Prepositional Collocations

be abusive of (abuse)
be applicable to (apply to)
be benefited by (benefit from)
be derived from (derive from)
be desirous of (desire or want)
be determinative of (determine)
be in agreement (agree)
be in attendance (attend)
be indicative of (indicate)
be in error (err)     be in existence (exist)
be influential on (influence)
be in possession of (possess)
be in receipt of (have received)
be in violation of (violate)
be operative (operate)
be productive of (produce)
be promotive of (promote)
be supportive of (support)
be attributable to (caused by)
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preposional colloations








ns with Be
be absent from
 be absolved of    
be accepted as/to
be according to                                     
be accused of  
be acquainted with                                 be affected by     be afraid of     be after
be alarmed at                                     be aligned with     be (all) set for
be amazed at/by                         be an authority on     be angry about/at/with
be annoyed at/with                        be anxious about     be appropriate for
be armed with                                    be around     be arrested for
be ashamed of                                 be associated with     be astonished at/by
be at it (again)                                  be attached to     be attracted to
be aware of                                 be away from     be addicted to
be back (from)                                be bad at     be bad for
be banned from                                be based (up)on     be behind (schedule)
be bent on                               be biased about     be big on
be blamed for                              be blessed with     be bored with
be bound for        
  be accustomed to
be capable of                           b e carried away about/with     be caught up in
be centered around               be certain of     be charged with
be classified as                           be clear about     be clear to
be clever at                          be close to     be cluttered (up) with
be a combination of                be compared to     be compensated for
be composed of                   be comprised of     be concerned about/with
be confident of                            be confused about     be congratulated for/on
be connected to/with     be conned into     be considerate of
be considered for     be content with     be contrary to
be convenient for/to     be convinced of     be convicted of/for
be coordinated with     be covered with     be crammed into
be crazy about                be credited with     be criticized for/as
be crowded with        

be dedicated to              be delighted with     be dependent (up)on
be devoted to                 be different from/than     be disappointed about/at/in/with
be discouraged about     be discriminated against     be disgusted with
be disillusioned with     be disqualified for     be disposed of
be distinguished from     be divided into     be divorced (from)
be done with                 be down     be down on/with
be dragged into                 be dressed (up) in     be drunk with/on

be east of                 be elected as/to     be eligible for
be embarrassed about/at     be encouraged by     be entailed in
be engaged to/in     be entrusted with     be envious of
be equal/equivalent to     be equipped with     be estranged from
be evicted from               be excited about     be expelled from

be faithful to                 be faced with     be familiar with/to
be famous for                  be fanatic(al) about     be fascinated with
be fed up with                  be filled with     be finished with
be fired for/from       be followed by     be fond of
be for the sake of     be fraught with     be free from/of
be friendly to/with     be frightened by/at     be full of
be furnished with        

be glad to                 be good at     be good to
be gone to/with                  be grateful for/to     be guilty of
be adamant about
be half-hearted about     be hailed as     be happy about/with
be hard on                 be headed for/to/toward     be hired as/for
be hitched to        

be immersed in      be imposed (up)on     be impressed by/with
be in                            be in accordance with     be in agreement with
be an indication of     be an issue of     be in back of
be in bed with                be in cahoots with     be in charge of
be in common with     be in conjunction with     be in contact with
be in control of                 be in danger of     be in exchange for
be in favor of                 be in front of     be in honor of
be in hope(s) of      be in love with     be in need of
be in on                 be in place of     be in possession of
be in proximity to     be in reference to     be in regard to
be in response to     be in return for     be in search of
be in store for     be in sync with     be in tandem with
be in the habit of     be in the middle of     be in the midst of
be in the vicinity of     be in time for     be in touch with
be in trouble with/for     be in tune with     be incensed with
be inducted into     be inferior to     be infested with
be informed about     be innocent of     be insecure about
be insistent (up)on     be interested in     be into
be involved in                be irritated at/with     be isolated from

be jealous of        

be kind of              be kind to     be knowledgeable about
be known as/for        

be labeled as          be leery of     be left of/with
be less than             be limited to     be located at/near
be lower than        

be mad at/about     be made of/from     be married to
be a matter of             be the matter with     be mean to
be meant to                 be a measure of     be mindful of
be more than        

be named as/after          be next to     be nice to
be notorious for      be north of     be nuts about

be obedient to                be oblivious about/to     be obsessed with
be obvious to            be off     be okay with
be on                         be on behalf of     be on the brink of
be on the edge of     be on the verge of     be on time for
be on to                      be on top of     be open about/for/to
be opposed to              be opposite from     be oppressed by
be out     be out of     be out of concern for
be out of contact with     be out of sync with     be out of touch with
be outraged about     be outspoken about     be over with

be parallel to                 be partial to     be patient with
be a pattern of             be pegged as     be perturbed at/about
be pleased with      be polite to     be popular with
be praised for/about     be precious to     be preoccupied with
be prepared for            be prohibited from     be promoted to
be provided with     be proud of     be psyched about
be punished for      be put off by    

be qualified for            be a question of    

be ready for            be regarded as     be related to
be relevant to              be relieved of     be remembered for
be rescued from     be reserved for     be responsible for
be retired from             be rid of     be rife with
be right to              be riled up (about)     be roped into
be rude to        

be satisfied with     be saved from     be scared of
be selected as/for     be sensible about     be separated from
be set on                 be shocked at     be short of
be sick of/about     be a sign of     be similar to
be soft on                 be sorry about/for     be sort of
be south of             be specialized in     be spoken for
be startled at              be strange to     be a stranger to
be stressed out about     be stuck on/with     be stunned at
be subject to            be sufficient for     be suitable for
be superior to             be sure of     be surprised at/about
be suspected of     be suspended from     be a symbol of

be taken aback by/at     be taken in by     be tantamount to
be tapped as/by     be terrified of/with     be there for
be a threat to              be through with     be ticked off about
be tired of                  be tuned (in)to     be to the left of
be to the right of        

be uncalled for             be under arrest     be under fire for
be under investigation for     be up against     be up front with
be up in arms about     be up on     be up to
be upset about/with     be uptight about     be used for
be used to                 be useful to    

be valued as/at             be vindicated of    

be wary of/about     be west of     be whipped into
be wiped out                 be with it     be with reference to
be with respect to     be worked up about     be worried about
be wrapped up in     be wrong with    




Preposition List AT

at (a) high speed
at (the) risk (of)
at / by one’s side
at / for a fraction of
at / from the outset
at / in the end
at / on sight
at / on the double
at a / one time
at a disadvantage
at a discount
at a distance
at a glance
at a guess
at a loose and
at a loss
at a low ebb
at a moment’s notice
at a price
at a rate of
at a speed of
at a standstill
at all costs
at all events
at an advantage
at any cost
at any rate
at breakfast
at ease (with)
at face value
at fault
at full strength
at hand
at heart
at home (with)
at issue
at large
at least
at length
at liberty
at most
at night
at noon
at odds with
at once
at one’s best
at one’s discretion
at one’s disposal
at one’s leisure
at one’s request
at peace / war (with)
at play
at present
at random
at sea
at the / in front of
at the age of
at the beginning
at the expense of
at the foot of
at the hands of
at the height of
at the latest
at the mercy of
at the peak of
at the same time
at the thought of
at the time of
at the top of
at this juncture
at times
at war with
at work


behind the scenes

Preposition List BY


by (any) chance
by / under the name of
by / with luck
by accident
by air /sea /land
by all accounts
by all means
by any standard
by appointment
by birth
by check
by coincidence
by courtesy of
by definition
by degrees
by design
by dint of
by far
by force
by hand
by heart
by law
by marriage
by means of
by mistake
by my watch
by nature
by no means
by oneself
by order of
by process of
by profession
by reason of
by request
by rights
by sight
by surprise
by the side of
by virtue of
by way of

Preposition List FOR


for / in a good cause
for / to the benefit (of)
for a (good) reason
for a change
for certain / sure
for fear of
for good
for granted
for hire
for lack of
for life
for love
for my / your, etc. part
for real
for the good of
for the sake of
for want of
from experience
from memory

Preposition List IN


in (no) time
in / at the forefront of
in / on demand
in / out of focus
in / out of one’s element
in / out of prison
in / out of season
in / out of stock
in / out of touch (with)
in / out of use
in / with difficulty
in / within sight (of)
in a deep sleep
in a flash
in a heap
in a hurry
in a mess
in a pile
in a sense
in a temper
in abeyance
in abundance
in accordance with
in action
in addition to
in advance
in agony
in agreement with
in aid of
in all likelihood
in an instant
in an uproar
in answer to
in anticipation of
in arrears
in awe of
in blossom
in brief
in bulk
in cash
in character
in charge of
in code
in collaboration with
in combination with
in comfort
in command of
in common
in comparison with
in compensation for
in conclusion
in confidence
in confinement
in confusion
in conjunction with
in connection with
in consequence of
in contact with
in contrast with / to
in control of
in convoy
in custody
in danger
in debt
in decline
in defense of
in detail
in disgrace
in disguise
in disorder
in dispute
in distress
in doubt
in due course
in duplicate
in earnest
in effect
in error
in essence
in excess of
in exchange for
in existence
in fact
in fairness to
in favor of
in fear of
in flames
in flower
in full
in future
in gear
in general
in good / bad condition
in good faith
in hand
in harmony (with)
in haste
in hiding
in high spirits
in honor of
in horror (of)
in ink / pencil
in isolation
in its infancy
in jeopardy
in keeping with
in labor
in league with
in length
in line with
in love with
in memory of
in mid-air
in mind
in moderation
in mourning (for)
in name
in office
in one’s absence / presence
in one’s spare time
in operation
in opposition to
in origin
in other words
in pain
in Parliament
in particular
in person
in pieces
in place of
in possession of
in poverty
in practice
in preference to
in preparation for
in principle
in private
in progress
in proportion to / with
in public
in pursuit of
in quantity
in question
in reality
in recognition of
in relation to
in reply to
in reserve
in residence
in respect of
in response to
in retrospect
in return
in revenge for
in reverse
in ruins
in safety
in sb’s interest
in sb’s opinion
in search of
in secret
in self-defense
in settlement of
in short
in silence
in small change
in store for
in succession
in support of
in suspense
in sympathy with
in tears
in terms of
in terror
in the absence of
in the aftermath
in the balance
in the case of
in the course of
in the distance
in the event of
in the extreme
in the eyes of
in the flesh
in the form of
in the habit of
in the interests of
in the lead
in the light of
in the long run
in the making
in the meantime
in the midst of
in the mood for
in the name of
in the night
in the open
in the process of
in the right
in the seclusion of
in the shade
in the space of
in the wake of
in the way of
in the wrong
in theory
in time for
in times of
in town
in trouble
in tune with
in turmoil
in turn
in two minds
in twos / threes / tens
in uniform
in unison
in vain
in view of
in vogue
in words


of the opinion off / on duty

Preposition List ON


on (the) watch (for)
on / behind schedule
on / off the record
on / off the road
on / under oath
on / under pain of
on /of the air
on /off balance
on a diet
on a journey / trip / cruise
on a large / small scale
on a pension
on a regular basis
on a (shopping, spending) spree
on account of
on an expedition
on an island
on approval
on average
on bail
on behalf of
on board
on business
on condition that
on credit
on display
on edge
on end
on file
on fire
on foot
on good terms
on guard
on hand
on horseback
on impulse
on leave
on loan
on no account
on occasion
on one’s (own) terms
on one’s own
on one’s own initiative
on order
on paper
on parade
on patrol
on principle
on purpose
on reflection
on remand
on sale
on second thoughts
on show
on strike
on suspicion of
on the agenda
on the assumption
on the brink of
on the dot
on the edge of
on the eve of
on the grounds of
on the horizon
on the hour
on the increase
on the job
on the move
on the off-chance
on the outskirts
on the part of
on the phone
on the point of
on the run
on the strength of
on the stroke of
on the tip of
on the top of
on the understanding that
on the verge of
on the way to
on time
on tiptoe
on trial
on vacation


Preposition List OUT


out of / in fashion
out of / in print
out of / in step
out of breath
out of context
out of control
out of curiosity / jealousy / love /hatred
out of date
out of doors
out of hand
out of ideas
out of one’s mind
out of order
out of pity
out of place
out of practice
out of reach
out of respect for
out of sight
out of spite
out of the ordinary
out of the question
out of work


through no fault of

Preposition List TO


to / on the contrary
to an extent
to date
to excess
to one’s astonishment
to one’s credit
to one’s dismay
to sb’s face
to the / this day
to the accompaniment of
to the best of
to the detriment of
to the exclusion of
to the full
to the satisfaction of


Preposition List UNDER


under / in the circumstances
under age
under arrest
under consideration
under construction
under cover of
under discussion
under lock and key
under one’s protection
under orders
under pressure
under regulations
under repair
under strain
under stress
under suspicion
under the command of
under the impression that
under the influence (of)
under the misapprehension
under treatment


Preposition List WITH


with / in reference to
with / without success
with a view to
with an eye to
with regard to
with regret
with respect to
with the aid of
with the compliments of
with the exception of
with the help of
with the intention of


Preposition List WITHIN


within / out of earshot
within / without reason
within limits
within one’s budget
within one’s power
within one’s rights
within reach (of)
within walking / striking distance


Preposition List WITHOUT


without (a) doubt
without a break
without a hitch
without delay
without exception
without fail
without foundation
without precedent
without question
without respite
without warning

Preposition List

about
inside
above
into
across
like
after
near
against
off
along
of
among
on
around
onto
at
out
before
outside
behind
over
below
past
beneath
since
beside
through
between
throughout
beyond
till
but
to
by
toward
despite
under
down
underneath
during
until
except
up
for
upon
from
with
in
within/without

















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