Verbs + Prepositions

Question 1

absorbed

Answer 1

in something (especially absorbed in her work / a book

Question 2

confide

Answer 2

in someone

Question 3

be engrossed

Answer 3

in something

Question 4

implicate someone

Answer 4

in something

Question 5

involve someone

Answer 5

in something

Question 6

result

Answer 6

in something

Question 7

specialise

Answer 7

in something

Question 8

succeed

Answer 8

in something

Question 9

account

Answer 9

for something

Question 10

allow

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for something (to take into consideration)

Question 11

apologise

Answer 11

for something / someone (on their behalf: Let me apologise for Jack.)

Question 12

blame someone

Answer 12

for something

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care

Answer 13

for something / someone

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cater

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for something / someone

Question 15

charge someone

Answer 15

for something (make them pay for it)

Question 16

count

Answer 16

for something (especially: / count for nothing in this company.)

Question 17

earmark something

Answer 17

for a particular use

Question 18

pay

Answer 18

for someone / something

Question 19

accuse someone

Answer 19

of something

Question 20

convict someone

Answer 20

of something

Question 21

remind someone

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of something

Question 22

suspect someone

Answer 22

of something

Question 23

acquaint someone

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with something

Question 24

associate someone

Answer 24

with something

Question 25

charge someone

Answer 25

with something

Question 26

clutter

Answer 26

with something (especially passive: The room was cluttered with boxes.)

Question 27

coincide

Answer 27

with something

Question 28

collide

Answer 28

with something

Question 29

comply

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with something

Question 30

concern

Answer 30

with something (usually passive: be concerned with)

Question 31

confront someone

Answer 31

with something

Question 32

confuse someone / something

Answer 32

with someone / something

Question 33

cram

Answer 33

with something (especially passive: be crammed with)

Question 34

deal

Answer 34

with someone / something

Question 35

discuss something

Answer 35

with someone

Question 36

face

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with something (especially passive: be faced with)

Question 37

ingratiate oneself

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with someone

Question 38

meet

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with something (especially: meet with an accident)

Question 39

pack

Answer 39

with something (especially passive: be packed with)

Question 40

plead

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with someone

Question 41

provide someone

Answer 41

with something

Question 42

tamper

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with something

Question 43

trust someone

Answer 43

with something

Question 44

bar someone

Answer 44

from a place

Question 45

benefit

Answer 45

from something

Question 46

derive something

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from something

Question 47

deter someone

Answer 47

from something

Question 48

differ

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from something

Question 49

distinguish one thing

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from another thing (also distinguish between two things)

Question 50

distract someone

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from something

Question 51

exempt someone

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from something

Question 52

expel someone

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from a place

Question 53

refrain

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from something

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resign

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from something

Question 55

result

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from something

Question 56

stem

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from something

Question 57

suffer

Answer 57

from something

Question 58

translate one language

Answer 58

from / into another language

Question 59

base something

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on someone

Question 60

blame something

Answer 60

on someone

Question 61

centre something

Answer 61

on something (usually passive: be centred on)

Question 62

concentrate something

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on something

Question 63

decide

Answer 63

on something

Question 64

depend

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on someone / something

Question 65

elaborate

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on something

Question 66

impose

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on someone

Question 67

insist

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on something / someone doing something

Question 68

pride oneself

Answer 68

on something

Question 69

insure something

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against something

Question 70

protest

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against something

Question 71

argue

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about something

Question 72

be concerned

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about something (be worried about)

Question 73

boast

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about something

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decide

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about something

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protest

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about something

Question 76

phase something

Answer 76

out

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glance

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at something

Question 78

guess

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at something

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hint

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at something

Question 80

marvel

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at something

Question 81

answer

Answer 81

to something (especially: answer to a description)

Question 82

appeal

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to someone (beg)

Question 83

It appeals

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to me (meaning I like the idea)

Question 84

apply oneself

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to something (This rule doesn't apply to you.)

Question 85

attend

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to something said / heard

Question 86

attribute something

Answer 86

to someone

Question 87

commit oneself

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to something (especially passive: be commited to)

Question 88

confess

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to something

Question 89

devote oneself

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to something

Question 90

prefer one thing

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to another thing

Question 91

react

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to something

Question 92

refer

Answer 92

to something (This number refers to the next page.)

Question 93

refer someone

Answer 93

to someone (The doctor referred me to a specialist.)

Question 94

be resigned

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to something

Question 95

resort

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to something

Question 96

see

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to something (meaning make sure it is done)

Question 97

subject someone

Answer 97

to something (stressed: subject)

Question 98

succeed

Answer 98

to the throne

Question 99

be used

Answer 99

to doing something