Verbs + Prepositions

Front 1

Argue about something

Back 1

argue about/over:
They are still arguing over the details of thecontract.

Front 2

To be concerned about something

Back 2

something that worries you

about/over: The trip was cancelled because of concernsabout safety.

Front 3

boast about something

Back 3

To proudly tell other people about what

you or someone connected with you has done

or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you.

Example

Cheating on somebody is hardly something to boast about.

Front 4

Decide about something

Decide on something

Back 4

To decide about something seems to be to decide what to do about something.

Decide on someone/something

to choose someone or something from a number of possible choices.

Example: We decided on Spain as our vacation destination this year.

Front 5

Protest about something

Or

Protest against something

Back 5

a strong complaint or disagreement

Front 6

Phase something out

Back 6

to gradually stop using something

Over the following three years, the use of the drug will be phased out.

Front 7

Insure something against something

Back 7

to protect (someone) from (something bad)

We can't insure our children against all life's problems.

Front 8

Glance at something

Back 8

glance (at somebody/something) a quick look

Front 9

Guess at something

Back 9

To try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the factsI don't really know.

We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.

Front 10

Hint at something

Back 10

to refer to something; to insinuate something.

What are you hinting at?
I am not hinting at anything. I am
telling you to do it!

Front 11

Marvel at something

Back 11

Fig. to express wonder or surprise at someone or something.

I can only marvel at Valerie and

all she has accomplished. We all marveled

at thebeauty of the new building.

Front 12

Account for something

Back 12

To be the reason why something exists or happens.

The increase in carbon dioxide emissions may account for changes in the climate.

Front 13

Allow for something

Back 13

To consider something when making a plan

or calculation.

The survey does not allow for the fact that some students are attendingpart-time.

Front 14

Apologize for something/someone

Back 14

apologize for something you have done.

Front 15

Blame someone for something

Blame something on someone

Back 15

Blame someone for something : To hold someone responsible for something;
to name someone as the cause
of something.

Please don't blame Jill for it. She blamed herself for everything
that went wrong.

Blame something on someone: to say that

something is someone's fault; to place the

guilt for somethingon someone.

Don't blame it on me.

I blamed it all on someone else.

Front 16

Care for something/someone

Back 16

To take care of someone or something.

Will you care for my cat while I amaway? I would be happy to care for your child.

Front 17

Cater for something/someone

Back 17

To provide people with everything they want or need.

The school aims to cater for children of all abilities.

Front 18

Charge someone for something

Charge someone with something

Back 18

Charge someone for something: Make them pay for it.

to ask someone to pay an amount of money
for something that you are selling to them or doing for them .

Charge someone with something: to make someone or a group pay the cost of something.
I will have tocharge Bill with the cost of repairs.

Front 19

Count for something

Back 19

To be important, or to have influence.

I count for nothing in this company.

You’re late, but you’re here; and that’s what counts.

Front 20

Earmark something for a particular use

Back 20

to decide to use something, especially money, for a particular purpose.

Some funds are earmarked for anti-drug programs.

Front 21

Pay for someone/something

Back 21

]to make payment (of) for
.(intransitive) to suffer or be punished, as for a

mistake, wrong decision, etc:

in his old age he paid for the laxity of his youth

Front 22

Distract someone from something

Back 22

We must let nothing distract us from our purpose.

Front 23

Exempt someone from something

Back 23

To release someone from the obligation to do something; to allow a personnot to be affected by a rule or law.

I cannot exempt anyone from this rule.The members of Congress exempted themselves from the wage freeze.

Front 24

Expel someone from a place

Back 24

to force someone to leave a foreign country,

especially for politicalreasons or for breaking the law.

Front 25

Refrain from something

Back 25

resist doing something

Please refrain from smoking in this area.

Front 26

Stem from something

Back 26

grow out of, have roots in, originate in.

“The increase in the national debt stems from the last war”

Front 27

Suffer from something

Back 27

to endure or experience unpleasantness,

a disease, or a health condition.

Jeff is suffering from the flu.

Front 28

Translate one language from/into another language

Back 28

Translate one language from/into another language

Front 29

Absorbed in something

Back 29

Especially absorbed in her work/a book.

Front 30

Confide in someone

Back 30

to trust someone with one's secrets or personal matters.

Front 31

Be engrossed in something

Back 31

When you’re engrossed in something, you’re so consumed by it that you don’t notice anything else.

I'm engrossed in my homework.

Front 32

Implicate someone in something

Back 32

Bring into intimate and incriminating connection

“He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government”

Front 33

Result in something

Back 33

to be the reason something happens:

The improvements in training resulted in better performance.

Front 34

Specialize in something

Back 34

to limit oneself to or be specially trained to practice one particular thing.

I specialize in tropical medicine.

Front 35

Succeed in something

Succeed to the throne

Back 35

Succeed in something: To achieve something that you planned to do orattempted to do.

We finally succeeded in gettingMarjorie up the stairs.

Succeed to the throne: To replace another in office or position:

The prince succeeded to the throne.

Front 36

Accuse someone of something

Back 36

.

Front 37

Convict someone of something

Back 37

.

Front 38

remind someone of something

Back 38

.

Front 39

suspect someone of something

Back 39

.

Front 40

Take notice of something/someone

Back 40

.

Front 41

Base something on something

Back 41

Especially passive: The film is based on (...)

Front 42

Centre something on something

Back 42

(usually passive: be centred on)

Front 43

Concentrate something on something

Back 43

.

Front 44

Depend on someone/something

Back 44

.

Front 45

Elaborate on something

Back 45

.

Front 46

Impose on someone

Back 46

.

Front 47

Insist on something/someone doing something

Back 47

.

Front 48

Pride oneself on something

Back 48

.

Front 49

Answer to something

Back 49

Especially: answer to a description.

The answer to your question is yes.

Front 50

Appeal to someone

Back 50

To please or attract someone.

Fast food doesn't appeal to me.
It appeals to me ( I like the idea)

Front 51

Apply something to something

Back 51

to put something onto the surface of something.
This rule doesn't apply to you.

Front 52

Apply oneself

Back 52

To work hard and consistently at something)

Front 53

Attend to something said/heard

Back 53

To listen or pay attention to someone or something

Front 54

Attribute something to someone

Back 54

to ascribe something to someone or something; to believe that someone orsomething is the source of something.

Front 55

Commit oneself to something

Back 55

Especially passive: Be commited to

to promise someone or something for a particular purpose or time. I can'tcommit myself for Friday night.

Front 56

Confess to something

Back 56

.

Front 57

Devote oneself to something

Back 57

Especially passive: Be devoted to

Front 58

prefer on thing to another thing

Back 58

.

Front 59

React to something

Back 59

.

Front 60

Refer to something

Back 60

This number refers to the next page.

Front 61

Refer someone to someone

Back 61

The doctor referred me to a specialist.

Front 62

Resign oneself to something

Back 62

Especially passive: Be resigned to

to accept something reluctantly.

Front 63

Resort to something

Back 63

to do something that you do not want to do because you cannotfind any other way of achieving something:

I had to resort to violencen to get my money.

Front 64

See to something

Back 64

Take care of, manage, arrange, look after, organize, be responsible for, sort out, attend to, take charge of, do

• Franklin saw to the luggage.

Front 65

Subject someone to something

Back 65

.to cause someone or something to experience something, esp. something unpleasant:I hate being subjected to boring lectures.

Front 66

Be used to do something

Back 66

.

Front 67

Acquaint someone with something

Be acquainted with someone/something

Back 67

.

Front 68

Associate someone with something

Back 68

.

Front 69

Clutter with something

Back 69

especially passvive: The room was cluttered with boxes.

Front 70

Coincide with something

Back 70

.

Front 71

Collide with something

Back 71

.

Front 72

Comply with something

Back 72

.to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands,requirements, conditions, etc.; agree

Front 73

Concern with something

Back 73

Usually passive: Be concerned with

Front 74

Confront someone with something

Back 74

.

Front 75

Confuse someone/something with someone/something

Back 75

.

Front 76

Cram with something

Back 76

especially passive: be crammed with
to fill someone or something by stuffing with someone or something. Youwon't be happy till you cram all of us with cake and ice cream.

Front 77

Deal with someone or something

Back 77

.

Front 78

Discuss something with someone

Back 78

.

Front 79

Face with something

Back 79

Especially passive: Be faced with

Front 80

Ingratiate oneself with someone

Back 80

.To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort: She quickly sought to ingratiateherself with the new administration.

Front 81

Meet with something

Back 81

Especially: Meet with an accident

Front 82

Pack with something

Back 82

Especially passive: Be packed with

Front 83

Plead with someone

Back 83

.to beg something of someone; to make an emotional appeal to someone.Do I have to plead with you to get you to do it?

Front 84

Provide someone with something

Back 84

.

Front 85

Tamper with something

Back 85

.To interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse —used with with b : to try foolish or dangerous experiments —used with withc : to render something harmful or dangerous by altering its structure or composition

Front 86

Trust someone with something

Back 86

.

Front 87

Bar someone from a place

Front 88

Benefit from something

Front 89

Derive something form something

Front 90

Deter someone from something

Front 91

Differ from something

Front 92

Distinguish one thing from another thing

Back 92

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