Фразы с предлогами.
Рrepositions after particular words and expressions
sometimes differ. There is only room for very brief notes here; for more complete information about usage with a particular word, consult a good dictionary.
accuse somebody of something (NOT -for)
She accused me of poisoning her dog-
afraid of
Are you afraid of spiders?
agree with a person, opinon or policy
I entirety agree with you.
He left the firm because he didn't agree with their sales policy.
agree about a subject of discussion
We agree about most things.
agree on a matter for decision
Let's try to agree on a date. agree to a suggestion
I'll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price.
angry with (sometimes at) a person for doing something.
I'm angry with her for lying to me.
angry about (sometimes at) something
What are you so angry about?
anxious about (- worried about)
I'm getting anxious about money.
anxious for (= eager to have)
We're all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding.
anxious + infinitive (= eager, wanting)
She's anxious to find a better job.
apologise to somebody for something
I think we should apologise to the Smiths.
I must apologise for disturbing you.
arrive at or in (NOT to)
What time do we arrive at Cardiff?
When did you arrive in England? ask: see 78.
bad at
I'm not bad at tennis.
believe a person or something that is said (- accept as truthful / true)
(no preposition)
Don't believe her.
I don't believe a word she says.
believe in God, Father Christmas etc (- believe that... exists; trust)
I half believe in life after death.
If you believe in me I can do anything.
belong in/on/etc (- go, fit, have its place in/on/etc)
Those glasses belong on the top shelf. belong to (- be a member of)
I belong to a local athletics club.
blue with cold, red with anger etc
My hands were blue with cold when I got home.
clever at
I'm not very clever at cooking.
congratulate/congratulations on something (US also for)
I must congratulate you onyour exam results.
Congratulations on your new job! congratulate/congratulations on/for doing something
He congratulated the team on/for having won all their games.
crash into (NOT USUALLY against)
I wasn't concentrating, and I crashed into the car in front.
depend/dependent on (NOT from or-of)
We may play football - it depends on the weather.
He doesn't want to he dependent on his parents.
But: independent of details of
Write now for details of our special offer.
die of or from
More people died of flu in 1919 than were killed in the First World War.
A week after the accident he died from his injuries.
different: difficulty with something, fin) doing something
I'm having difficulty with my travel arrangements.
You won't have much difficulty (in) getting to know people in Italy.
disappointed with somebody
My father never showed if he was disappointed with me. disappointed with/at/about something
You must be pretty disappointed with/at/about your exam results.
(a) discussion about something
We had a long discussion about politics.
(to) discuss something (no preposition)
We'd beller discuss your travel plans.
divide into
The book is divided into three parts.
dream of (= think of, imagine)
I often dreamed of being famous when I was younger.
dream about/of (while asleep)
What does it mean if you dream about/of mountains?
dress(ed) in (NOT with)
Who's the woman dressed in green?
drive into (NOT against)
Granny drove into a tree again yesterday.
enter into an agreement, a discussion etc
We've just entered into an agreement with Carsons .
But enter a place (no preposition)
When I entered the room everybody stopped talking.
example of
Sherry is an example of a fortified wine.
explain something to somebody (NOT explain somebody something)
Could you explain this rule to me?
fight, struggle etc with
I've spent The last two weeks fighting with the tax office. frightened of or by:
get in(to) and out of a car, taxi or small boat
When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen.
get on(to) and off a train, plane, bus, ship, (motor)bike or horse We'll be getting off the train in ten minutes.
good at
Are you any good at tennis?
(the) idea of.. .ing
I don ‘t like the idea of getting married yet
ill with
The boss has been ill with flu this week.
impressed with/by
I'm very impressed with/by your worth increase in activity, output etc (NOT -of)
I'd like to see a big increase in productivity.
independent of or sometimes from; independence from
She got a job so that she could be independent of her parents.
When did India get its independence from Britain?
insist on (NOT te)
George's father insisted on paying.
interest/interested in (NOT -fef)
When did your interest in social work begin?
Not many people are interested in grammar.
kind to (NOT with-)
People have always been very kind to me,
(a) lack of
Lack of time prevented me from writing. (to) lack {no preposition)
Your mother lacks tact. (to) be lacking in
She is lacking in tact.
laugh at
I hate being laughed at laugh about
We'll laugh about this one day.
listen to
if you don'! listen to people, they won't listen to you.
look at (- 'point one's eyes at')
Stop looking at me like that.
look after (= take care of)
Thanks for looking after me when I
was ill.
look for (= try to find)
Can yon help me look for my keys?
make, made of/from
marriage to; get/be married to (NOT with]
Her marriage to Philip didn't last very long.
How long have you been married to Sheila?
marry somebody (no preposition)
She married her childhood sweetheart,
near (to): see. nice to (NOT with)
You weren't very nice to me last night.
operate on a patient
They operated on her yesterday evening.
pay for something that is bought (NOT pay something)
Excuse me, sir. You haven't paid for your drink.
pleased with somebody
The boss is very pleased withyou.
pleased with/about/at something
I wasn't very pleased withlaboutlat my exam results.
polite to (NOT with)
Try to be polite to Uncle Richard for once.
prevent... from .. .ing
The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping.
proof of (NOT -for)
I want proof of your love. Lend me some money.
reason for (NOT -of-)
Nobody knows the reason for the accident.
remind of
She reminds me of a girl I was at school with.
responsible/responsibility for
WJw's responsible for the shopping this week?
rude to (NOT with)
Peggy was pretty rude to my family last weekend.
run into (~ meet)
I ran into Philip at Victoria. Station this morning.
search (without preposition) (= look through; look everywhere in/on)
They searched everybody's luggage.
They searched the man in front of me from head to foot.
search for (= look for)
The customs were searching for drugs at the airport.
shocked at /by
I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter's accident.
shout at (aggressive)
If you don't stop shouting at me I'll come and hit you.
shout to [-call to)
Mary shouted to us to come in and swim.
smile at
If you smile at me like that I'll give you anything you want.
sorry about something that has happened
I'm sorry about your exam results.
sorry for/about something that one has done
I'm sorry for/about breaking your window. sorry for a person*
I feel really sorry for her children.
speak to; speak with (especially US)
Could I speak to/with your father for a moment?
suffer from
My wife is suffering from hepatitis.
surprised at/by
Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.
take part in (NOT -at)
I don't want to take part in anymore conferences.
think of/about
I'm thinking of studying medicine.
I've also thought about studying dentistry.
the thought of (NOT the thought to)
I hate the thought of going back to work.
throw... at (aggressive)
Stop throwing stones at the cars. throw ... to (in a game etc)
If you get the ball, throw it to me.
translate into (NOT -HV)
Could you translate this into Greek for me?
trip over
He tripped over the cat and fell downstairs.
typical of (NOT ^or)
The wine's typical of the region.
wrong with
What's wrong with Rachel today?
Устойчивые фразы.
1. to get on садиться в автобус, метро, поезд, самолет
2. to get off сходить, выходить из автобуса и т. п.
3. to put on надевать (предметы одежды, часы, украшения)
4. to take off снимать (предметы одежды и т. п.)
5. to call up звонить (по телефону)
6. to turn on включать (свет, радио, электроприборы и т. п.)
7. to turn off выключать (свет и т. п.)
8. right away сразу, сразу же, тотчас, немедленно
9. to pick up поднимать что-л.
10. at once сразу, тотчас, немедленно
11. to get up вставать (с постели); поднимать(ся)
12. at first вначале, сначала, на первых порах
13. to wait for ждать кого-л., что-л.
14. at last наконец
15. to find out выяснять, узнавать
16. to look at смотреть на кого-л., что-л., разыскивать
17. tired out to вымотанный, очень усталый
18. call on навещать, заходить
19. never mind не беспокойтесь!; ничего, неважно, не беда
20. to pick out выбирать, отбирать
21. to take one's time делать что-л. неторопливо, без спешки
22. to talk over обсуждать, обговаривать, рассматривать
23. to lie down ложиться; прилечь
24. on purpose нарочно, (пред) намеренно
25. to get along продвигаться; делать успехи; преуспевать
26. to make no difference не иметь значения; все равно; безразлично
27. to take out вынимать; вытаскивать; выводить, (на прогулку, в гости)
28. to take part участвовать, принимать участие
29. to look up искать что-л.; справляться в словаре, спра¬вочнике
30. to wait on обслуживать
31. to try on примерять (о предметах одежды)
32. to take place происходить; случаться
33. to put away откладывать (в сторону); укладывать (на место)
34. to look out остерегаться; быть осторожным; берегись!; осто¬рожно!
35. to think of думать о ком-л., чём-л.; иметь мнение о ком-л
36. to make up one's mind решать(ся); приходить к решению
37. to change one's mind передумать; изменить решение
38. to call off отменять; прекращать
39. to get over поправляться; оправляться от болезни, утраты
40. in a hurry в спешке; второпях; впопыхах
41. to leave out пропускать; опускать; исключать
42. to count on рассчитывать на кого-л., что-л.
43. to keep on to продолжать делать что-л.
44. put out тушить (сигарету, костер, пожар, свет, фары)
45. to figure out понимать, разбираться; подсчитывать, оце¬нивать
46. to put off откладывать; переносить
47. to be about to собираться, готовиться сделать что-л
48. to take turns делать по очереди, сменяться
49. get in touch with связаться с кем-л.
50. to take care of заботиться о ком-л.; присматривать
51. used to делать что-л. в прошлом (бывало играл, ходил и т. п.)
52. to be used to быть привычным к чему-л.
53. to make believe притворяться, делать вид
54. to see about позаботиться о чём-л., проследить за чем-л.
55. to get rid of избавляться, отделываться от кого-л., чего-л.
56. to keep out не подходить; остерегаться; держать (ся) в стороне
57. to get through заканчивать; справляться с чем-л.
58. to take something for granted считать само собой разумеющимся; принимать на веру
59. give up бросить (привычку)
60. to take pity on(по)жалеть, сжалиться над кем-л.; соболез¬новать
61. to take into account принимать что-л. в расчет, учитывать
62. to run out of истощать свои запасы; кончаться (о чем-л.)
63. call for заходить, заезжать за кем-л.
