Appropriate Preposition 

Important Preposition in English 

  

Appropriate Preposition List

Particular words are followed by particular prepositions and the use of any other prepositions is wrong. Only a particular preposition can stand after a word, and these prepositions should be used very carefully. The specified usage of these prepositions is called Appropriate Prepositions.

We have compiled all important Appropriate Prepositions, which are very useful for your upcoming exams.

Appropriate Preposition | English grammar

Here is a list of appropriate prepositions with examples.

• Adaptation of: Adaptation of means to an end.
• Aware of: People should be aware of their right.
• Aim at: He aimed at the lion.
• Annoyed at: My brother is annoyed at our plan.
• Annoyed with: My mother is annoyed with us.
• Access to: He has an easy access to my office.
• Accuse (somebody) of: We should not accuse him of the robbery.
• Approve of:  I cannot approve of your misconduct.
• Adhere to: We should adhere to our strategy.
• Admit of: His conduct admits of no defense.
• Affix to/on: Please, affix this hallmark to/on the envelop.
• Afraid of: The boy seems to be afraid of snakes.
• Allot to: Sixty shares were allotted to him.
• Alternative to: Alternative to a plan.
• Amazed at: We are amazed at his manners.
• Ambition for: We should have ambition for attaining higher point.
• Ambitious 0f: He is ambitious of distinction.
• Analogy between: Analogy between two things.
• Anxious about: I am anxious about the outcome.
• Anxious for: I am anxious for the reward.
• Apologize to: You all must apologize to him for your conduct.
• Appetite for: She has no apology for music.
• Apply to (person): I applied to him for the position.
• Apprised of: We were apprised of the occurrence.
• Aptitude for: The boy has no aptitude for art.
• Aspiration for/after: The boy has no aspiration for/after riches.
• Assent to: They assented to the bid.
• Attack of: Attack of person.
• Backward in: She is rather backward in her studies.
• Believe in: Do you believe in ghosts?
• Boast of: She boasts of her aristocratic upbringing.
• Brood over: Don’t brood over past failures.
• Blind of: Blind of one eye.
• Care for: Care for his safety.
• Compare with: Rimpa is often compared with Rupa.
• Compare to: The girl is compared to spring.
• Congenial to: This ether is congenial to sound
• Condole with: I condoled with him on his sister’s death.
• Confident of: I am confident of success in this instance.
• Congratulate on: We congratulated him on his victory.
• Consist of: Our family consists of six members.
• Consist in: True happiness consists in gratification.
• Consistent with: Our works must be consistent with our plan.
• Contact with: He has a good contact with the good boys.
• Contemporary of: Tazuddin was contemporary of Sheikh Mujib.
• Contrary to: Your plan is contrary to his.
• Control of / over: The boy does not have control of/over himself.
• Conversant with: He was not conversant with the plan.
• Converted to: He was converted to Islam.
• Converted into: The water has been converted into ice.
• Convict of: He was convict of trick.
• Conducive to: Fresh air is conducive to strength.
• Contempt for: Kartik has a strong contempt for pop music.
• Confine to: Still the women are confined to the kitchen.
• Cope with: Sometimes we cannot cope with so many difficulties.
• Charge against: We have 2 charges against him.
• Charged with: The chairman was charged with corruption.
• Contribution to: Rahul has many contributions to our women education.
• Contribute to: Iswarchandra Vidyasagar has contributed a lot to our women education.
• Cured of: Cured of a disease.
• Defective in: Defective in point of style.
• Decide upon: They have not decided upon their plan.
• Decide against: The issue was decided against him.                
• Defer to: The manager has deferred the discussion to the next meeting.
• Delight in: Marry finds delight in book.
• Delighted at/with: My friends are delighted at/with my result.
• Deliver to: The books are delivered to him.
• Deprived of: The poor are deprived of the light of education.
• Deal in (Business) (something): His brother deals in Jute.
• Deal with: His father deals with Mr. Arora.
• Depend on: Our economy depends on industry.
• Dependent on: Our economy is dependent on industry.
• Desist from: We desisted from doing the work.
• Dislike to/ for: Nur has dislike to/for the boy.
• Dispense with: They dispensed with his services.
• Dispose of: We disposed of our labor in time.
• Dissent from: We dissent from your ideas.
• Distrust of: They have no distrust of him.
• Devote to: The girl is devoted to reading.
• Diffident of: Vijay is diffident of success.
• Differ from: She differs from me on this matter.
• Different from: They are different from us.
• Deficient in: Deficient in energy.
• Emphasis on: The principal gave emphasis on his opinion.
• Entrust (something to somebody): He entrusted him with the property.
• Entrust (somebody with something): He entrusted the book to her.
• Escape from: There is no escape from death.
• Essential to: Hard work is essential to achievement.
• Excel in: The man excels in art.
• Exempt from: The students were exempted from fine.
• Expose to: Don’t expose it to the sun.
• Famous for: Dinajpur is famous for rice.
• Faithful to: The dog is faithful to its master.
• Favourable to: His speech was favourable to our action.
• Favourable for: The situation is favourable for attack.
• Fruitful in: His brain is fruitful in trick.
• Fruitless of: Our labour is fruitless of any gain.
• Fond of: He is fond of music.
• Fondness for: He has fondness for sweets.
• Foreign to: The idea was foreign to us.
• Familiar to: He is familiar to me.
• Familiar with: My father is very familiar with Arabic.
• Glory in: We glory in your success.
• Good at: He is good at mathematics.
• Grateful to: You should be grateful to him.
• Guilty of: He is guilty of theft.
• Guard against: You should guard against mistakes.
• Guard from/against: Guard against such mistakes.
• Hang to//on/from: Hang it to/on/from the wall.
• Hanker after: Everyone hankers after happiness.
• Hear of / about: I heard of/about his father from my friend.
• Hesitate at: We should not hesitate at speaking the truth.
• Hint at: He hinted at the problem earlier.
• Hostile to: No one should be hostile to such a plan.
• Identical with: Your idea is identical with mine.
• Ignorant of: All of us were ignorant of the problem.
• Immaterial to: This is immaterial to your case.
• Immune from/ against/ to: We are not immune from/against/to any attack from the enemy.
• Import to: The idea imparted to him was wrong.
• Impose upon: Shivam has imposed upon all of us.
• Impute to: The police imputed their crime to the victim’s associates.
• Indebted to: They are indebted to you for your help.
• Indulge in: Do not indulge in wine.
• Infer from: We all could not infer anything from his speech.
• Innocent of: The boy is innocent of the charge.
• Inquire for/ after: The principal inquired for/ after students.
• Insist upon: Aravind insisted upon my going there.
• Intent on: I am intent on doing that.
• Involved in: Mukesh was not involved in the action.
• Indifferent to: Rakesh is indifferent to our activities.
• Influence on: Her success has great influence on my present activities.
• Jealous of: Suman is jealous of my success.
• Jest at: We all should not jest at religion.
• Judge by: We should not judge a thing only by appearance.
• Kind to: My father was kind to the poor.
• Kindness to: My father showed kindness to the poor.
• Known to: Ranu  is known to me.
• Lack of: The boy has lack of common sense.
• Laugh at: Never laugh at the poor.
• Libel on: The novel is a libel on human nature.
• Liking for: The girl has a liking for me.
• Live in: He lives in Kolkata.
• Long for / after: Who does not long for/after happiness?
• Loyal to: We should be loyal to our government.
• Marry to: He was married to Sadhana.
• Match for: Mahadi has no match for Shakil.
• Match with: That colour does not match with that.
• Meet with: Yesterday I met with a bus-accident.
• Mourn for: The people mourn for their great hero.
• Natural to: This behavior is natural to him.
• Necessary for/ to: Industry is necessary for/to success.
• Object to: We object to that remark.
• Occur to: The idea did not occur to Anis at that time.
• Open to: Her remark is open to objection.
• Oppose to: The principal has opposed to our proposal.
• Opposite to: Her house is opposite to mine.
• Opposition to: There is no opposition to the bill.
• Partake of: Let Kabir partake of some food.
• Particular about: Boby is very particular about building his life.
• Peculiar to: This type of dress is peculiar to Liza.
• Permit of: My conduct does not permit of a sympathetic consideration.
• Pity for: Arindam has no pity for the poor.
• Play on: Abhik plays on a piano well.
• Play with: Shona played with my feelings.
• Pleased with: The principal is pleased with the students.
• Point out: At first you should point out the problem.
• Point at: Raja pointed his gun at the bird.
• Point to: Her speech pointed to some of our defects.
• Popular with: Sandip is popular with the students for his sense of humour.
• Preside over: The President presided over the meeting.
• Preside at: Krishna presided at the table.
• Prevent from: Grass prevents soil from washed away.
• Prior to: Her proposal was placed prior to yours.
• Profit by: We all profit by practical experience.
• Prefer to: She prefers coffee to tea.
• Preference for: I have preference for English novels.
• Protest against: The workers will protest against their employers bad activities.
• Prejudice against: We have no prejudice against any religion.
• Pretext for: This is his pretext for your going there.
• Pride in: Piyali takes pride in her beauty.
• Proficient in: Rumana is proficient in English.
• Qualified for: Rujata is qualified for the post.
• Quick at: Moumita is very quick at mathematics.
• Quick of: Souvik is quick of understanding the matter.
• Reason with: Moumita reasoned with me on this issue.
• Pity for: Binay has no pity for the poor.
• Play on: Amiya plays on a guitar well.
• Play with: She played with my feelings.
• Pleased with: The principal is pleased with the students.
• Recover from: May your mother recovers from the disease very soon.
• Refer to: This statement does not refer to you.
• Regard for: We have no regard for this old man.
• Relevant to: Your speech was relevant to the concern.
• Relieve from /of: This will relieve you from toothache.
• Rely on: We should not rely on this fickle-minded man.
• Remarkable for: Bijay is remarkable for his oratory.
• Remind of: The accident reminds me of my friend’s death.
• Reply to: He did not give any reply to her proposa1.
• Respect for: Rita has great respect for me.
• Respectful to: We all should be respectful to our teachers.
• Respond to: You did not respond to my call.
• Rest with a person: Now it rests with you to grant my urge.
• Rest upon (something): We rested upon your capacity.
• Reward with: The president rewarded him with the medal for his fearless action.
• Rebel against: The hostility rebelled against the government.
• Related to: Our actions are related to our mentality.
• Result from: Viciousness results from frustration.
• Rid of: It is high time you got rid of your bad habits.
• Rivalry with: They have no rivalry with him.
• Rob of: The mugger robbed me of my possessions.
• Sanguine of: They are sanguine of success.
• Satisfied with: Roy is satisfied with the boy.
• Search for: I was searching for these scopes.
• Sentence to: Jonny was sentenced to death for murder.
• Shame at/for: Your parent feels shame at/for your conduct.
• Short of: Amal ran short of money.
• Shrink from: Shefa shrinks from doing this.
• Side with: We should side with the blind people.
• Smile upon: Fortune smiles upon the brave.
• Snatch at: A drowning man snatches at a straw.
• Stare at: Kamal stared at me.
• Strange to: Ajay name is strange to all of us.
• Submit to: At last the protestors submitted to the president.
• Sufficient for: These pens are not sufficient for us.
• Suffer from: The girl has been suffering from fever for two days.
• Suffer for: We must suffer for our misdeeds.
• Suitable for/ to: That food is not suitable for/to them.
• Supplement to: That document is supplement to that.
• Sure of: He was sure of passing the examination.
• Surprised at/ by: We all were surprised at/by her performance.
• Suspect of: We suspect the boy of theft.
• Suspicious for / of: Himel has no sympathy for/of the poon.
• Shocked at: Raju was shocked at my conduct.
• Similar to: Your idea is similar to mine.
• Taste for: Ashik has no taste for music.
• Thankful to: She was thankful to you for your help.
• Tell on/upon: Smoking tells on/upon our health.
• Tide over: We can easily tide over the problem.
• Tolerant of: They should be tolerant of opposition.
• Tremble with: The kid is trembling with fear.
• True to: One should be true to one’s words.
• Think of: Uday should think of the matter.
• Unequal to: Natasha feels unequal to the task.
• Unite with: We all united with them for better performance.
• Urge upon: We urged the issue upon his request.
• Useful to(a person) for (a purpose): This technology will be useful to the students for understanding the problem.
• Vain of: The girl is vain of her beauty.
• Versed in: My father was well versed in politics.
• Vest with: He was vested with the authority.
• Victim of: We are the victim of the earthquake disaster. .
• Victim to: The driver falls in a victim to avarice.
• Void of: Her speech is void of any meaning.
• Wait upon: He waited upon the guests well.
• Want for: You have no want for money now.
• Wanting in: The boy is wanting in generosity.
• Wish for: They do not wish for riches.
• Wander at (something): We wondered at the natural diversity of the place.
• Worthy of: His speech is worthy of praise.
• Yield to: They must yield to reason.
• Zest for: I have no zest for listening to music.
• Zealous for: She was very much zealous for doing the work.

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