The Preposition-A Preposition-D E

6.7. The Preposition-A Preposition-D E

A list of Some Appropriate Prepositions

D

Deaf of (āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻļ⧁āύāĻž)—He is deaf of one ear. 

Deaf to (āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•)—He is deaf to my request.

Deal in (āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)-He deals in rice.

Deal with (āφāϚāϰāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He deals well with the customers.

Dedicate to (āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž)—This book is dedicated to his father.

Delight in (āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ)-He takes delight in music.

Depend on (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—Success depends on hard work.

Deprived of (āĻŦāĻžā§āϚāĻŋāϤ)—He was deprived of his property.

Desire for (āφāĻļāĻž)—He has no desire for fame.

Desist from- āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž- He advised us to desist from that attempt.

Desirous of (āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻ–ā§€)—He is desirous of building a new house.

Despair of (āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž)—Do not despair of success.

Destined to (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ)-He was destined to death.

Devoid of (āĻļ⧁āĻ¨ā§āϝ)-He is devoid of common sense.

Devote to (āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He devotes much time to study.

Die of (a disease), from (an effect), for (a cause) by (poison), in (peace) (āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—He died of cholera. He died from over-eating. He died for his country, He died by poison. Let me die in peace.

N.B āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϗ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻāĻžā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ die āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ Of āĻŦāϏāĻŦ⧇ āφāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ from āĻŦāϏ⧇ āφāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§Ÿ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ for āĻŦāϏ⧇āĨ¤

Differ with (a person), on (a point), in (opinion)( āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—I differ with you on this point. They differ in their opinions.

Differ from (āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—This thing differs from that.

Difference between (āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ )—There is no difference between the two brothers.

Different from (āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ )—This book is different from that.

Diffident of (āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§Ÿā§€)—I am diffident of success.

Difficulty in āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ- I don’t think you will have difficulty in getting a driving license.

Disgrace to (āĻ•āϞāĻ‚āĻ•)—He is  a disgrace to his family.

Disgusted with, at (something) (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ)-I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Displeased with (āĻ…āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ)—He is displeased with me.

Dislike for (āĻ…āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ)-He has dislike for dogs.

Displeased with, at (āĻ…āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ)-I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Dispose of (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧟ āĻ•āϰāĻž)—He disposed of his books.

Distinguish one thing from (another) (āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž) —A child can not distinguish good from evil.

Distinguish between(āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž) — Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Divert from (āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Divide into (parts) (āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž) —It was divided into several parts.

Divide between (two), among (more than two)( āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž) —

Divide the mangoes between Rana and Raju. Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Due to (āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇)—His absence is due to illness.

Dull of (āĻŦā§‹āĻ•āĻž)—He is dull of understanding.

Dull at (āĻŦā§‹āĻ•āĻž) —He is dull at Physics.

E

Eager for, about (āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€)—He is eager for promotion in service. He is eager about the result.

Eligible for (āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ)—He is eligible for the post.

Encroach on (āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ‚āϘāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž)-Do not encroach on my land.

End in (āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—All his plans ended in smoke.

Endowed with (āĻ­ā§‚āώāĻŋāϤ)He is endowed with talents.

Engaged with (a person), in (a work)( āϜ⧜āĻŋāϤ) — I was engaged with him in talk.

Engaged to (āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)—Lila was engaged to him.

Enquire of (a person), into (a matter)- āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž — He enquired of me into the matter.

Enter into (āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž / āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)— We have recently entered into an agreement with the Inland Co-operative society

Envy of (āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏāĻž) — I have no envy of him.

Envious of (āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏ⧁āĻŸā§‡) — 1 am not envious of his riches.

Entitled to (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀/ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§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 (āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋)— The man escaped from the village.

Entrust with, to (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĻž)—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§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ)— Food is essential to health.

Excel in (āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)— He excels in painting.

Excuse for (āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž)— He will not be excused for coming late.

Excuse from (āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž) — They may be excused from complying with this regulation.

Exempt from (āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĻž)— He was exempted from the fine.