Prepositions Used after Verbs
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VERB + PREPOSITION
Here are some English verbs that are followed by prepositions:
| accuse smb of smth | insist on |
| apologize (to smb) for smth | live on (food, money) |
| apply to smb for smth | long for |
| ask for/about | object to |
| attend to | occur to |
| beg for | persist in |
| believe in | prefer smb/smth to smb/smth |
| beware of | prepare for |
| blame smb for smth | punish smb for |
| charge smb with (an offense) | quarrel with smb about |
| compare smth with | refer to |
| comply with | rely on |
| comform to | remind smb of |
| consist of | resort to |
| deal in | succeed in |
| depend on | suspect smb of smth |
| dream of | think of/about |
| fight with smb for | wait for |
| fine smb for | warn smb of/about smth |
| hope for | wish for |
Examples:
- I don't believe in ghosts.
- He was chardged with kidnapping a little boy.
- They haven't complied with the regulations.
- We lived on bread and water for two weeks.
- It never occur to me to insure my house.
- They persisted in defying the law.
- When arguments failed he resorted to threats.
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