Verbs Flashcards
Verb patterns and verbs with prepositions (50 cards)
Combine
Sth WITH sth
Compare
Sth TO sth
Sth WITH sth
Concern
Yourself WITH sth
-formal
Contrast
Sth WITH sth
Invest
IN sth
IN sb
Agree
WITH sb/sth
I agree with you
TO sth
You agree to clean the house.
I didnt agree to that
Apologise
TO sb FOR sth
(dis) Aprove
OF sth
Bargain
WITH sb FOR/OVER sth
Care
FOR sb/sth
Look after
ABOUT sb/sth
Sth/sb is important to me
Decide
ON sth
Select/chosen
verb pattern: Decide+TO+INF
Despair
OF sb/sth
Think sb/sth is hopeless
Experiment
WITH sth
Hope
FOR sth
Insist
ON sth
Interfere
WITH/IN sb/sth
Intrude
ON sb/sth
Enter uninvited
LOOK
|Prep| sb/sth
FOR
search
AT
Im seeing sth
TO
“Ask” sb/sth for help
Find guidance or reassurance from sb/sth
After i crashed my car, I looked to my parents for financial support
INTO sth
Investigate
Negotiate
WITH sb FOR sth
WITH sb TO infinitive = verb pattern
Object
TO sth
Disagree with
Quarrel
WITH sb ABOUT sth
Argue/fight
Resign
FOR sth/sb
Quit your job
Retire
FROM sth TO sth
I retired from my job of 60 years
After dinner we retired TO the living room to relax(go to)
Smell
OF sth
-formal
LIKE sth
-informal