (be) informed about (adj) | invest in (v) | |||||
sb(n) | inoculate against (v) | invitation to (n) | |||||
improvement in/on (n) | insist on (v) | invite sb to (v) | |||||
incapable of (adj) | insure against (v) | involve in (v) | |||||
include in (v) | intelligent at (adj) | irritated by (adj) | |||||
jealous of (adj) | join in (v) | joke about (v) | |||||
knock at/on (v) | keen to do sth (adj) | key to (n) | |||||
know about/of (v) | kind to (adj) | knowledge of (n) | |||||
keen on sth (adj) | |||||||
lack in (v) | leave for (v) (= head for) | long for (v) | |||||
lack of (n) | lend sth to sb (v) | look after (phr v) (= take care of) | |||||
laugh at (v) | listen to (v) | look at (v) | |||||
lean on/against (v) | live on (v) | look for (= search for) (phr v) | |||||
married to (adj) | mean to (adj) | mistake sb for (v) | |||||
marvel at (v) | mention to (v) | mix with (v) | |||||
name after (v) | nervous about (adj) | nominate sb (for/as sth) (v) | |||||
necessary for (adj) | new to (adj) | (take) (no) notice of (n) | |||||
need for (n) | nice to (adj) | notorious for doing sth (adj) | |||||
neglect of (n) | |||||||
obedient to (adj) | obvious to (adj) | operate on (v) | |||||
object to (v) | occur to (v) | opinion of/on (n) | |||||
objection to (n) | offence against (n) | opposite of/to (n) | |||||
obliged to sb for sth (adj) | |||||||
part with (v) | pleased with (adj) | (take) pride in (n) | |||||
patient with (adj) | (take) pleasure in (n) | pride oneself on sth/on doing (v) | |||||
pay by (cheque) (v) | (have the) pleasure of (n) | prohibit sb from doing sth (v) | |||||
pay for (v) (but: pay a bill) | point at/to (v) | prone to (adj) | |||||
pay in (cash) (v) | (im)polite to (adj) | protect against/from (v) | |||||
peculiar to (adj) | popular with (adj) | protection from (n) | |||||
persist in (v) | praise sb for (v) | protest about/at (v) | |||||
(but: insist on) | pray for sth/sb (v) | proud of (adj) | |||||
(take a) photograph of (n) | prefer sth to sth else (v) | provide sb with (v) | |||||
picture of (n) | (have a) preference for (n) | punish sb for (v) | |||||
pity for (n) | prepare for (v) | puzzled about/by (adj) | |||||
take pity on sb (exp) | present sb with (v) | ||||||
pleasant to (adj) | prevent sb from (v) | ||||||
quarrel about sth/with sb | qualified for (adj) | quotation from (n) | |||||
(v/n) | quick at (adj) | ||||||
idea of (n) | increase in (n) | intent on (adj) | |||||
identical to (adj) | independent of (adj) | (have no) intention of (n) | |||||
ignorant of/about (adj) | indifferent to (adj) | interest in (n) | |||||
ill with (adj) | indulge in (v) | interested in (adj) | |||||
impact on (n) | inferior to (adj) | interfere with/in (v) | |||||
impressed by/with (adj) | information about/on (n) | invasion of (n) | |||||
(make an) impression on | (be) informed about (adj) | invest in (v) | |||||
sb(n) | inoculate against (v) | invitation to (n) | |||||
improvement in/on (n) | insist on (v) | invite sb to (v) | |||||
incapable of (adj) | insure against (v) | involve in (v) | |||||
include in (v) | intelligent at (adj) | irritated by (adj) | |||||
jealous of (adj) | join in (v) | joke about (v) | |||||
knock at/on (v) | keen to do sth (adj) | key to (n) | |||||
know about/of (v) | kind to (adj) | knowledge of (n) | |||||
keen on sth (adj) | |||||||
lack in (v) | leave for (v) (= head for) | long for (v) | |||||
lack of (n) | lend sth to sb (v) | look after (phr v) (= take care of) | |||||
laugh at (v) | listen to (v) | look at (v) | |||||
lean on/against (v) | live on (v) | look for (= search for) (phr v) | |||||
married to (adj) | mean to (adj) | mistake sb for (v) | |||||
marvel at (v) | mention to (v) | mix with (v) | |||||
name after (v) | nervous about (adj) | nominate sb (for/as sth) (v) | |||||
necessary for (adj) | new to (adj) | (take) (no) notice of (n) | |||||
need for (n) | nice to (adj) | notorious for doing sth (adj) | |||||
neglect of (n) | |||||||
obedient to (adj) | obvious to (adj) | operate on (v) | |||||
object to (v) | occur to (v) | opinion of/on (n) | |||||
objection to (n) | offence against (n) | opposite of/to (n) | |||||
obliged to sb for sth (adj) | |||||||
part with (v) | pleased with (adj) | (take) pride in (n) | |||||
patient with (adj) | (take) pleasure in (n) | pride oneself on sth/on doing (v) | |||||
pay by (cheque) (v) | (have the) pleasure of (n) | prohibit sb from doing sth (v) | |||||
pay for (v) (but: pay a bill) | point at/to (v) | prone to (adj) | |||||
pay in (cash) (v) | (im)polite to (adj) | protect against/from (v) | |||||
peculiar to (adj) | popular with (adj) | protection from (n) | |||||
persist in (v) | praise sb for (v) | protest about/at (v) | |||||
(but: insist on) | pray for sth/sb (v) | proud of (adj) | |||||
(take a) photograph of (n) | prefer sth to sth else (v) | provide sb with (v) | |||||
picture of (n) | (have a) preference for (n) | punish sb for (v) | |||||
pity for (n) | prepare for (v) | puzzled about/by (adj) | |||||
take pity on sb (exp) | present sb with (v) | ||||||
pleasant to (adj) | prevent sb from (v) | ||||||
quarrel about sth/with sb | qualified for (adj) | quotation from (n) | |||||
(v/n) | quick at (adj) | ||||||
rave about (v) react to (v) reaction to (n) ready for (adj) reason for (n) reason with (v) rebel against (v) receive from (v) (keep) a record of (n) recover from (v) reduction in (n) refer to (v) (in/with) reference to (n) refrain from (v) regard as (v) | regardless of (prep) related to (adj) relationship between (n) (but: a relationship withsb) relevant to (adj) rely on (v) remind sb of/about (v) remove from (v) replace sth with sth else (v) reply to (n/v) report on (n/v) reputation for/of (n) research on/into (n) respect for (n) respected for (adj) | respond to (v) responsiblity for (n) responsible for (adj) result from (v) (= be the consequence of) result in (v) (= cause) result of (n) resulting from (adj) rhyme with (v) rich in (adj) (get) rid of (phr) rise in (n) (make) room for (n) rude to (adj) run into (phr v) | |||||
S | safe from (adj) same as (adj) satisfied with/by (adj) save sb from (v) scared of (adj) search for (v/n) (be) in search of (n) sensible of sth (adj) (= aware of sth) sensitive to (adj) sentence sb to (v) separate from (v) serious about (adj) share in/of sth (n) shelter from (v) shocked at/by (adj) shoot at (v) short of (adj) shout at (v) | shy of (adj) sick of (adj) silly to do sth (adj) (but: it was silly ofhim) similar to (adj) skilful/skilled at (adj) slow in/about doing sth/to sth (adj) smell of (n/v) smile at (v) solution to (n) sorry about (adj) (= feel sorry for sb) (but: I’m sorry fordoing sth) speak to/with sb about (v) specialise in (v) specialist in (n) spend money on sth (v) spend time in/doing sth (v) split into/in (v) spy on (v) | stand for (phr v) stare at (v) strain on (n) subject to (adj/v) submit to (v) (but: submit sth for publication) subscribe to (v) succeed in (v) suffer from (v) sufficient for sth/sb (adj) superior to (adj) sure of/about (adj) surprised at/by (adj) surrender to (v) surrounded by (adj) suspect sb of (v) suspicious of (adj) sympathetic to/towards (adj) sympathise with (v) | ||||
T | take sth to sb/sth (v) talent for sth (n) talk to sb about sth (v) (have) taste in (n) taste of (v) terrible at (adj) terrified of (adj) | thank sb for (v) thankful for (adj) think about/of (v) threat to sb/sth/of sth (n) threaten sb with sth (v) throw at (v) (in order to hit) throw to (v) (in order to catch) | tire of (v) tired of (adj) (= fed up with) translate from ... into (v) tread on (v) trip over (v) trouble with (n) typical of (adj) | ||||
U | unaware of (adj) understanding of (n) | uneasy about (adj) upset about/over sth (adj) | (make) use of (n) used to (adj) | ||||
V | valid for (length of time) (adj) | valid in (places) (adj) value sth at (v) | vote against/for (v) vouch for (v) | ||||
W | wait for (v) warn sb against/about/of (v) waste (time/money) on (v) | weak in/at (adj) wink at (v) wonder about (v) worry about (v) | worthy of (adj) write to sb (v) wrong about (adj) | ||||
at the age of | at first hand | at peace/war | |
at the airport | at first sight | at present | |
at an auction | at a glance | at a profit | |
at the beginning of (when | at a guess | at the prospect | |
sth started) (but: in the beginning = originally) | at hand | at random | |
at heart | at any rate | ||
at one's best | at home | at one's request | |
at breakfast/lunch etc | at/in a hotel | at the same time | |
at the bottom of | at... km per hour | at school | |
at the bus stop | at large | at sea | |
at church | at last | at the seaside | |
at the corner/on the corner | at the latest | at short notice | |
At | at all costs | at least | at/in the station |
at the crossroads | at length | at sunset | |
at dawn | at liberty | at the table | |
at one's desk | at a loss | at the time | |
at the door | at the match | at times | |
at ease | at midnight | at the top of (but: on topof) | |
at the end (= when sth is finished) (but: in the end= finally; at all events) | at the moment | at university | |
at most | at the weekend | ||
at night (but: in thenight) | at work | ||
at fault | at noon | at 23 Oxford St. | |
at first | at once | ||
by accident | by correspondence | by nature | |
by all accounts | by day/night | by now | |
by appointment | by degrees | by oneself | |
by the arm/hand | by the dozen | by order of | |
by auction | by far | by phone | |
by birth | by force | by post/airmail | |
by bus/train/plane/ | by hand | by profession | |
helicopter/taxi/ coach/ | by heart | by request | |
By | ship/boat/sea/air/car etc | by invitation | by (the/one's) side |
(but: on a/thebus/plane/ train/coach/ship/ boat | by land/sea/air | by sight | |
by law | by surprise | ||
in ataxi/car/helicopter/ | by luck | by the time | |
plane) | by marriage | by the way | |
by chance | by means of | by oneself | |
by cheque | by mistake | by one's watch | |
for ages | for hire | for safe keeping | |
for breakfast/lunch/dinner | for keeps | for one's sake | |
for certain | for instance | for the sake of | |
for a change | for luck | for sale (= to be sold) | |
For | for ever | for life | for short |
for fear (of) | for love | for the time being | |
for fun (= for amusement) | for nothing | for a visit/holiday | |
for good | for once | for a walk | |
for granted | for the rest of | for a while |
In | in action in addition to (+ -ing form) in advance (of) in agreement (with) in aid of in all (= all in all) in answer to in an armchair in a bad temper in bed in the beginning (= originally) in blossom in a book in brief in any case in cash in the centre of in charge (of) in cities in code in colour in comfort | in future in gear in general in good time in half in hand in haste in good/bad health in hiding in honour of in the hope of in hospital in a hotel in a hurry in ink/pencil/pen in sb's interest in length/width etc in all sb's life in the limelight in a line in the long run in love (with) in luxury in the meantime | in person in pieces in place of in politics in pounds in practice/theory in principle in prison in private/public in all probability in progress in a queue in reality in return in the right/wrong in a row/rows in ruins in safety in season in secret in self-defence in short in sight (of) in the sky |
in common in comparison with in conclusion (to) in (good/bad) condition in confidence in control (of) in the country in danger in the dark in debt in demand in detail (be) in difficulty in the direction of in doubt in a... dress in due course in the end (= finally) in exchange for in existence in fact in fashion in favour of/with in flames in the flesh in focus in one's free time in full swing in fun | in a mess in the middle of in a mirror in moderation in a moment in a good/bad mood in the mood in the morning in mourning in name only (= not in reality) in need of in the news in a newspaper in the name of (= on behalf of) in the nick of time in the north/south in a nutshell in oils in the open in one's opinion in orbit in order of/to in other words in pain in pairs in the park in particular in the past | in some respects in stock in the streets in succession in the suburbs in the sun/shade in good/bad taste in tears in theory in a tick in time in no time in touch in town in tune (with) in turn in two/half in uniform in use in vain in view of in a loud/low voice in a way (= in a manner) in the way in writing in a word |
Prepositional Phrases
on account of | on duty | on order | |
on a... afternoon/ | on earth | on the outskirts | |
evening | on edge | on one's own | |
on the agenda | on an expedition | on page ... | |
on the air | on a farm (but: in a field) | on parade | |
on approval | on fire | on the pavement | |
on arrival | on the (4th) floor (of) | on the phone | |
on average | on the floor | on a platform | |
on bail | on foot | on principle | |
on balance | on the one hand | on purpose | |
On | on the beach | on the other hand | on the radio/TV |
on behalf of | on holiday | on the right | |
on one's birthday | on horseback | on the River Seine | |
on board | on impulse | on sale (sold at reduced price) | |
on the border | on the increase | (but: for sale = to be sold) | |
on business | on an island (but: in the | on schedule | |
on call | mountains) | on the screen | |
on a campsite (at a | on a journey | on second thoughts | |
campsite) | on one's knees | on sight | |
on the coast | on leave | on the sofa | |
on condition | on the left | on this street/on the street(s) | |
on the contrary | on loan | on strike | |
on credit | on the market (= available to the | on good/bad terms | |
on a cruise/excursion/ | public) | on time | |
trip/tour | on one's mind | on top of | |
on (a...) day | on that morning | on the trail of | |
on demand | on the move | on a trip | |
on a diet | on New Year's Day | on the way (to) (= as I was going) | |
on the dole | on the news | on the whole | |
out of breath | out of focus | out of reach | |
out of character | out of hand | out of season | |
out of condition | out of luck | out of sight | |
out of control | out of order | out of step | |
out of danger | out of the ordinary | out of stock | |
Out of | out of date | out of place | out of tune |
out of debt | out of practice | out of turn | |
out of doors | out of print | out of use | |
out of fashion | out of the question | out of work | |
Off | off the air | off the map | off the record |
off colour | off the peg | off the road | |
off duty off limits | off the point | off school/work | |
under age | under discussion | under pressure | |
Under | under arrest | under the impression | under repair |
under one's breath under control | under orders | under the weather |
Against | against the law |
Ahead | ahead of schedule, ahead of one's time |
Before | before long |
Behind | behind schedule, behind the times |
From | from time to time, from now on, from experience, from memory, from scratch |
Into | into pieces |
To | to one's astonishment, to one's surprise, to this day, to some extent |
With | with regard to, with a view to (+ -ing form) |
Within | within minutes |
Without | without delay, without fail, without success, without warning |
Preposition of Time
AT | IN | ON |
at 10.30 at Christmas/Easter at noon/night/midnight at lunch/dinner/breakfast (time) at that time at the moment at the weekend (on the weekend: Am. English) | in the morning/evening/afternoon/night in the Easter/Christmas holiday(s) in January (months) in (the) winter (seasons) in 1992 (years) in the 19th century in two hours (two hours from now) | on Monday on Easter Sunday etc on Christmas Day on Friday night on July 30th on a summer afternoon on that day |
We never use at, inor onbefore | yesterday, tomorrow, next, this, last, every. | He's coming nextMonday. |
Библиографический список
1. Encarta Encyclopedia. 2007.
2. Evans V. FCE Use of English. Express Publishing, 2001. 255p.
3. Evans V. Buildings Construction 1. Express Publishing, 2012. 40p.
4. Горбунова Е.В. Современный город. Москва. Высшая школа. 1986. 142 стр.
Учебное издание
Строительство зданий
Козлова Ольга Петровна
Петий Анна Анатольевна
Вишневецкая Наталья Алексеевна
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