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)
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be in violation of (violate)
be operative (operate)
be productive of (produce)
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be supportive of (support)
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preposional colloations
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be accepted as/to
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be furnished with
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be kind of be kind to be knowledgeable about
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be on be on behalf of be on the brink of
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be right to be riled up (about) be roped into
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be satisfied with be saved from be scared of
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be subject to be sufficient for be suitable for
be superior to be sure of be surprised at/about
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be taken aback by/at be taken in by be tantamount to
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be to the right of
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be wiped out be with it be with reference to
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Preposition List AT
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at / from the outset
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at one’s best
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at play
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at sea
at the / in front of
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at the expense of
at the foot of
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at the height of
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at times
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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
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by definition
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by dint of
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by hand
by heart
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by marriage
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by mistake
by my watch
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by oneself
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by profession
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by request
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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
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for hire
for lack of
for life
for love
for my / your, etc. part
for real
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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
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in a temper
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in abundance
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in action
in addition to
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in all likelihood
in an instant
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in anticipation of
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in blossom
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in bulk
in cash
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in code
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in command of
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in comparison with
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in conjunction with
in connection with
in consequence of
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in contrast with / to
in control of
in convoy
in custody
in danger
in debt
in decline
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in detail
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in disguise
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in distress
in doubt
in due course
in duplicate
in earnest
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in error
in essence
in excess of
in exchange for
in existence
in fact
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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)
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in hiding
in high spirits
in honor of
in horror (of)
in ink / pencil
in isolation
in its infancy
in jeopardy
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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
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in poverty
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in preference to
in preparation for
in principle
in private
in progress
in proportion to / with
in public
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in quantity
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in reality
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in relation to
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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
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in store for
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in support of
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in sympathy with
in tears
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in terror
in the absence of
in the aftermath
in the balance
in the case of
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in the distance
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in the extreme
in the eyes of
in the flesh
in the form of
in the habit of
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in the midst of
in the mood for
in the name of
in the night
in the open
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in the right
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in the shade
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in the way of
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in theory
in time for
in times of
in town
in trouble
in tune with
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in two minds
in twos / threes / tens
in uniform
in unison
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in view of
in vogue
in words
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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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