*VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT*

*Prepositions after particular words*

◼️  Insist on

🔶  E.g. She insisted on his/him wearing a suit.

◼️  Involved in

🔶  E.g. How many vehicles were involved in the crash?

◼️  Jealous of

🔶  E.g. They are very jealous of their good reputation

◼️  Keen on

🔶  E.g.  I wasn’t too keen on going to the party.

◼️  Kind of

🔶  E.g. I’ll never have that kind of money

◼️  Laugh at

🔶  E.g. You never laugh at my jokes!

◼️  Look at

🔶  E.g. I haven’t had time to look at the papers yet.

◼️  Married to

🔶  E.g. She’s married to John.

◼️  Oblivious of

🔶  E.g.  He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused.

◼️  Pleased with

🔶  E.g.  She was very pleased with her exam results.

◼️  Polite to

🔶  E.g. Please be polite to our guests.

◼️  Popular among/with

🔶  E.g. I’m not very popular with my parents at the moment.

◼️  Proud of

🔶  E.g. He was proud of himself for not giving up.

◼️  Prevent from

🔶  E.g. He is prevented by law from holding a licence.

◼️  Proficient in

🔶  E.g. She’s proficient in several languages.

◼️  Prohibit from

🔶  E.g. Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.

◼️  Prone to

🔶  E.g. Working without a break makes you more prone to error.

◼️  Protest against

🔶  E.g. The workers staged a protest against the proposed 

changes in their contracts.

◼️  Reason with

🔶  E.g. I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t listen.

◼️  Recover from

🔶  E.g. He’s still recovering from his operation.

◼️  Sensitive to

🔶  E.g. She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.

◼️  Separate from

🔶  E.g. Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.

◼️  Short of

🔶  E.g. She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.

◼️  Similar to

🔶  E.g.  My teaching style is similar to that of most other 

teachers.

◼️  Speak to, with

🔶  E.g. This is the third time I’ve had to speak to him about being 

late.

◼️  Substitute for

🔶  E.g. Paul’s father only saw him as a substitute for his dead 

brother.

◼️  Succeed in

🔶  E.g. He succeeded in getting a place at art school.

◼️  Superior to

🔶  E.g. This model is technically superior to its competitors.

◼️  Sympathize with

🔶  E.g. I find it very hard to sympathize with him.

◼️  Sick of

🔶  E.g. I’m sick of the way you’ve treated me.

◼️  Spend on

🔶  E.g.  She spent £100 on a new dress.

◼️Succeed in

🔶  E.g. He succeeded in getting a place at art school.

◼️  Suitable for

🔶  E.g. This programme is not suitable for children.

◼️  Take care of

🔶  E.g. Who’s taking care of the children while you’re away?

◼️  Think about

🔶  E.g. Don’t you ever think about other people?

◼️  Used to

🔶  E.g. I used to live in London.

◼️  Worry about

🔶  E.g. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.

*Preposition Phrases with FOR*

◼️for ages

🔶  E.g. I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you been?

◼️for breakfast/lunch/dinner   

🔶  E.g. What did you have for breakfast today?

◼️for certain/sure 

🔶  E.g. I know for certain that I won’t be here next year.

◼️for a change   

🔶  E.g. We always go there. Let’s go to another bar for a change.

◼️for ever (or forever) 

🔶  E.g. Nobody can live for ever, unfortunately.

◼️for example   

🔶  E.g. You could, for example, walk instead of taking the car.

◼️for fear of           

🔶  E.g. I didn’t tell him for fear of upsetting him.

◼️for fun  

🔶  E.g. I don’t take sport seriously, I do it just for fun.

◼️for good             

🔶  E.g. I’m not coming back. This time I’m leaving for good.

◼️for granted    

🔶  E.g. Don’t take your parents for granted, appreciate them.

◼️for hire 

🔶  E.g. There are cars and vans for hire at the airport.

◼️for instance        

🔶  E.g. You should study another language, for instance, Italian.

◼️for luck

🔶  E.g. I always wear this bracelet for luck.

◼️for life 

🔶  E.g. Working for the government is a job for life.

◼️for love      

🔶  E.g. I definitely don’t do it for the money, I do it for love.

◼️for a moment    

🔶  E.g. For a moment, I thought she was being serious.

◼️for the moment               

🔶  E.g. I’m happy living in London for the moment.

◼️for nothing         

🔶  E.g. I can’t believe it’s closed. I came all this way for nothing.

◼️for once               

🔶  E.g. Late again! For once, can you try to arrive on time?

◼️for the rest of    

🔶  E.g. I could live here for the rest of my life.

◼️for safekeeping                

🔶  E.g. At the gym, I put my stuff in a locker for safekeeping.

◼️for somebody’s sake       

🔶  E.g. Maria was upset so I had to be calm for her sake. 

◼️for the sake of  

🔶  E.g. They stayed together for the sake of their children.  

◼️for sale 

🔶  E.g. There’s a lovely house for sale at the end of this street.

◼️for short              

🔶  E.g. My name is John but my family call me J for short.

◼️for the time being           

🔶  E.g. I’m happy in my current job for the time being.

◼️for a visit/holiday             

🔶  E.g. I’m in the mood for a holiday. Let’s go somewhere.

◼️for a walk      

🔶  E.g. I needed to calm down so I went for a long walk.

◼️for a while 

🔶  E.g. I haven’t spoken to him for a while.

🔹to know about -  ના વિશે જાણવું

🔸Do you know about the latest laptop computer?

🔹to get interested in - માં રસ લેતાં થવું

🔸At the age of fourteen Salim Ali got interested in birds.

🔹to see through  - આરપાર જોવું

🔸The magician could see through the thin curtain.

🔹 to look at - ની સામે જોવું

🔸Please look at the blackboard.

🔹to go off - ફૂટવું

🔸The crackers went off showing brilliant colours.

🔹at least - ઓછામાં ઓછું

🔸There were at least ten students in the play.

🔹age old - ખૂબ જૂનું, પ્રાચીન

🔸Hiren's family still follows their age old tradition of performing pooja on Diwali day.

🔹to push through - ....માંથી કાઢવું

🔸The sugarcane is pushed through the machine to obtain juice.

🔹to deal with - ની સાથે કામ કરવું

🔸The police deals with many cases of theft every day.

🔹every nook and corner - દરેક ખૂણે

🔸India's performance in the Olympic Games was celebrated in every nook and corner of the country.

🔹in force - લાગુ કરેલું

🔸The law to punish those who drink and drive has been in force for many years, but it has not been effective.

🔹a great deal - ખૂબ મોટા પ્રમાણમાં

🔸My parents' opinion matters a great deal to me.

🔹in spite of - તેમ છતાં, છતાં પણ

🔸In spite of having fever, Manoj appeared for the exam.

🔹instead of - ને બદલે

🔸Can I buy some mangoes instead of apples?