A LIST OF FIXED PREPOSITION

D

• dabble in (not at / with)
• date (v.) back to / from / to
• deal (v.) in (doing business)
• deal (v.) with (attend to)
• debar from
• debate (n. v.) about / on / over (an issue, not
• around)
• decide about (a matter)
• decide on (a course of action, doing)
• decide to (do)
• defence against (attack)
• defence for (excuse, justification)
• defence of (liberty)
• defend against / from (not of)
• defer to (a person, opinion)
• defiant against, of, to, toward(s).
• deficient in
• definition of (a word, not to)
• delighted at / by / in / with
• demand (n.) on (a person) for (something)
• demand (v.) (an intangible thing ) of (a person)
• demand (v.) of (a person, ask)
• demand (v.) (a tangible thing) from (a person)
• demanding on (onerous, not of)
• depart at (9 a.m.)
• depend(ent) on (not to)
• dependence of (one thing) on (another)
• deprive of (not from)
• derelict in (one's duties. not with)
• derive (pleasure) from (not in)
• derogate from (detract, deviate)
• derogatory of / to
• description of (not about)
• desire (n.) for
• desirous of
• despair for (a person)
• despair (n.) of / over (losing)
• despair (n. v.) of (ever winning, not for)
• destitute of
• destructive of (not to)
• determination to excel (not of excelling)
• detrimental to
• deviate from
• devoid of (not from)
• devotee of (not to)
• devotion to (not for or in)
• die for (a cause)
• die from (an injury)
• die of (an illness, not from)
• differ from (be different)
• differ from / with (disagree)
• difference between (two things, not in)
• *different from / than / to
• differentiate amongst (several things)
• differentiate between (two things)
• differentiate (one thing) from (another)
• difficult for / of / with
• disabuse (a person) of (an idea, not from)
• disaffected with (not by)
• disagree about / on / over (things, opinions)
• disagree with (someone, not from)
• disappointed by / with (an outcome)
• disappointed of (something not obtained)
• disappointed in (something obtained)
• disappointed in / with (a person)
• disappointment over (failure)
• disappointment to (somebody)
• discouraged by (something)
• discouraged from (doing, not in)
• discriminate against / in favour of
• discriminate among or between (alternatives)
• discriminate (one thing) from (another)
• disdain for / of
• disdainful of (not about)
• disgust (n.) at / for / with (not against or toward(s))
• disgusted at / by / with (not against or toward(s))
• disinclination to
• disincline (a person) from (doing)
• disinclined to (do)
• dislike (n.) of (not at or for)
• dismayed by (not with)
• displeased at / by / with
• disproportionate to (not with)
• dispute (n. v.) about or over (a matter)
• dispute (n. v.) with (somebody, not against)
• disqualified for (a wrong-doing )
• disqualified from (a race, doing)
• disregard for / of
• disrespect (n. v.) for (not of)
• dissent (v.) from (not on or to)
• dissimilar to (not from)
• dissuade from (not against)
• distaste (n. v.) for
• distinguish among (several things)
• distinguish between (two things)
• distinguish (one thing) from (another)
• distinguished by (singled out)
• distinguished for (eminent)
• distracted from (one thing) by (another)
• distrust(ful) of
• disturbed about / at (perturbed)
• disturbed by (disrupted)
• divest from (cease investing)
• divest of (relinquish)
• do (something) for (someone, help)
• do (something) to (someone, hurt)
• dominated by (an idea, not with)
• domination by (someone) of / over (another)
• doubt (n.) about / of / on
• doubtful about / of
• dream (n. v.) about (entertain an idea)
• dream (v.) of (one's lover)
• drunk from / on / with
• dubious about / of
• dwell on (linger, not over)

E

• effect (n.) on (not for or to)
• embark for (a place)
• embark on (a ship, career)
• embarrassed by (behavior)
• embarrassed with (debts)
• emboldened by (liquor, not with)
• embroiled in (a dispute)
• embroiled with (a person)
• empathize with
• empathy with (not towards)
• employee of (a company, not for)
• enamored of (not about or with)
• enchanted by / with
• end (n.) to (a problem)
• end (v.) at (a place, not up at)
• end (v.) in / with (not by)
• endowed by (fate) with (talent)
• enemy of / to
• engrossed in (a book)
• engulfed by (war)
• engulfed in (flames, not with)
• enough of (not with)
• enquire about (fares)
• enquire after (someone's health)
• enquire for (looking for)
• enquire into (investigate)
• enquiry into (not over)
• entangled in (one thing)
• entangled with (two things)
• enter into (an agreement)
• enthralled by / with (new baby, enchanted) evidence of (human settlement)
• enthralled to ( T.V., enslaved) example of (instance, not for)
• enthused by / over (not about, for or with) example to (model)
• enthusiasm for (not about) excel at / in (activity)
• enthusiastic about (not for or with) excel in (ability)
• entrust (something) to (someone) exception to (a rule, statement, not from)
• entrust (someone) with (something) excited about (badminton, not for)
• envious about / of / towards excited about / at / by (a new baby)
• equal (adj.) to (two things, not as, for or with) excused for (pardoned)
• equal (adj.) to (the task) excused from (released)
• equate to (make equal) exempt from
• equate with (consider equal, not to) expect from / of
• equivalent (adj.) to expectation(s) of (not for)
• equivalent (n.) of experience of (travel, not with)
• escape from (danger) experience in (teaching)
• essential for / to explanation for / of
• euphemism for (dying, not of) explication of (a text, not on)
• evidence for (a theory, not of) extraneous to (not of)

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