The Preposition-A Preposition-B C
6.6. The Preposition-A Preposition-B C
A list of Some Appropriate Prepositions
B
Based on (āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ) —Our remarks are not based on facts.
Bad at āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāύā§āĻĻ- I am not bad at tennis
Beg (a Person ) for (a thing) āĻāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž —He begged me for the favour.
Beg (a thing) of (a person)—He begged the favour of me.
Believe in (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž)— I do not believe in his honesty.
Belong to (āĻāĻāϤāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āϤ/āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—This book belongs to me.
Bent on (āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ)—He is bent on doing this.
Beware of (āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—Beware of pick-pockets.
Blessed with—(āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻž) He is blessed with good health.
Blessed in (āϏā§āĻāĻŋ / āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻļā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ) — He is blessed in his children.
Blind of (āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ āύā§āϧ) —He is blind of one eye.
Blind to (āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϧ)—He is blind to his own faults.
Blush with, for (āĻ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦāĻĻāύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—She blushed with shame. There is no cause to blush for me.
Boast of (āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž)—Do not boast of your wealth.
Born of, in (āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž)—He was born of poor parents. He was born in Poverty.
Bound for (āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)—The ship is bound for England.
Bring to āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ- āĻāύāĻž- My sister brings color and happiness to my life.
Break in- āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻžāύā§- Its impolite to break in when someone else is talking.
Brood on, over (āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž)—Do not brood over your misfortune.
Burst into (āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻžā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻž)—He burst into tears at the sad news.
Burst out (āĻšā§āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻž)—He burst out laughing at my joke.
Busy with (āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ)-He is busy with his studies.
C
Callous to (āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ)—He is callous to my suffering.
Call off- āĻŦāύā§āϧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž- They had to call off the match as the ground was wet.
Capable of (āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ)—He is capable of doing this alone.
Capacity for (āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ)—He has no capacity for hard work.
Care for (āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž)—I do not care for you.
Care of (āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§ā§āĻž)-Take care of your health.
Careful of (āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ)—He is careful of his money.
Certain of (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ)—He is now certain of his ground.
Charge (a person) with (a fault), (āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ) - He charged me with theft.
Charged on (against) (a person) (āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ) -Theft was charged on (against) him.
Close to (āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)-The school is very close to our house.
Clue to (āϏā§āϤā§āϰ)-Find out the clue to the mystery.
Come of (āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž)—He comes of a noble family.
Come back from- āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻāϏāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨā§ - Rahim has not yet come back from the bazaar.
Come round- āĻāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāĻā§āĻž- When we found him he was unconscious but he came round in half an hour.
Commence on (āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
Comment on (āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž)—He commented favourably on the point.
Compare with (similar things)( āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)—Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
Compare to (dissimilar things)( āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)—Anger is compared to fire.
N.B āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻšā§ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠with āĻŦāϏāĻŦā§ āĻāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻšā§ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠to āĻŦāϏāĻŦā§
Compete with (some one), for (something)( āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)—I competed with him for the first prize.
Complain to (a person),( āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž)—They complained to the M.D about his behaviour.
Complain against (another)( āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž)—They complained against me.
Complain about (something) (āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž)—They complained about my misbehaviour.
Comply with (āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—I shall comply with your request.
Composed of (āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—Water is composed of Hydrozen and Oxygen.
Conducive to- āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§- Swimming is conducive to health.
Confident of (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ)—I am confident of success.
Confined in (a room), to (bed) (āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ)-He is confined in a room for five days. He is confined to bed.
Congratulate on (āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāύā§āĻĻāύ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύā§)—I congratulate you on your success.
Congenial to āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž- The climate is congenial to health.
Conscious of (āϏāĻā§āϤāύ)—He is conscious of his weakness.
Consist of (āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)-This class consists of fifty boys.
Consistent with (āϏāĻāĻāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ)-Your action is not consistent with the rules.
Consult with (a person) (āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž) —I consulted with him on the matter.
Consult on or about (a thing) (āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž) —I consulted with him on /about the matter
Contrary to (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώā§)-His action is contrary to his words.
Contribute to (āĻ āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž)-He contributed one thousand rupees to the Flood Relief Fund.
Control over (āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāύ)—He has no control over his brother.
Compensate for āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ - He will compensate you for the loss.
Count for (āĻāĻŖā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž) —His advice counts for nothing.
Count upon (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž)—I count upon your help for this work.
Cure of (āĻāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—He will be cured of the disease very soon.
Cope with (āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϞāĻž /āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻž)—I cannot cope with the situation.
Crave for(āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)—He craves for wealth.