PREPOSITION LIST A to Z

PART I: Adjectives, verbs and nouns governed by a preposition.

abhorrence of (violence, not for or to) adequate for / to
abhorrent to (a person) adhere to
abide by (a rule, a decision) adherent (adj.) of (not to)
abide in (a place) adherent (n.) of (person or party, not to)
abide with (stay, remain) admiration for (not at)
ability at (chess, not with) admit in / into (accept)
able to admit of (a solution, allow)
abound in / with admit to (a crime, confess)
abreast of (not about) adoration
absolve (a person) from / of (duty, punishment) advance (n.) in / on (improvement)
abstain from (doing, not to do) advantage of / to / over
abundant in / with advantageous for / to
accede to (a demand) adverse to (not against or from)
acceptable to (not by) advise (a person) of (inform)
accepted by advise (a person) on (counsel)
accessory to (the crime) advocate (n. v.) for (human rights)
accommodate to (a situation) advocate (n.) of (policy)
accommodate (a person) with (a thing) affectionate to(wards)
accompanied by (a person) affiliated to / with
accompanied with (a thing) affiliation to / with
accord (v.) to (grant) affinity between / with (liking)
accord (v.) with (match) affinity with (kinship, not for or to)
account(able) for (explain, produce, be afflicted with (not by)
responsible) afraid of (not at, by or for),
account(able) to (a person) for (something) agree on (a matter or opinion)
accuse(d) of (a crime, not for, in or with) agree on / upon (a plan of action)
accustomed to (not with) agree to (a proposal, action, settlement)
acquaint (a person) with (something) agree with (a person, proposition)
acquiesce in (not to, under or with) aggravate by
acquit of (crime, blame) aggrieved at / by
activated by (revenge, not with) agonize over (not about)
adamant about / on aim at (doing, or a target)
adapted for (purpose, nature) aim for (victory)
adapted from (based on) aim to (do)
adapted to (ability, purpose) alert (someone) to (something, not of)
addicted to alert to (the danger, not of)
addiction to (not for) alarmed at / by
adept at (doing something, not with) alien (adj.) to
adept in (an art or practice) align against / with
allegiance to (not with)
allocate to (not for)
allow for (make provision for)
allow of (permit)
aloof from / with (not to)
alternative of (one thing or another)
alternative to (not for, from or of)
amazed at (surprised)
amazed by (bewildered)
ambitious for / of (fame)
ambivalent about (not to or towards)
amenable to (not by)
amused at / by / with
anagram of (not for)
analogous to
analogy between (equivalence)
analogy of / to (simile)
analogy with (comparison, resemblance)
anathema to (somebody)
anger (v.) (someone) by (interrupting, not for)
angry about / against / at / over / towards (a thing)
angry against / at / towards / with (a person)
animus against (not towards)
annoyed about / at / by (something)
annoyed at / with (a person)
answer (n.) to (not of)
answer (v.) for (misdeeds)
answer (v.) for (be responsible)
answer (v.) to (the voters)
answer (v.) to (respond, match)
antagonized by (not about)
antagonistic to / towards
antidote against / to / with
antipathy to / toward(s) (not against or for or of)
antithesis between (contrast)
antithesis of opposite, not to)
antithetical to
anxious about / for (health, safety, not of)
anxious for (eager)
anxious to (do something)
apathy toward(s) (something, not against or on)
apologize for
appalled at / by
appeal (n. v.) against (a sentence)
appeal for (help)
appeal (n. v.) to (someone) for (something)
appealing (adj. v.) to (be attractive, not for)
applicable to (not for)
apply for (a passport)
apply to (address oneself to)
appoint (someone) to (a position, not for)
appreciation of (not for)
appreciative of
apprehensive about (a person)
apprehensive of (danger)
apprised of (the facts)
appropriate (v.) for / to
appropriate (adj.) for / to (a purpose)
approve of
aptitude for (not about)
arbitrate between / in
argue about / against / with (a person)
argue about / against / for / over (something)
argue for (in support of)
arrival at (not to)
ashamed of (not about, at, by or for)
ashamed to (do)
ask (a question) about (a subject)
ask (a question) of (a person)
aspire after / to (covet, not at or for)
assault (n.) on (not of)
assist in (cooking, not to cook)
associated with (not in or to)
association with (not in or to)
astonished at / by
astounded at / by
astride of (not over)
attachment to (not for or with)
attack (n.) by / of / on (thing or person, not against)
attempt (n.) at (climbing a mountain)
attempt (n.) on (someone's life)
attend to (needs)
attend upon (orders)
attendant on (not to)
attended by (visitors)
attended with (success, fanfare)
attitude of / to(ward) (not about or over)
attribute (n.) of
attuned to (not with)
authority for (warrant)
authority on (expert)
authority over (power, control)
avail (oneself) of (a thing)
averse to (not against or from)
aversion to (not for)
avert from
aware(ness) of (not about)