The Preposition-A Preposition-D E
6.7. The Preposition-A Preposition-D E
A list of Some Appropriate Prepositions
D
Deaf of (āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻļā§āύāĻž)—He is deaf of one ear.
Deaf to (āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ)—He is deaf to my request.
Deal in (āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)-He deals in rice.
Deal with (āĻāĻāϰāύ āĻāϰāĻž)—He deals well with the customers.
Dedicate to (āĻā§āϏāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž)—This book is dedicated to his father.
Delight in (āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ)-He takes delight in music.
Depend on (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž)—Success depends on hard work.
Deprived of (āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ)—He was deprived of his property.
Desire for (āĻāĻļāĻž)—He has no desire for fame.
Desist from- āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž- He advised us to desist from that attempt.
Desirous of (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻā§)—He is desirous of building a new house.
Despair of (āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž)—Do not despair of success.
Destined to (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ)-He was destined to death.
Devoid of (āĻļā§āύā§āϝ)-He is devoid of common sense.
Devote to (āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž)—He devotes much time to study.
Die of (a disease), from (an effect), for (a cause) by (poison), in (peace) (āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž)—He died of cholera. He died from over-eating. He died for his country, He died by poison. Let me die in peace.
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Differ with (a person), on (a point), in (opinion)( āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—I differ with you on this point. They differ in their opinions.
Differ from (āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—This thing differs from that.
Difference between (āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ )—There is no difference between the two brothers.
Different from (āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ )—This book is different from that.
Diffident of (āϏāĻāĻļā§ā§)—I am diffident of success.
Difficulty in āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ- I don’t think you will have difficulty in getting a driving license.
Disgrace to (āĻāϞāĻāĻ)—He is a disgrace to his family.
Disgusted with, at (something) (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ)-I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
Displeased with (āĻ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ)—He is displeased with me.
Dislike for (āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ)-He has dislike for dogs.
Displeased with, at (āĻ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ)-I am displeased with him at his conduct.
Dispose of (āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž)—He disposed of his books.
Distinguish one thing from (another) (āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž) —A child can not distinguish good from evil.
Distinguish between(āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž) — Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
Divert from (āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž)—The loud music diverted my attention from study.
Divide into (parts) (āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž) —It was divided into several parts.
Divide between (two), among (more than two)( āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž) —
Divide the mangoes between Rana and Raju. Divide the mangoes among the boys.
Due to (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§)—His absence is due to illness.
Dull of (āĻŦā§āĻāĻž)—He is dull of understanding.
Dull at (āĻŦā§āĻāĻž) —He is dull at Physics.
E
Eager for, about (āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§)—He is eager for promotion in service. He is eager about the result.
Eligible for (āϝā§āĻā§āϝ)—He is eligible for the post.
Encroach on (āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž)-Do not encroach on my land.
End in (āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—All his plans ended in smoke.
Endowed with (āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ)—He is endowed with talents.
Engaged with (a person), in (a work)( āĻā§āĻŋāϤ) — I was engaged with him in talk.
Engaged to (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĻāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—Lila was engaged to him.
Enquire of (a person), into (a matter)- āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž — He enquired of me into the matter.
Enter into (āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻž)— We have recently entered into an agreement with the Inland Co-operative society
Envy of (āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāĻž) — I have no envy of him.
Envious of (āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āĻā§) — 1 am not envious of his riches.
Entitled to (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§/ āϝā§āĻā§āϝ) — He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
Equal in (rank), with (a person), to (a task) (āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ) —Rashed is equal in rank with Jomshed.
He rose equal to the occasion.
Escape from (āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§)— The man escaped from the village.
Entrust with, to (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§ā§āĻž)—I entrusted the thing to him. I entrusted him with the thing.
Esteem for (āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž) — He has esteem for the superiors.
Essential to (āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ)— Food is essential to health.
Excel in (āĻĻāĻā§āώ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)— He excels in painting.
Excuse for (āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻāϰāĻž)— He will not be excused for coming late.
Excuse from (āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻāϰāĻž) — They may be excused from complying with this regulation.
Exempt from (āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§āĻž)— He was exempted from the fine.