Appropriate Prepositions List

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No Appropriate
Preposition h¡wm¡ AbÑ Uses
1 Abide by -j-e Qm¡ You must abide by my orders.
2 Abound in/with fËQ¥l b¡L¡ The river abounds in/with fish.
3 Absent from Ae¤f¢ÙÛa b¡L¡ He was absent from the class.
4 Absorbed in jNÀ / ¢e¢hø She is absorbed in her work.
5 Access to fË-hn A¢dL¡l All have access to the temple.
6 Accompanied by (sb) p­‰ b¡L¡ I was accompanied by my friend.
7 Accompanied with (sth) p­‰ b¡L¡ He had fever accompanied with pain.
8 Accused of A¢ik¤š² He was accused of theft.
9 According to Ae¤p¡-l According to the eye-witness, the accident took
place at 10pm.
10 Accustomed to AiÉÙ¹ He is not accustomed to such labour.
11 Acquainted with f¢l¢Qa I am not acquainted with him.
12 Adapted from Nªq£a The story is adapted from Rabindranath.
13 Add to -k¡N Ll¡ Add 5 to 10.
14 Addicted to He is addicted to wine.
15 Admit to i¢aÑ Ll¡ Arun was admitted to class five.
16 Affection for -pÀq She has affection for her brother.
17 Affectionate to -pÀqn£m She is affectionate to her son.
18 Afraid of i£a qJu¡ We are afraid of phantom.
19 Agree with pÇja qJu¡ She does not agree with me.
20 Aim at mrÉ Ll¡ The hunter aimed at the bird.
21 Aloof from Ec¡p£e b¡L¡ Keep aloof from bad company.
22 Amazed at ¢h¢Øja qJu¡ I am amazed at your conduct.
23 Ambition for EµQ¡L¡´r¡ He has ambition for fame.
24 Angry with -l-N k¡Ju¡ He is angry with me.
25 Annoyed with ¢hlš² qJu¡ He is annoyed with me.
26 Antidote to/against/for fˢa-odL Quinine is antidote to/against/for malaria.
27 Anxious for Ec¢hNÀ qJu¡ She is anxious for the prize.
28 Apologize to(sb)for(sth) rj¡ Q¡Ju¡ You should apologize to her for your misconduct.
29 Appeal to(sb) for(sth) B-hce Ll¡ I appealed to him for money.
30 Appetite for r¥d¡ I have no appetite for food.
31 Appointed to(a post) ¢e-u¡N Ll¡ He is appointed to the post.
32 Approve of Ae¤-j¡ce I do not approve of your action.
33 Apt in/at cr qJu¡ He is apt in/at mathematics.

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34 Argue with(sb), for(sth) k¤¢š² ­cM¡­e¡ She argued with me for the very point.
35 Ashamed of m¢‹a qJu¡ You should be ashamed of your conduct.
36 Ask for fË¡bÑe¡ Ll¡ He asks for me money.
37 Associated with(sb) pwk¤š² He is associated with his friend.
38 Assure(sb) of ¢e¢ÕQ¿¹ Ll¡ I Assure you of my help.
39 Astonished at ¢h¢Øja qJu¡ I am astonished at his courage.
40 Attack by Bœ²je Ll¡ He was attacked by robbers.
41 Attach to pwmNÀ The bathroom is attached to the bedroom.
42 Attend to j-e¡-k¡N -cJu¡ Attend to your teacher.
43 Attend at Ef¢ÙÛa b¡L¡ He attended at the station.
44 Attribute to(a loss) B-l¡f Ll¡ He attributed the loss to him.
45 Authority over rja¡ He has no authority over his child.
46 Avail (oneself) of p¤-¤ k¡N NËqZ Ll¡ I availed myself of my opportunity.
47 Aware of AhNa qJu¡ I am not aware of the fact.
48 Based on fË¢a¢ùa His state is based on the fact.
49 Beg(sth) of (sb) fË¡bÑe¡ Ll¡ He begged hundred rupees of me.
50 Believe in ¢hnÄ¡p Ll¡ People at large believe in God.
51 Belong to j¡¢mL¡e¡ b¡L¡ This house belongs to Mr. Das.
52 Blind of/in Aå He is blind of/in both the eyes.
53 Blush with m‹¡u l¢š²j qJu¡ The girl blushed with shame.
54 Boast of AqwL¡l Ll¡ Do not boast of your knowledge.
55 Born of SeÈ -eJu¡ He was born of a rich family.
56 Borrow from/of d¡l Ll¡ He borrowed money from/of his friend.
57 Bound for E­Ÿ­n This bus is bound for Kolkata.
58 Burdened with i¡l¡œ²¡¿¹ They are burdened with a big loan.
59 Burst into L¡æ¡u -g-V fs¡ The girl bursts into tears.
60 Burst out q¡¢p-a -g-V fs¡ The girl bursts out laughing.
61 Busy at / with hÉÙ¹ b¡L¡ He is busy at his work.
62 Callous to Ec¡p£e He is callous to his son’s education.
63 Capable of pjbÑ I am capable of doing this.
64 Care for NË¡qÉ Ll¡ I do not care for him.
65 Care of kaÀ -eJu¡ Take care of your health.
66 Charge of c¡¢uaÆ He took charge of the new post.
67 Cling to -m-N b¡L¡ He clings to his principles.
68 Close to ¢eL-V He lives close to my house.
69 Compare with a¥me¡ Ll¡ (HLC) Compare Akbar with Aurangzeb.

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70 Compare to a¥me¡ Ll¡ (AeÉ) She is compared to a rose.

71 Composed of °al£ Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
72 Conceal from -N¡fe Ll¡ Don’t conceal anything from me.
73 Confident of fËaÉuk¤š² I am confident of my success.
74 Confined in BhÜ She is confined in a room.
75 Conscious of p-Qae qJu¡ He is not conscious of his weakness.
76 Consist of °al£ This poem consists of fourteen lines.
77 Consistent with p¡j”pÉ b¡L¡ Your deed should be consistent with your word.
78 Consult with B-m¡Qe¡ Ll¡ I consulted with him on this point.
79 Contact with pw-k¡N She has lost contact with her son.
80 Contrast with a¥me¡ Ll¡ Contrast Akbar with Aurangzeb.
81 Contrary to ¢hfl£a f-r He acted contrary to orders.
82 Correspond with f­œ ­k¡N¡­k¡N Please correspond with me.
83 Cure of B-l¡NÉ m¡i Ll¡ He was cured of his flu.
84 Deal in hÉhp¡ Ll¡ He deals in rice.
85 Deal with hÉhq¡l Ll¡ He deals honestly with his customers.
86 Dedicate to EvpNÑ Ll¡ The book was dedicated to his teacher.
87 Deficiency of Ai¡h There is a deficiency of drinking water.
88 Depend on ¢eiÑln£m qJu¡ My brother depends on me.
89 Deprive of h¢’a Ll¡ The son was deprived of his father’s wealth.
90 Desire for CµR¡ I have no desire for wealth.
91 Detach from ¢h¢µRæ Ll¡ He is now detached from his family.
92 Die of (a disease) j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡ (-l¡-N) He died of typhoid.
93 Die for (country) j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡(-c-nl L¡l-Z) He died for freedom.(for the country)
94 Die in (battle) j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡ (k¤Ü­r­œ) Soldiers die in wars.
95 Die from(an injury) j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡ (BO¡-a) He died from an explosion.
96 Die by j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡ (¢qwp¡aÈL He died by a bullet.
(violence/weapon) OVe¡u)
97 Differ from Bm¡c¡ It differs from that in quality.
98 Difference between f¡bÑLÉ There is no difference between the two.
99 Different from fªbL This is different from that.
100 Divide into i¡N Ll¡ Divide it into many parts.
101 Divide between i¡N Ll¡(c¤C-l j-dÉ) Divide these mangoes between the two.
102 Divide among i¡N Ll¡(A-e-Ll j-dÉ) Divide these mangoes among the five.
103 Due to L¡l-Z The match is stopped due to rain.
104 Dwell in h¡p Ll¡ He dwells in his own house.

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105 Eager for/after Ewp¤L¤ He is eager for/after wealth.

106 Eligible for -k¡NÉ He is eligible for the post.
107 Emerge from -hl qJu¡ The snake emerged from the hole.
108 Engage with ¢ek¤š² He is engaged with him in conversation.
109 Engage in hÉÙ¹ I am engaged in gossip.
110 Engage to h¡Ncš¡ She is engaged to me.
111 Enter into fË-hn Ll¡ He entered into the matter.
112 Enter (without preposition) fË-hn He entered the room.
113 Essential to AaÉ¡hnÉL Is money essential to happiness?
114 Escape from f¡m¡-e¡ He escaped from the prison.
115 Excel in -nËù qJu¡ She excels in music.
116 Exchange for hcm He exchanged his book for mine.
117 Exchange with ¢h¢eju You should exchange your views with others.
118 Faithful to ¢hnÄÙ¹ Dog is faithful to its master.
119 Familiar with (sb) f¢l¢Qa (j¡e¤o) He is familiar with her.
120 Familiar to (sth) f¢l¢Qa (¢S¢ep) His behaviour is not familiar to me.
121 Fatal to j¡l¡aÈL This failure is fatal to his future.
122 Favour of f-r He spoke in favour of me.
123 Fit for Efk¤š² He is not fit for the post.
124 Fight against/with ¢hf-r I fight with / against my rival.
125 Fond of ¢fËu She is fond of music.
126 Free from j¤š² She is now free from danger.
127 Full of f¢lf§ZÑ The glass is full of water.
128 Glance at HL fmL cª¢ø He glanced at the girl.
129 Grateful to L«a‘ I am grateful to you.
130 Greedy for -m¡i£ He is greedy for money.
131 Guilty of Afl¡d£ He is guilty of theft.
132 Hanker after BL¡´r¡ Ll¡ Don’t hanker after money.
133 Hatred of/for OªZ¡ I have no hatred for my rival.
134 Heed to j-e¡-k¡N ¢c-u -n¡e¡ Heed to your teacher.
135 Heir to Eš¡¢dL¡l£ He is an heir to his father’s property.
136 Heir of pÇf¢šl Eš¡¢dL¡l£ He is the only heir of his father.
137 Hinder from h¡d¡ -cJu¡ He was hinder from having it.
138 Hostile to ¢hl¦-Ü He is hostile to your action.
139 Hunger for r¥d¡ His hunger for knowledge surprised me.
140 Ignorant of A‘ He is ignorant of grammar.

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141 Impress upon R¡f -gm¡ He can impress the lesson upon his students.
141 Indulge in Bp¢š² Don’t indulge in smoking.
142 Indifferent to Ec¡p£e She is indifferent to me.
143 Infested with Efâ¥a The house is infested with rats.
144 Inquire of (sb) Ae¤på¡e (j¡e¤o) He inquired of me.
145 Inquire about (sth) Ae¤på¡e (¢S¢ep) The committee inquired into the incident.
146 Insist upon/on -Sc Ll¡ He is insisted on my going home.
147 Interest in BNËq£ He has no interest in history.
148 Interfere in (sth) h¡d¡ c¡e You shouldn’t interfere in my business.
149 Introduce to f¢lQu Ll¡-e¡ Please introduce her to me.
150 Invited to Bj¢¿»a You are invited to dinner.
151 Involved in S¢sa b¡L¡ He is involved in theft.
152 Jealous of Doѡ They are jealous of my wealth.
153 Jeer at ¢hâ¥f Ll¡ Don’t jeer at the poor.
154 Jest at W¡–¡ Ll¡ Don’t jest at the poor.
155 Junior to, by -R¡-V¡ He is junior to me by one year.
156 Kind to cu¡m¤ She is kind to me.
157 Kind of cu¡ Kind of you to see me.
158 Knock at BO¡a Ll¡ Please don’t knock at the door.
159 Lack of (verb) Ai¡h He has no lack of money.
160 Lack in (noun) Ai¡h He lacks in common sense.
161 Lame of -My¡s¡ He is lame of one leg.
162 Lament for/about Ae¤a¡f Ll¡ Don’t lament for/about past.
162 Laugh at ¢hâ¥f Ll¡ Don’t laugh at the lame.
163 Liable to c¡u£ He is liable to fine.
164 Liking for fR¾c I have no liking for him.
165 Live in/at h¡p Ll¡ I live at Gholdigrui. She lives in Kolkata.
She lives in a village.
166 Live on -hy-Q b¡L¡ The baby lives on milk.
167 Long for BNËq£ He longs for money.
168 Mad with Eeȡc He is mad with his failures.
169 Made of °al£ This coin is made of copper.
170 Marry to ¢hh¡q Ll¡ He is married to a school mistress.
171 Menace to ¢hfc Cold war is a menace to peace.
172 Necessary to/for fË-u¡Se£u Sweat is necessary to/for success.
173 Occupied with hÉÙ¹ He is occupied with his business.

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174 Opposite to ¢hfl£a ¢c-L The building stands opposites to the park.
175 Parallel to pj¡¿¹l¡m This road is parallel to that.
176 Participate in AwnNËqZ Ll¡ I want to participate in quiz contest.
177 Passion for Bp¢š² I have no passion for cinema.
178 Persist in -m-N b¡L¡ He persisted in doing it.
179 Pity on/for cu¡ We take pity on/for the poor.
180 Play with -Mm¡ Ll¡ She plays with piano.
181 Plead for JL¡m¢a Ll¡ He pleads for justice.
182 Pleased with (sb) p¿¹¥ø qJu¡ I am pleased with you.
183 Pleased at (sth) M¤¢n I am pleased at your manner.
184 Plunged into Ty¡f -cJu¡ She plunged into water.
185 Prefer to fµR¾c Ll¡ I prefer coffee to tea.
186 Preside over/at pi¡f¢aaÆ Ll¡ He presides over/at the meeting.
187 Pretend to i¡e Ll¡ He pretends to be a learned man.
188 Prevent from h¡d¡ -cJu¡ He prevents me from doing this.
189 Prey on -M-u -hy-Q b¡L¡ Hawks prey on small birds.
190 Pride(noun) in NhÑ-h¡d Ll¡ He takes pride in his birth.
191 Pride(verb) on AqwL¡l Ll¡ He prides himself on his birth.
192 Proud(adjective) of N¢hÑa We are proud of Netaji.
193 Prior to B-N This book takes prior to that.
194 Prohibit from ¢e-od Ll¡ He prohibited me from doing this.
195 Prompt in QVf-V The boy is prompt in his answer.
196 Prompt at cr The boy is prompt at figures.
197 Prone to -Ty¡L Over-eating is prone to illness.
198 Protect from lr¡ Ll¡ Warm clothes will protect you from cold.
199 Quick at QVf-V He is quick at figures.
200 Quarrel with TNs¡ Ll¡ The two brothers quarrel with each other.
201 Ready at â¥a / fËÙ¹¥a He is ready at figures.
202 Rebel against ¢h-â¡q Ll¡ The soldiers rebelled against their captain.
203 Recover from B-l¡NÉ m¡i Ll¡ I have recovered from my illness.
204 Refer to E-õM Ll¡ The ‘father’ refers to the God.
205 Relation between pÇfLÑ There is a relation between them.
206 Related to Baȣu He is related to me.
207 Relevant to fË¡p¢‰L His speech is not relevant to this point.
208 Rely on ¢eiÑl Ll¡ You may rely on me.
209 Remarkable for E-õM-k¡NÉ She is remarkable for her simplicity.

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210 Remedy for/against fË¢aL¡l There is no remedy for/against disease.

211 Remind of ØjlZ Ll¡-e¡ I remind you of your loan.
212 Render into l©f -cJu¡ Render into Bengali.
213 Repent of Ae¤-n¡Qe¡ Ll¡ She repents of her rudeness.
214 Replace by/with f¡ÒV¡-e¡ The seat was replaced by/with a new one.
215 Reply to Ešl ­cJu¡ Please reply to my letter.
216 Require of/from fË-u¡Se I require a book of/from you.
217 Respect for nËÜ¡ I have respect for my teacher.
218 Respect to fËp­‰ With respect to this I know nothing
219 Respond to p¡s¡ -cJu¡ Respond to the roll call.
220 Responsible for c¡u£ You are responsible for this action.
221 Result of gm The result of the examination is not yet out.
222 Retire from Ahpl -eJu¡ He has not yet retired from his service.
223 Reward with f¤lú«a Ll¡ He rewarded me with a pen.
224 Rich in pjªÜ India is rich in coal.
225 Rid of c§-l b¡L¡ Get rid of bad habits.
226 Rob of qlZ Ll¡ A robber robbed me of my purse.
227 Sacred to f¢hœ Mecca is sacred to the Muslims.
228 Safe from ¢el¡fc He is safe from danger.
229 Satisfy with p¿¹¥ø I am satisfied with you.
230 Search of på¡e I am in search of a job.
231 Search for A-eÄoZ The police searched for the thief.
232 Secure from/against ¢el¡fc The city is secured from enemy attack.
233 Seek for/after -My¡S¡ Man seeks for/after happiness.
234 Sensitive to ØfnÑL¡al The instrument is sensitive to heat.
235 Sentence to c¢™a Ll¡ The murderer was sentenced to death.
236 Shame at m¢‹a I felt shame at my brother’s conduct.
237 Short of O¡V¢a The state is short of funds.
238 Sick of ¢hlš² / Ap¤¤ÙÛ I am sick of such a life.
239 Similar to pcªn The gold is similar to brass in colour.
240 Similarity between p¡cªnÉ There is no similarity between the two.
241 Slave to œ²£ac¡paÆ Ll¡ Don’t be a slave to your greed.
242 Slow in d£lN¢a I am little slow in Hindi.
243 Smile at jªc¤ q¡p¡ The girl smiled at the child.
244 Snatch at ByL-s dl¡ She snatches at every opportunity.
245 Sorry for c¤x¢Ma You should be sorry for this.

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246 Speak to (sb) hm¡ (j¡e¤o-L) I shall speak to him.

247 Speak about (sth) hm¡ (pð-å) I shall speak to him about it.
248 Stare at (sb) a¡L¡-e¡ He stared at me angrily.
249 Strange to Af¢l¢Qa The place is strange to me.
250 Stoop to Ahea qJu¡ She stoops to conquer.
251 Subject to Ad£e Ll¡ She was subjected to sufferings.
252 Submit to hnÉa¡ ü£L¡l Ll¡ The submitted to the police.
253 Subscribe to Qy¡c¡ c¡e Ll¡ He subscribes to the poor fund.
254 Substitute for ¢hLÒf There is no substitute for hard labour.
255 Succeed to Ešl¡¢dL¡l£ qJu¡ She has succeeded to her father’s property.
256 Succeed in L«aL¡kÑ He has succeeded in his mission.
257 Succumb to j¡l¡ k¡Ju¡ The man succumbed to his injures.
258 Suffer from -i¡N¡ He is suffering from fever.
259 Suitable for Efk¤š² This water is not suitable for drinking.
260 Superior to EvL«øal The soap is superior to that.
261 Sure of ¢e¢ÕQa I am sure of success.
262 Surprise at ¢h¢Øja qJu¡ I am surprised at his remark.
263 Suspect of p-¾cq Ll¡ We suspected him of theft.
264 Suspicious of p¢¾c‡ I am suspicious of your motive.
265 Sympathy for pq¡e¤i¨¢a She has no sympathy for the old man.
266 Synonym for fË¢anë There is no synonym for this word.
267 Talk to hm¡ (j¡e¤o-L) She talks to me.
268 Talk about hm¡ (pð-å) She talks to me about her love affair.
269 Taste of Bü¡c The liquid tastes of wine.
270 Taste for l¦¢Q I have no taste for music.
271 Thankful to L«a‘ I am thankful to them.
272 Think of/about ¢Q¿¹¡ Ll¡ Think of/about yourself.
273 Think about ¢Q¿¹¡ Ll¡ (pð-å) Think about your action.
274 Think on/over ¢Q¿¹¡ Ll¡ (¢ho-u) Think on/over his advice.
275 Thirst for/after BL¡´r¡ Ll¡/a«o·¡ Man thirsts for/after wealth.
276 Tired of LÓ¡¿¹ She is tired of waiting.
277 Touch at ØfnÑ Ll¡ The train touches at the main station.
278 Treat of B-m¡Qe¡ Ll¡ This book treats of Indian philosophy.
289 Tremble with Ly¡f¡ The girl trembled with fear.
290 Trust with ¢hnÄ¡p Ll¡ He trusted me with the work.
291 Trust in ¢hnÄ¡p I put my trust in you.

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292 Unite with ¢j¢ma qJu¡ He is now united with her.

293 Urge upon ¢Sc dl¡ We urged the matter upon his kindness.
294 Use of fË-u¡Se There is no use of my going there.
295 Use to AiÉÙ¹ I am used to hard work.
296 Useful to fË-u¡Se£u The book is useful to the students.
297 Vary from Bm¡c¡ qJu¡ Your statement varies from his.
298 Vexed with(sb) ¢hlš²­h¡d Ll¡ I am vexed with you.
299 Vexed at(sth) ¢hr¥ì I am vexed at your objection to it.
300 Victim of h¢m He was a victim of the accident.
301 View to E­Ÿ­nÉ He came here with a view to get a job.
302 Wait for A-fr¡ Ll¡ I waited for you at the station.
303 Want of/for Ai¡h He has no want of/for money.
304 Weak in c¤hÑm She is weak in mathematics.
305 Weary of LÓ¡¿¹ I am weary of hard work.
306 Wonder at ¢h¢Øja qJu¡ We wondered at his remark.
307 Worthy of -k¡NÉ She is worthy of love.
308 Yearn to hÉ¡L¥m qJu¡ He yearned to return to the shelter.
309 Yield to hnÉa¡ ü£L¡l Ll¡ The dacoits yielded to the police.
310 Zeal for BL¡´r¡ She has a great zeal for social work.
311 Zealous for BNËq£ All are zealous for freedom.
312 Zest for Bp¢š² Her zest for life is really great.