Words Followed by Prepositions
Words Followed by Prepositions :
Certain verbs, nouns, adjectives and participles are always followed by particular prepositions.
APPRISE : (verb)
Apprise of : to inform (or) to tell
1. We apprised him of our arrival.
2. Have you apprised your mother of our plans?
3. Although we apprised our teacher of our performance, he scolded us.
ENAMOURED : (adjective)
Enamoured of : very fond of (or) liking very much (or) charmed
1. He is enamoured of his own plan.
2. Young girls are easily enamoured of skin-deep beauty.
3. Your sister is enamoured of your money and fame.
4. Becoming enamoured of what is joyful and beautiful is one of our weaknesses.
ENDOW : (verb)
Endow With : provide with (a good quality or ability from birth)
Endowed : (adjective)
Endowed with : provided with
1. Some persons are endowed with beauty and brains.
2. Those who are endowed with the willingness for hard work can come forward.
3. Your wife is endowed with sense of beauty and sense of orderliness.
ACCESSIBLE : (adjective)
Accessible to - Easy to reach, enter or obtain
Accessible by - Easy to reach, enter or obtain
1. The island is accessible only by air.
2. We are accessible to the boys from other colleges.
3. They are not accessible now.
4. The minister has become inaccessible to the members of the public.
5. This mobile seems to have gone beyond accessible limit.
Accessible (opposite) inaccessible
AVERSE : (adjective)
Averse to : not liked (or) opposed to
1. He, who is averse to hard work, generally doesn’t succeed in any attempt.
2. I don't smoke cigarettes. I am totally averse to other people smoking also.
3. Those who are averse to smoking should not enter this park.
4. He is totally averse to inhumane-attitudes.
FAMOUS : (adjective)
Famous for : well known (or) reputed
1. Jaipur is famous for its buildings.
2. Sivakasi is famous for fire-works.
3. Madurai is famous for the Meenakasi Temple.
4. Harvard is famous for its cosmopolitan outlook.
5. He is famous for his hard-work and intelligence.
FOND : (adjective)
Fond of : willing (or) liking
1. I am not fond of music.
2. Those who are fond of delicious foods can visit this hotel.
3. Since he is fond of Ilayaraja’s Music, he has gone to his concert.
4. We need not be fond of making money to do business.
5. They are totally fond of this kind of speech.
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- Adjectives followed by The Preposition FOR
- Adjectives followed by The Preposition OF
- Adjectives followed by The Preposition WITH
- Adjectives followed by The Preposition TO
- Nouns followed by The Preposition FOR
- Nouns followed by The Preposition FROM
- Nouns followed by The Preposition OF
- Nouns followed by The Preposition TO
- Nouns followed by The Preposition WITH
- Participles followed by The Preposition FOR
- Participles followed by The Preposition OF
- Participles followed by The Preposition WITH
- Participles followed by The Preposition TO
- Use of Prepositions
- Verbs followed by The Preposition ON
- Verbs followed by The Preposition FOR
- Verbs followed by The Preposition IN
- Verbs followed by The Preposition OF
- Verbs followed by The Preposition FROM
- Verbs followed by The Preposition WITH
- Verbs followed by The Preposition TO
- Abhorrent to
- Abstemious
- Accommodate
- According to
- Accurate
- Acquaint with
- Adapt to
- Addicted to
- Affection
- Alien to
- Alternate
- Ambition
- Analogous to
- Analogous with
- Anxious
- Assiduous
- Associate with
- Capacity
- Condemned to
- Connive at
- Connive with
- Consecrate to
- Contemporary of
- Defective
- Deficient in
- Derogatory to
- Destitute of
- Differ
- Diligent
- Due to
- Entitled to
- Hint at
- In accordance with
- Influence
- Inure to
- Labour
- Lax
- Liable
- Limited to
- Overcome by
- Pass for
- Patch up
- Prejudicial to
- Prevention of
- Preventive of
- Proficient
- Remarkable for
- Remiss
- Retire
- Susceptible to
- Temperate
- Tolerant of
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