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A Preposition
is a word or phrase placed before a Noun or Pronoun or Noun Phrase or Pronoun
Phrase. Prepositions are used to indicate various kinds of relations,
such as, place, time, method and manner, reason and purpose, possession
and direction and motion.
1. abide
by : Everyone must abide by the judgment of the court.
2. abide
with : we must abide with our friends through thick and thin.
3. abound
in : The sea abounds in wealth.
4. abscond
from : He absconds from classes only when he is ill.
5. absent
from : The clerk is absent from his section.
6. absolve
of : The judge absolved the official of charges of corruption.
7. absorb
in : Lata is absorbed in singing.
8. abstain
from : Postal employees abstained from their duties protesting against
the Government’s indifference towards their problems.
9. abundance
of : There is abundance of oil and natural gas in the Godavari basin.
10.abundant
in : Rice is abundant in the Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
11. accede
to : The Government acceded to the demands of the striking employees.
12. accompanied
by : Bill Clinton, the President of the United States of America, accompanied
by his daughter and other high-level officials, visited India.
13. according
to : According to Darwin, man has evolved out of the ape.
14. account
for : The accountant must account for the shortage of cash in the treasury.
15. accuse
of : The man was accused of smuggling and murder.
16. accustomed
to : The boy is accustomed to reading till midnight.
17. acquit
of : The judge acquitted him of all charges of corruption.
18. acquaint
with : After returning from South Africa, Gandhi went round the country
to acquaint himself with the people and their
problems. 19. adapt
to : We must adapt ourselves to different environments. 20. admit
to : He admitted his son to a public school.
21. adhere
to : Government employees must adhere to a code of conduct.
22. adjacent
to : My office is adjacent to my house.
23. adjourn
to : For want of quorum the committee meeting was adjourned to the
next day.
24. afraid
of : Children are afraid of dogs.
25. agree
to : The Government agreed to the demands of the employees. 26. agree
with : I agree with you that afforestation brings ecological balance. 27. agree
on : All the members of the teachers’ association agreed on the need
to observe punctuality.
28. ail from
: The nation is ailing from disunity.
29. aim at
: The hunter aimed his shot at the deer.
30. akin to
: Man is akin to other animals in almost all matters.
31. argue
against … with : The leaders of the opposition parties argued with
the Prime Minister against revising the Constitution.
32. ashamed
of : Ashamed of her failure in the examinations, a girl committed suicide.
33.
ask for : He asked me for a sheet of paper.
34. aspire
after : Avaricious persons aspire after more and more money.
35. associate
with : Vinoba Bhave was associated with the Sarvodaya Movement.
36. attend
to : I have urgent work to attend to.
37. attend
on : Doctors and nurses attend on patients.
38. attentive
to : Snakes are said to be attentive to music.
39. authority
on : Dr.S.Radhakrishnan was an authority on Eastern philosophy.
40. authority
over : In India the executive has no authority over the judiciary.
41. avail
of : We must avail ourselves of every opportunity to prosper in life.
42. aware
of : In a democratic country the people must be aware of their duties
and responsibilities.
43. bear with
: As a teacher I cannot bear with indiscipline.
44. believe
in : Indians believe in superstitions.
45. beloved
of : The last child is generally the most beloved of the parents.
46. benefit
from : We must be benefited from the experience and example of others.
47. benefit
of : There is no benefit of sending sub-standard sports team abroad.
48. bend before
: We should not bend before traitors.
49. bend on
: The University is bent on introducing information technology courses.
50. bend to
: Weak persons bend to pressure.
51. bestow
on : God bestowed his favour on me.
52. binding
on : The resolutions passed by the majority of the cabinet, are binding
on the entire Cabinet.
53. bless
with : I am blessed with four daughters.
54. blind
in : The beggar seems to be blind in both the eyes.
55. blind
to : Parents generally are blind to the faults of their children.
56. blush
at : The newly married couple blush at each other.
57. boast
of : One should not boast of one’s own virtues.
58. boil with
: Gopal boiled with anger when Ravi called him a rogue.
59. born of
: Michael Faraday was born of poor parents.
60. brim with
: On the eve of the examinations, the boy is brimming with confidence.
61. bristle
with : An honest man’s path is always bristled with difficulties.
62. brood
over : There is no use of brooding over our past misfortunes.
63. busy in
: I am busy preparing notes.
64. busy with
: The Principal is busy with examinations.
65. capable
of : Bears are capable of climbing trees.
66. care about
: Selfish rulers do not care about the welfare of toiling masses.
67. care for
: Some persons do not care for breakfast.
68. careful
of : The student was careful of his words in front of the Principal.
69. cash in
on : Unscrupulous people try to cash in on our ignorance.
70. cause
for : Although there is political instability in the country, there
is no cause for panic.
71. charge
against : An opposition leader leveled charges of corruption against
a minister.
72. charge
with : An official of the Air Force was charged with spying for a foreign
country.
73. claim
to : Both sons and daughters have a claim to ancestral property.
74. clash
of : The clash of interests between America and Russia took the world
to the brink of disaster.
75. clash
with : The Border Security Force jawans clashed with some cross country
smugglers.
76. climb
up…down : Cats can climb up and down the trees very quickly.
77. cling
to : One must cling to the truth at all times.
78. close
to : Huck and Jim are close to each other.
79. Collide
with : Many people died when a passenger bus collided with a transport
lorry.
80. collude
with : Terrorists and extremists colluded with smugglers to destroy
the country.
81. combine
into : Paes and Bhupati have combined into a fine doubles team in Tennis.
82. commensurate
with: Wages must be commensurate with the volume of work.
83. commit
to : Democracy is committed to the welfare of the people.
84.commune
with : Spiritualists commune with supernatural powers.
85.compare
to : Sardar Patel is compared to Bismarck of Germany.
86.compare
with : Mumbai can be compared with Hollywood in some respects.
87.compensate
for : The Management must compensate in cash for the loss of life or
limb suffered by the workers.
88. eliminate
from : Corrupt officials must be eliminated from public life.
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