The Preposition-A Preposition-B C

6.6. The Preposition-A Preposition-B C

A list of Some Appropriate Prepositions

B

Based on (āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ) —Our remarks are not based on facts.

Bad at āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ- I am not bad at tennis

Beg (a Person ) for (a thing) āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž —He begged me for  the favour.

Beg (a thing) of (a person)—He begged the favour of me.

Believe in (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž)— I do not believe in his honesty.

Belong to (āφāĻ“āϤāĻžāϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ/āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—This book belongs to me.

Bent on (āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•)—He is bent on doing this.

Beware of (āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—Beware of pick-pockets.

Blessed with—(āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž) He is blessed with good health.

Blessed in (āϏ⧁āĻ–āĻŋ / āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ) — He is blessed in his children.

Blind of (āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧ) —He is blind of one eye.

Blind to (āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻĻā§‹āώ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧ)—He is blind to his own faults.

Blush with, for (āĻ…āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦāĻĻāύ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—She blushed with shame. There is no cause to blush for me.

Boast of (āĻ…āĻšāĻ‚āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—Do not boast of your wealth.

Born of, in (āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He was born of poor parents. He was born in Poverty.

Bound for (āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)—The ship is bound for England.

Bring to āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ- āφāύāĻž- My sister brings color and happiness to my life.

Break in- āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύ āϘāϟāĻžāύ⧋- Its impolite to break in when someone else is talking.

Brood on, over (āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽāύ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—Do not brood over your misfortune.

Burst into (āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžā§Ÿ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒ⧜āĻž)—He burst into tears at the sad news.

Burst out (āĻšā§‡āϏ⧇ āĻ—ā§œāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒ⧜āĻž)—He burst out laughing at my joke.

Busy with (āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ)-He is busy with his studies.

C

Callous to (āωāĻĻāĻžāϏ⧀āύ)—He is callous to my suffering.

Call off- āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž- They had to call off the match as the ground was wet.

Capable of (āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ)—He is capable of doing this alone.

Capacity for (āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ)—He has no capacity for hard work.

Care for (āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—I do not care for you.

Care of (āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĻž)-Take care of your health.

Careful of (āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•)—He is careful of his money.

Certain of (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ)—He is now certain of his ground.

Charge (a person) with (a fault), (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ) - He  charged me with theft.

Charged on (against) (a person) (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ) -Theft was charged on (against) him.

Close to (āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ)-The school is very close to our house.

Clue to (āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ)-Find out the clue to the mystery.

Come of (āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He comes of a noble family.

Come back from- āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžāĻ“ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āφāϏāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇ - Rahim has not yet come back from the bazaar.

Come round- āφāϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž- When we found him he was unconscious but he came round in half an hour.

Commence on (āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Comment on (āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He commented favourably on the point.

Compare with (similar things)( āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)—Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Compare to (dissimilar things)( āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)—Anger is compared to fire.

N.B āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ with āĻŦāϏāĻŦ⧇ āφāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ to āĻŦāϏāĻŦ⧇

Compete with (some one), for (something)( āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)—I competed with him for the first prize.

Complain to (a person),( āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž)—They complained to the M.D about his behaviour.

Complain against (another)( āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž)—They complained  against me.

Complain about (something) (āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž)—They complained  about my misbehaviour.

Comply with (āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—I shall comply with your request.

Composed of (āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—Water is composed of Hydrozen and Oxygen.                 

Conducive to- āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀- Swimming is conducive to health.

Confident of (āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ)—I am confident of success.

Confined in (a room), to (bed) (āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ)-He is confined in a room for five days. He is confined to bed.

Congratulate on (āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋)—I congratulate you on your success.

Congenial to āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž- The climate is congenial to health.

Conscious of (āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ)—He is conscious of his weakness.

Consist of (āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)-This class consists of fifty boys.

Consistent with (āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ)-Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Consult with (a person) (āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž) —I consulted with him on the matter.

Consult on or about (a thing) (āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž) —I consulted with him on /about the matter

Contrary to (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇)-His action is contrary to his words.

Contribute to (āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž)-He contributed one thousand rupees to the Flood Relief Fund.

Control over (āύāĻŋ⧟āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāύ)—He has no control over his brother.

Compensate for āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ - He will compensate you for the loss.

Count for (āĻ—āĻŖā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž) —His advice counts for nothing.

Count upon (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—I count upon your help for this work.

Cure of (āφāϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Cope with (āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϚāϞāĻž /āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž)—I cannot cope with the situation.

Crave for(āφāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He craves for wealth.