Prepositions after Particular Words and Expressions

afraid of

Are you afraid of spiders?

agree with

agree about

agree on

agree to

I entirely agree with you.

He left the firm because he didn’t agree with their sales policy.

We agree about most things.

Let’s try to agree on a date.

I’ll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price.

arrive at (in)

What time do we arrive at Cardiff?

When did you arrive in England?

depend on

independent of

We may play footfall – it depends on the weather.

die of (from)

More people died of flu in 1919 than were killed in this war.

A week after the accident de died from his injuries.

divide into

The book is divided into three parts.

drive into

Granny drove into a tree again yesterday.

explain smth to smb

Could you explain this rule to me?

get in (to), out of

(car, taxi, small boat)

When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen.

get on (to), off (train, plane, bus, ship, bike, horse)

We’ll be getting off the train in ten minutes.

impressed with/by

I’m very impressed with/by your work.

interest / interested in

When did your interest in social work begin?

Not many people are interested in grammar.

(a) lack of, (to) lack

Lack of time prevented me from writing.

Your mother lacks tact.

laugh at

I hate being laughed at.

listen to

If you don’t listen to people, they won’t listen to you.

look at

look after

look for

Stop looking at me like that.

Thanks for looking after me when I was ill.

Can you help me look for my keys?

operate on

They operated on her yesterday evening.

pay for

Excuse me, sir. You haven’t paid for your drink.

pleased with smb

pleased with/about/at smth

The boss is very pleased with you.

I wasn’t very pleased with/about/at my exam results.

proof of

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

Who’s responsible for the shopping this week?

run into (= meet)

I ran into Philip at Victoria Station this morning.

search

search for (= look for)

They searched everybody’s luggage.

The customs were searching for drugs at the airport.

shocked at/by

I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter’s accident.

sorry about

sorry for/about

I’m sorry about your exam results.

I’m sorry for/about breaking your window.

speak to/with

Could I speak to/with your father for a moment?

surprised at/by

Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.

think of/about

I’m thinking of/about studying medicine.

translate into (not in)

Could translate this into Greek for me?