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Common Verb + Preposition Combinations

This document lists common verb + preposition combinations in English. It provides examples of verbs that are commonly used with certain prepositions like "for", "to", "about", "with", "of", "in", "at", and "on". Examples include verbs like apologize for, listen to, talk about, agree with, think of, believe in, arrive at, and depend on.

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Common Verb + Preposition Combinations

This document lists common verb + preposition combinations in English. It provides examples of verbs that are commonly used with certain prepositions like "for", "to", "about", "with", "of", "in", "at", and "on". Examples include verbs like apologize for, listen to, talk about, agree with, think of, believe in, arrive at, and depend on.

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The most common verb + preposition combinations:

Verb + for:
apologize for, apply for, ask for, fight for, hope for, pay for, search for, wait for

Verb + to:
belong to, listen to, go to, talk to

Verb + about:
ask about, complain about, dream about, forget about, know about, learn about,
talk about, think about, worry about, write about

Verb + with:
agree with, argue with, deal with, disagree with

Verb + of:
approve of, take care of, think of

Verb + in:
believe in, fill in, result in, specialize in, succeed in

Verb + at:
arrive at, laugh at, look at, smile at, stare at

Verb + on:
depend on, focus on, rely on

Verb + from:
come from, differ from, recover from, suffer from

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