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Verb and preparation collocation - Coggle Diagram
Verb and preparation collocation
For
Thank for
I must write and thank Mary for the present.
Work for
He works for an engineering company.
Apologize for
I want to apologize for my mistakes.
Ask for
I alway ask for extra tomato sauce on my pizza.
Blame for
I blame Jenet for the broken cup.
Care for
He doesn't care for playing golf.
Keep for
Would you keep my dog for me?
Prepare for
A hotel room is being prepared for them.
From
Separate from
Raw meat must be separated from cooked meat.
Suffer from
He will suffer from studying too little.
Expect from
Don't expect sympathy from me!
Forbid from
He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.
Hide from
There hide me from the police in their attic.
Prevent from
We were prevented from entering the site.
Protect from
The cover protects the machine from dust.
Recover from
He's in hospital, recovering from a heart attack.
Escape from
The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison.
Borrow from
Can I borrow a hammer from you?
Deter from
Please deter your children from walking across busy avenues.
Choose from
You can choose from a wide range of vehicles.
Distinguish from
It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.
Come from
I come from France.
Differ from
People differ from one another in their ability to handle stress.
Distract from
Please distract Tim from the television.
About
Think about
What did you think about the idea?
Worry about
Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
Ask about
He asked about her family.
Be concerned about
Many people are concerned about the state of our hospital.
Argue about
The boys argued about which bus to take.
Care about
He always care about me.
Know about
We don't know anything about this place.
Dream about
Sarach dreams about becoming a ballet dancer.
In
Trust in
Can I trust in the figures in this report?
Absorb in
She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
Be engrossed in
She was engrossed in conversation.
Believe in
John believe in oat bran.
Involve in
Please don't lnvolve me in this mess.
Participate in
You should participate in this training course.
Result in
I hope that this will result in the police finding your car.
Succeed in
John succeeded in getting a new job.