Preposition use and misuse in English Writing for WBCS,PSC,MISC,SSC Exams
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đMistakes are often made by using the wrong preposition after certain words. The following list includes the words which most often give trouble. (āĻĒ্āϰাā§āĻ āĻুāϞāĻুāϞো āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻšā§ āϏুāύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻিāĻু word-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে āĻ āϝৌāĻ্āϤিāĻ preposition āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰেāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে। āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝা āĻāϰে, āĻāĻŽāύ āĻিāĻু word āύিāĻে āϤাāϞিāĻাāĻিāϤে āĻ āύ্āϤāϰ্āĻুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰা āĻšāϞ)
1) Absorbed (=āĻāĻীāϰāĻাāĻŦে āύিāĻŦিāώ্āĻ āĻŦা āύিāĻŽāĻ্āύ) in, at āĻŦāϏāĻŦে āύা।
Don’t say : The man was absorbed at his work.
Say : The man was absorbed in his work.
Note : Absorbed -āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে appropriate preposition ‘in’ āĻŦāϏে। Absorbed -āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ ‘at’ āĻŦāϏে āύা।
2) Accuse of (āĻ āĻিāϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰা/āĻĻোāώী āĻāϰা), for āύā§।
Don’t say : She accused the man for stealing.
Say : She accused the man of stealing.
Note : But charge, takes, with: as, The man was charged with murder. (āϞāĻ্āώāĻŖীā§ charge, with āĻ্āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰে, āϝেāĻŽāύ : The man was charged with murder.)
3) Accustomed to (āĻ āĻ্āϝāϏ্āϤ āĻšāĻā§া), with āĻŦāϏāĻŦে āύা।
Don’t say : I’m accustomed with hot weather.
Say : I’m accustomed to hot weather.
Note : Also used to, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He is used to the heat.
4) Afraid of (āĻীāϤ/āĻļāĻ্āĻিāϤ), from āĻŦāϏāĻŦে āύা।
Don’t say : Laura is afraid from the dog.
Say : Laura is afraid of the dog.
Note : Afraid āĻšāϞ- āĻীāϤ, āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏāĻ িāĻ preposition-āĻāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻšāϞ- ‘of’, from āĻŦāϏাāύো āϏāĻ িāĻ āύā§।
5) Aim at (āϤাāĻ āĻāϰা), on āĻŦা against āĻŦāϏāĻŦে āύা।
Don’t say : She aimed on the target.
Say : She aimed at the target.
Note : At, preposition-āĻি āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা āĻāϤিāĻĒāĻĨ āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰāϤে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšā§ঃ āϝেāĻŽāύ- throw at (āĻাঁāĻĒিā§ে āĻĒā§া), shout at (āĻাāϰো āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āĻিā§āĻাāϰ āĻāϰে āĻŦāϞা), fire at (āϞāĻ্āώ্āϝ āĻāϰে āĻুāϞি āĻŦāϰ্āώāĻŖ āĻāϰা), shoot at (āϤাāĻ āĻāϰে āĻুāϞি āĻোঁā§া)। āϤāĻŦে Shoot (at āĻŦ্āϝāϤীāϤ) āĻāĻাāϤ āĻāϰে āĻšāϤ্āϝা āĻāϰা āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। āϝেāĻŽāύ- He shoot a bird (= āϏে āĻāĻাāϤ āĻāϰāϞো āĻāĻŦং āĻāĻা āĻŽāϰāϞো)। Raisul Islam Hridoy
6) Angry with (āϰাāĻাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ/āĻ্āϰুāĻĻ্āϧ/āϰুāώ্āĻ), against āύā§।
Don’t say : The teacher was angry against him.
Say : The teacher was angry with him.
Note-1 : āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āϏাāĻĨে with, āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি (at)āĻ্āϰুāĻĻ্āϧ/āϰুāώ্āĻ (angry)āĻšāĻ, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He was angry at The weather (with the weather āύā§)।
Note-2 : Also annoyed with, vexed with, ‘indignant with’ a person, but at a thing. (āĻāĻāĻāĻাāĻŦে āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ ‘āϏাāĻĨে’ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে Annoyed (āĻ্āϰুāĻĻ্āϧ) with, vexed (āĻŦিāϰāĻ্āϤ) with, indignant (āĻৃāĻŖা/āĻ্āϰোāϧ) with। āϞāĻ্āώāĻŖীā§, āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϰ ‘āĻĒ্āϰāϤি’ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে āĻāĻ্āϤ word- āĻুāϞোāϰ āĻĒāϰে with-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে at āĻŦāϏে।
7) Anxious (= troubled āĻāĻĻ্āĻŦিāĻ্āύ/āĻā§āĻāĻŖ্āĻ িāϤ) about, for āύā§।
Don’t say : They’re anxious for his health.
Say : They’re anxious about his health.
Note : But anxious meaning wishing very much takes for, as: Parents are anxious for their children’s success. (āϤāĻŦে Anxious āϝāĻāύ āϤীāĻŦ্āϰāĻাāĻŦে āĻাāĻ্āĻে āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦা āĻĒ্āϰāϤ্āϝাāĻļী āĻ āϰ্āĻĨে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšā§, āϤāĻāύ about-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে for āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Parents are anxious for their children’s success.)
8) Arrive(āĻĒৌঁāĻাāύো) at, to āύā§।
Don’t say : We arrived to the village at night.
Say : We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use arrive in with countries and large cities, as : Mr Smith has arrived in London (arrive in āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāĻŦং āĻŦā§ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Mr. Smith arrived in London or New York, India etc.
9) Ashamed (āϞāĻ্āĻিāϤ) of,form āύā§।
Don’t say : He’s now ashamed from his conduct.
Say : He’s now ashamed of his conduct.
Note : Shy āϞাāĻুāĻ/āϏাāĻŦāϧাāύী/āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϧাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻ āϰ্āĻĨে ashamed of āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰা āϝāĻĨাāϰ্āĻĨ āύā§, āϏুāϤāϰাং I am ashamed of my teacher-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে āĻāĻĒāύাāϰ āĻŦāϞা āĻāĻিāϤ I’m shy of my teacher.
10) Believe (āĻāϏ্āĻĨা/āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āĻĨাāĻা) in, to āύā§।
Don’t say : We believe to God.
Say : We believe in God.
Note : To believe in means to have faith in To believe (without the in) means to regard something as true : I believe everythin he says. (To believe in āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āĻšāϞ āĻāϏ্āĻĨা/āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āĻĨাāĻা, āĻĒāĻ্āώাāύ্āϤāϰে To believe (in āĻŦ্āϝāϤীāϤ) āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āĻšāϞ- āϏāϤ্āϝ āĻšিāϏেāĻŦে āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āĻāϰা (āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āĻāϰা) āϝেāĻŽāύঃ I believe everything he says)
11) Boast of or about (āĻ āĻšংāĻাāϰ āĻāϰা) , for āύā§।
Don’t say : James boasted for his strength.
Say : James boasted of (or about) his strength. Raisul Islam Hridoy
12) Careful of, with or about (āϝāϤ্āύāĻŦাāύ/āĻŽāύāϝোāĻী), for āύā§।
Don’t say : Elke’s very careful for her health.
Say : Elke’s very careful of/about her health.
Or : You should be more careful with your money.
Note : Take care of (āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা āĻāϰা/āĻাāϰ āύেāĻā§া)। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He takes care of his money.
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13) Travel by train āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি, with the train āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি āύā§।
Don’t say : He travelled with the train yesterday.
Say: He travelled by train yesterday.
Note : āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞি, by train, by tram, by boat, by aeroplane, āĻāĻŦাāϰ by land, by sea, by air, by bus, in a bus, on a bus; by motor car āĻŦা in a motor car, by taxi āĻŦা in a taxi; in a cab, in a carriage; on horse-back, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.
14) Complain about (āĻ āϏāύ্āϤোāώ,āĻ āύ্āϝাā§,āĻĻুāϰ্āĻোāĻ,āϝāύ্āϤ্āϰāĻŖা) for āύā§।
Don’t say : Annette complained for the weather.
Say : Annette complained about the weather.
Note : āĻāĻŽāϰা āϝāĻāύ āĻ āϏুāϏ্āĻĨāϤাāϰ āĻāĻĨা āĻŦāϞি āϤāĻāύ complain of āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰি। āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞিঃ She complained of a sore throat.
15) Composed of (āϏ্āĻĨিāϰ/āϏ্āĻĨিāϰীāĻৃāϤ), from āύā§।
Don’t say : Our class is composed from thirty students.
Say : Our class is composed of thirty students.
16) Confidence in (āĻāϤ্āĻŽāĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ/āĻāϏ্āĻĨা), to āύā§।
Don’t say : I have great confidence to you.
Say : I have great confidence in you.
Note : In confidence āĻāĻিāĻঃ āϝেāĻŽāύ- Let me tell you something in confidence (as a secret=āĻোāĻĒāύে)।
17) Conform to (āĻ āύুāϰূāĻĒ/āĻāĻāĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), with āύā§।
Don’t say : We must conform with the rules.
Say : We must conform to the rules.
Note : āϤāĻŦে, comply (āϰাāĻি āĻšāĻā§া/āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻā§া/āĻŽāϤ āĻĻেā§া)-āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ with āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ We’ll comply with your request. Raisul Islam Hridoy
18) Congratulate on (āĻ āĻিāύāύ্āĻĻāύ āĻাāύাāύো), for āύā§।
Don’t say : I congratulate you for your success.
Say : I congratulate you on your success.
19) Consist of (āĻāĻ িāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don’t say : A year consists from twelve months.
Say : A year consists of twelve months.
Note : āĻ āϧিāĻ āϏāϤāϰ্āĻāϤা āĻ āĻŦāϞāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāĻŦে, passive voice āĻ consist āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰে।
20) Covered with (āĻেā§ে āϝাāĻā§া,āĻāĻ্āĻাāĻĻিāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), by āύā§।
Don’t say : The mountains are covered by snow.
Say : The mountains are covered with/in snow.
21) Cure of (āĻāϰোāĻ্āϝ/āĻিāĻিā§āϏা/āĻŽুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰা), from āύā§।
Don’t say : The man was cured from his illness.
Say : The man was cured of his illness.
Not e : āĻিāύ্āϤু cure āϝāĻāύ Noun āĻšিāϏেāĻŦে āĻŦāϏে āϏে āĻ্āώেāϤ্āϰে for (āĻāύ্āϝ) āĻে āĻ্āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ There is no cure for that disease, āĻ āύ্āϝāĻĻিāĻে cure āĻāϰāĻĒāϰে preposition from āĻŦāϏেāύা।
22) Depend on or upon (āύিāϰ্āĻāϰ/āĻ āĻŦāϞāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ āĻāϰা, āύিāϰ্āĻāϰāĻļীāϞ/āĻŽুāĻাāĻĒেāĻ্āώী āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: It depends from her.
Say: It depends on (or upon) her.
Note: Rely (āύিāϰ্āĻāϰ/āĻāϰāϏা āĻāϰা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ on āĻŦা upon āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ I can't rely on (or upon) him.
23) Deprive of (āĻŦāĻ্āĻিāϤ/āĻŦিāϰāĻšিāϤ āĻāϰা), from āύā§।
Don't say: Nelson Mandela was deprived from his freedom.
Say: Nelson Mandela was deprived of his freedom.
24) Die of an illness (āϰোāĻ/āĻ āϏুāϏ্āĻĨāϤাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া), from an illness āύā§।
Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.
Say: Many people have died of malaria.
Note : āĻেāĻ āϝāĻāύ āϰোāĻ/āĻ āϏুāϏ্āĻĨāϤা, āĻ āύাāĻšাāϰ/āĻ্āώুāϧা, āĻĒিāĻĒাāϏা, āĻĻুঃāĻ āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি āĻšāϤে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে die-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে of āĻŦāϏে। āĻ āϤ্āϝāϧিāĻ āĻাāĻুāύি (overwork) āĻšāϤে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে from āĻŦāϏে। āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤা (violence),āϤāϰāĻŦাāϰি (sword), āĻŽāĻšাāĻŽাāϰী (pestilence) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি āĻšāϤে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে by āĻŦāϏে। āϝুāĻĻ্āϧে, āĻ āĻাāĻŦে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে in āĻŦāϏে। āĻĻেāĻļেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻāϤ্āĻŽāĻĻাāύ āĻŦোāĻাāϤে for āĻŦāϏে। āĻোāύ āĻাāϰāĻŖে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে for, āĻ āĻŦāĻšেāϞাāϰ āĻাāϰāĻŖে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে through, āύাāĻ্āϝāĻŽāĻ্āĻে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে to āĻŦāϏে āĻāĻŦং āĻুঁāĻিāϰ āĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া āĻŦোāĻাāϤে at āĻŦāϏে।
25) Different from (āĻিāύ্āύāϰāĻāĻŽ/āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ), than āύā§।
Don't say: My book is different than yours.
Say: My book is different from yours.
26) Disappointed by, about āĻŦা at, from āύā§।
(a) by/at/about:
Don't say: Phillipa was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.
Say: Phillipa was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.
(b) with/in:
Don't say: Jane was disappointed from her son.
Say: Jane was disappointed with/in her son.
Note : āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦে with āĻ āĻĨāĻŦা in,āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϰ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦে at, about āĻ āĻĨāĻŦা by āĻāĻŦং gerund āĻāϰ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦে at āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰি, āϝেāĻŽāύ: Keith is very disappointed at not winning the prize. We use that (optional before a new clause): I was disappointed (that) I didn't get an invitation.
27) Divide into parts (āĻ ংāĻļে/āĻাāĻে āĻাāĻ āĻāϰা), in parts āύā§।
Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.
Say: I divided the cake into four parts.
Note : āϤāĻŦে āĻোāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāĻে āĻ āϰ্āϧেāĻ (in half) āĻŦা āĻĻুāĻā§ে( in two) āĻাāĻ āĻāϰা āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Paul divided the apple in half (or in two).
28) No doubt (n) (āϏংāĻļā§/āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻš) of āĻŦা about, for āύā§।
Don't say: I've no doubt for his ability.
Say: I've no doubt of (or about) his ability.
Note : Doubtful (āϏāύ্āĻĻিāĻ্āύ/āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻšāĻĒ্āϰāĻŦāĻŖ)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ of āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύ: I am doubtful of his ability to pass.
29) Dressed in (āĻĒāϰিāĻšিāϤ), with āύā§।
Don't say: The woman was dressed with black.
Say:The woman was dressed in black.
Note : The woman was in black āĻāĻিāĻ āϏāĻ িāĻ।
30) Exception to (āĻŦāĻšিāϰ্āĻূāϤ), of āύā§।
Don't say: This is an exception of the rule.
Say: This is an exception to the rule.
Note: āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞি, with the exception of (āĻŦ্āϝāϤীāϤ), āϝেāĻŽāύ: She liked all her subjects with the exception of physics.
31) Exchange for (āĻŦāĻĻāϞি/āĻŦিāύিāĻŽā§ āĻāϰা), by āύā§।
Don't say: He exchanged his collection of matchboxes by some foreign stamps.
Say: He exchanged his collection of matchboxes for some foreign stamps.
Note : In exchange (āĻŦāĻĻāϞে/āĻŦিāύিāĻŽā§ে)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ for āĻŦāϏে, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He gave them his old car in exchange for a new one.
32) Fail in (āĻŦ্āϝāϰ্āĻĨ/āĻ āĻৃāϤāĻাāϰ্āϝ āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: Steven failed from maths last year.
Say: Steven failed in maths last year.
33) Full of (āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ/āĻāϰা/āĻāĻāĻুāĻŽ্āĻŦুāϰ), with āĻŦা from āύā§।
Don't say: The jar was full with (or from) oil.
Say: The jar was full of oil.
Note : āϤāĻŦে Fill-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে with āĻŦāϏে, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Jane filled the glass with water।
34) Get rid of (āύিāώ্āĻৃāϤি/āĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻšāϤি āĻĒাāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: I'll be glad to get rid from him.
Say: I'll be glad to get rid of him.
35) Glad (āĻুāĻļি/āĻāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ) of āĻŦা about, from āĻŦা with āύā§। Raisul Islam Hridoy
Don't say: Francis was glad from (or with) receiving your letter.
Say: Francis was glad of (or about) receiving your letter.
Note : āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ (result)-āĻ āĻুāĻļি āĻŦোāĻাāϤে glad at āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He is glad at having received a good mark.
36) Good at (āĻাāϞ/āĻĻāĻ্āώ/āϝোāĻ্āϝ), in āύā§।
Don't say: My sister's good in maths.
Say: My sister's good at maths.
Note 1 : Bad (āĻাāϰাāĻĒ/āĻŽāύ্āĻĻ), clever (āĻাāϞাāĻ/āĻĻāĻ্āώ), quick (āĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖāĻŦāύ্āϤ/āĻāĻāĻĒāĻে), slow (āϧীāϰ/āĻŽāύ্āĻĨāϰ) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ at āĻŦāϏে। āϤāĻŦে weak (āĻĻুāϰ্āĻŦāϞ)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে in āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He's weak in grammar.
Note 2 : He's good in class āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ- āĻ্āϞাāϏে āϤাāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻাāϞ।
37) Guard against (āϏāϤāϰ্āĻ āĻĨাāĻা/āϏাāĻŦāϧাāύ āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: You must guard from bad habits.
Say: You must guard against bad habits.
38) Guilty of (āĻ āĻĒāϰাāϧী/āĻĻোāώী), for āύā§।
Don't say: He was found guilty for murder.
Say: He was found guilty of murder
39) Independent of (āϏ্āĻŦাāϧীāύ/āϏ্āĻŦাāĻŦāϞāĻŽ্āĻŦী), from āύā§।
Don't say: Clare's independent from her parents.
Say: Clare's independent of her parents.
Note: āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞি, dependent (āύিāϰ্āĻāϰāĻļীāϞ/āĻ āϧীāύ) on, āϝেāĻŽāύ: A child is dependent on its parents.
40) Indifferent to (āύিāϰুā§āϏুāĻ/āĻāĻĻাāϏীāύ/āĻāύ্āύাāϏিāĻ/āĻ āĻŽāύোāϝোāĻী), for āύā§।
Don't say: They're indifferent for politics.
Say: They're indifferent to politics.
41) Insist on (āϤাāĻিāĻĻ āĻĻেāĻā§া/āϏāύিāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦāϞা/āĻোāϰ āĻĻেāĻā§া), to āύā§।
Don't say: He always insisted to his opinion.
Say: He always insisted on his opinion.
Note: āϞāĻ্āώāĻŖীā§ persist (āĻেāĻĻ āĻāϰা/āύাāĻোā§āĻŦাāύ্āĻĻাāϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āĻāϞ āĻĨাāĻা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে to āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He persisted in his silly ideas.
42) Interested in (āĻāĻ্āϰāĻšী/āϏাāĻ্āϰāĻš/āĻৌāϤূāĻšāϞী/āĻā§āϏাāĻšী), for āύā§।
Don't say: She's not interested for her work.
Say: She's not interested in her work.
Note: Take an interest (āĻāĻ্āϰāĻšাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻšāĻā§া/āĻāĻ্āϰāĻš āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻāϰা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে in āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ She takes a great interest in music.
43) Jealous of (āĻĒāϰāĻļ্āϰীāĻাāϤāϰ/āĻāϰ্āώাāύিāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: He's very jealous from his brother.
Say: He's very jealous of his brother.
44) Look at (āĻĻেāĻা/āϤাāĻাāύো/āĻĻৃāώ্āĻি āĻĢেāϰাāύো), to āύā§।
Don’t say : Look to this beautiful picture.
Say : Look at this beautiful picure.
Note : āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা gaze (āϏ্āĻĨিāϰ āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāϤে āϤাāĻিā§ে āĻĨাāĻা), stare (āϏ্āĻĨিāϰ āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāϤে āϤাāĻাāύো) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ at āĻŦāϏে। āϤāĻŦে look after (= take care of āϝāϤ্āύ āύেāĻা/āĻĻেāĻা-āĻļোāύা āĻāϰা); look for (= try to find – āĻ āύুāϏāύ্āϧাāύ āĻāϰা) look over (= examine – āĻĒāϰিāĻĻāϰ্āĻļāύ/ āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώা āĻāϰা); look into (= examine closely – āĻāĻীāϰāĻাāĻŦে āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώা āĻāϰা/āϤāĻĻāύ্āϤ āĻāϰা); look upon (= conside – āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻĻৃāώ্āĻিāĻোāĻŖ āĻĨেāĻে āĻĻেāĻা); look down upon (= have a low opinion of – āĻāĻĒেāĻ্āώা āĻāϰা/āĻ āύ্āϝāĻĻেāϰ āĻোāĻ āĻাāĻŦা), look upto (= respect- āĻļ্āϰāĻĻ্āϧা āĻāϰা); look out for (= expect – āĻāĻļা/āϏāĻŽ্āĻাāĻŦāύা); look forward to (= expect with pleasure- āĻāύāύ্āĻĻেāϰ āϏাāĻĨে āĻĒ্āϰāϤীāĻ্āώা/āĻāĻļা āĻāϰা); look to (= rely on- āĻোāύ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻĒাāϰে āϏাāĻŦāϧাāύ āĻšāĻā§া) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āϰীāϤিāϏিāĻĻ্āϧ।
45) Leave for a place (āĻোāύ āϏ্āĻĨাāύেāϰ āĻāĻĻ্āĻĻ্āϝেāĻļে āϝাāϤ্āϰা āĻāϰা), to a place āύā§।
Don't say:They're leaving to England soon.
Say: They're leaving for England soon.
46) Live on (āĻŦেঁāĻে āĻĨাāĻা), from āύā§।
Don't say: He lives from his brother's money.
Say: He lives on his brother's money.
Note : Feed on (āĻেā§ে āĻŦেঁāĻে āĻĨাāĻা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ on āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Some birds feed on insects.
47) Married to (āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻšিāϤ), with āύā§।
Don’t say: Angela was married with a rich man.
Say: Angela was married to a rich man.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা engaged (āĻŦাāĻāĻĻাāύ āĻāϰা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ to āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ Sally was engaged to Peter for a year before they got married.
48) Opposite to (āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽুāĻāĻŦāϰ্āϤী/āĻŽুāĻোāĻŽুāĻি/āĻāϞ্āĻো āĻĻিāĻে/āĻŦিāĻĒāϰীāϤে), from āύā§।
Don't say: Their house is opposite from ours.
Say: Their house is opposite to ours.
Note: Opposite ours-āĻ āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ।
49) Pass by a place (āĻোāύ āϏ্āĻĨাāύāĻে āĻ āϤিāĻ্āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰা/āĻĒেāĻāύে āĻĢেāϞা), from a place āύā§।
Don't say: Will you pass from the post-office?
Say: Will you pass by the post-office?
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা pass the post-office āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ।
50) Play for a team (āĻোāύ āĻĻāϞে/āĻĻāϞেāϰ āĻšā§ে āĻেāϞা), with a team āύā§।
Don't say: He plays regularly with that team.
Say: He plays regularly for that team.
51) Pleased with (āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ/āĻুāĻļি/āĻāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ), from āύā§।
Don't say:The teacher is pleased from me.
Say: The teacher is pleased with me.
Note: āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞāϤে āĻĒাāϰি pleased at āĻŦা pleased with āϝāĻĻি, āĻĒāϰে āĻāĻāĻি abstract noun āĻŦা clause āĻŦāϏে, āϝেāĻŽāύ : They were pleased at (or with) what he said; They were pleased at (or with) her results.
52) Popular with (āĻāύāĻĒ্āϰিā§/āϞোāĻāĻĒ্āϰিā§), among āύā§।
Don't say: John's popular among his friends.
Say: John's popular with his friends.
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53) Prefer to (āĻļ্āϰেā§ āĻŽāύে āĻāϰা/āĻĒāĻāύ্āĻĻ āĻāϰা), from āύā§।
Don't say: I prefer a blue pen from a red one.
Say: I prefer a blue pen to a red one.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা preferable to (āĻ āϧিāĻāĻŽাāϤ্āϰাā§ āĻĒ্āϰিā§), āϝেāĻŽāύঃ This car is preferable to my old one.
54) Preside at āĻŦা over (āϏāĻাāĻĒāϤিāϤ্āĻŦ āĻāϰা/āĻĒ্āϰāϧাāύ āĻšāĻā§া), in āύā§।
Don't say: Who presided in the last meeting?
Say: Who presided at (or over) the last meeting? Raisul Islam Hridoy
55) Proud of (āĻāϰ্āĻŦিāϤ/āĻŽāϰ্āϝাāĻĻাāĻŦাāύ āĻšāĻā§া), for āύā§।
Don't say: He's very proud for his promotion.
Say: He's very proud of his promotion.
Note: āĻāĻŦাāϰ āĻāĻŽāϰা āĻŦāϞāϤে āĻĒাāϰি take (a) pride in, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ A craftsman takes a pride in his work.
56) Rejoice at āĻŦা in (āĻāĻš্āϞাāĻĻিāϤ/āĻāϞ্āϞāϏিāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), for āύā§।
Don't say: We rejoiced for her success.
Say: We rejoiced at (or in) her success.
57) Related to (āĻāϤ্āĻŽীā§āϤা āϏূāϤ্āϰে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻিāϤ/āĻā§িāϤ/āϏংāĻļ্āϞিāώ্āĻ āĻšāĻā§া), with āύā§।
Don't say: Are you related with Simon in any way?
Say: Are you related to Simon in any way?
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻাāĻ relation (āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻ) āĻāϰāĻĒāϰে to āĻŦāϏে, āϝেāĻŽāĻŽঃ Is he any relation to you?
58) Repent of (āĻ āύুāĻļোāĻāύা āĻāϰা/āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: He repented from his crime.
Say: He repented of his crime.
Note: āϞāĻ্āώāĻŖীā§ repentance (āĻ āύুāĻļোāĻāύা/āĻ āύুāϤাāĻĒ)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে for āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ He feels repentance for his sin.
59) Satisfied with (āĻĒāϰিāϤৃāĻĒ্āϤ/āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ), from āύā§।
Don't say: Are you satisfied from your marks?
Say: Are you satisfied with your marks?
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা content (āĻুāĻļি āĻšāĻā§া), delighted (āĻāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ āĻšāĻā§া), unhappy, happy, displeased (āĻ āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻšāĻā§া), dissatisfied (āĻ āϏāύ্āϤুāώ্āĻ āĻšāĻā§া), disgusted (āĻŦিāϰāĻ্āϤ āĻšāĻā§া) āĻāĻĻেāϰ āĻĒāϰে preposition with āĻŦāϏে।
60) Similar to (āϏāĻĻৃāĻļ/āĻ āύুāϰূāĻĒ/āϏāĻŽāĻŽāύা), with āύā§।
Don't say: Your house is similar with mine.
Say: Your house is similar to mine.
61) Sit at a desk (āĻĄেāϏ্āĻে āĻŦāϏা) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি, on a desk āύā§।
Don't say: The bank manager was sitting on his desk.
Say: The bank manager was sitting at his desk.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻাāĻ sit at a table (āĻেāĻŦিāϞে āĻŦāϏা) āĻāĻ্āώেāϤ্āϰে at āĻšāĻŦে। āĻিāύ্āϤু chair, bench, sofa āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻ্āώেāϤ্āϰে on āĻšāĻŦে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ on a chair/bench/sofa; āĻāĻŦাāϰ in an arm-chair, in a tree āĻŦা up a tree, āϝেāĻŽāύঃ A bird sometimes perches (= sits) on a tree.
62) Spend on (āĻ āϤিāĻŦাāĻšিāϤ/āĻŦ্āϝ⧠āĻāϰা), for āύā§।
Don't say: I spend a lot of time for my computer. Raisul Islam Hridoy
Say: I spend a lot of time on my computer.
63) Succeed in (āĻৃāϤāĻাāϰ্āϝ/āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻā§া), at āύā§।
Don't say: I hope he'll succeed at his work.
Say: I hope he'll succeed in his work.
Note: āϞāĻ্āώāĻŖীā§, āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϤ্āϤি, āĻĒāĻĻāĻŦী, āĻাāϰ্āϝাāϞ⧠(āĻ āĻĢিāϏ) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻāϤ্āϤāϰাāϧিāĻাāϰী (āĻŽাāϞিāĻ) succeeds to āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύ: Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952.
64) Superior to (āĻļ্āϰেāώ্āĻ /āĻāĻĒāϰāϏ্āĻĨ), from āĻŦা than āύā§।
Don't say: This is superior from (or than) that.
Say: This is superior to that.
Note: inferior (āύিāĻৃāώ্āĻ/āĻ āϧāϏ্āϤāύ), junior (āĻŦā§ঃāĻāύিāώ্āĻ /āĻ āϧāϏ্āϤāύ), senior (āĻŦā§োāĻ্āϝেāώ্āĻ /āĻāĻĒāϰāϏ্āĻĨ), subsequent, prior (āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻŦāϰ্āϤী) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ to āĻŦāϏে।
65) Sure of (āύিāĻļ্āĻিāϤ/āύিঃāϏংāĻļā§ āĻšāĻā§া), for āύā§।
Don't say: I'm quite sure for her honesty.
Say: I'm quite sure of her honesty.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা certain (āύিāĻļ্āĻিāϤ)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ of āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ I am quite certain of it.
66) Surprised at or by (āĻšāϤāĻŦাāĻ/āĻŦিāϏ্āĻŽিāϤ), for āύā§।
Don't say: Harold was surprised for the loud bang. Raisul Islam Hridoy
Say: Harold was surprised at/by the loud bang.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা astonished (āĻŦিāϏ্āĻŽিāϤ āĻāϰা), amazed (āĻŦিāϏ্āĻŽিāϤ āĻāϰা), alarmed (āĻāĻĻ্āĻŦিāĻ্āύ), puzzled (āĻিংāĻāϰ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝāĻŦিāĻŽূā§ āĻāϰা), shocked (āĻŽāϰ্āĻŽাāĻšāϤ) āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ at/by āĻŦāϏে।
67) Suspect of (āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻš āĻāϰা), for āύā§।
Don't say: I suspect Kate for stealing the pen.
Say: I suspect Kate of stealing the pen.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা suspicious (āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻšāĻĒ্āϰāĻŦāĻŖ)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে of āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύ: Dogs are suspicious of strangers.
68) Take by (āĻেāĻĒে āϧāϰা) from āύā§।
Don't say: Robert took his brother from the hand.
Say: Robert took his brother by the hand.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা hold (āĻেāĻĒে āϧāϰা), catch (āϧāϰা), seize (āϧāϰা/āĻĒাāĻā§াāύো), snatch (āϤাā§াāϤাā§ি āϧāϰা), grasp (āĻঁāĻā§িā§ে āϧāϰা)āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻিāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ by āĻŦāϏে।
69) Tie to (āĻŦাঁāϧা), on āύā§।
Don't say: The girl tied the string on the kite.
Say: The girl tied the string to the kite.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻাāĻ bind (āĻŦাāϧা/āĻŦāύ্āϧāύ āĻāϰা/āĻŦাঁāϧাāύো)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ to āĻŦāϏে। āϝেāĻŽāύ: The prisoner was bound to the stake.
70) Tired of (āϤ্āϝāĻ্āϤ/āĻŦিāϰāĻ্āϤ āĻšāĻā§া), from āύā§।
Don't say: The boys are tired from eating boiled eggs.
Say: The boys are tired of eating boiled eggs.
Note : Tired with (āĻ্āϞাāύ্āϤ/āĻŦিāϰāĻ্āϤ, āĻāĻĻ্āϝোāĻŽāĻšীāύ/āĻ āĻŦāϏāύ্āύ), āϝেāĻŽāύঃ I am tired with walking. I want to rest. Tired of āĻāĻŦং tired with āĻāϞ্āϞেāĻ্āϝ āϝে, weary (āĻ্āϞাāύ্āϤ) of āĻāĻŦং weary with āĻāϰাāĻ।
72) Tremble with cold (āĻ াāĻŖ্āĻĄাā§ āĻেঁāĻĒে āĻāĻ া), from cold āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি āύā§।
Don’t say: The man was trembling from cold.
Say: The man was trembling with cold.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻা shake (āĻাঁāĻা āĻĻেāĻা/āĻŦিāĻāϞিāϤ āĻāϰা/āĻাঁāĻĒা) āĻāĻŦং shiver (āĻাঁāĻĒা)-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰেāĻ with āĻŦāϏে।āϝেāĻŽāύঃ The thief was shaking with fear.
73) Warn (a person) of danger āĻŦিāĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻে (āĻোāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻে) āϏāϤāϰ্āĻ āĻāϰে āĻĻেāĻā§া, about danger āύā§।
Don’t say: They were warned about the danger.
Say: They were warned of the danger.
Note: āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻĻাāĻ āĻোāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻে āĻĻোāώ/āϤ্āϰুāĻি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻে āϏāϤāϰ্āĻ āĻāϰে āĻĻিāϤে, warned against āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ His teacher warned him against disobeying the regulations.
74) Write in ink (āĻাāϞিāϤে āϞেāĻা), with ink āύā§।
Don't say: I've written the letter with ink.
Say: I've written the letter in ink.
Note: āĻāĻĒāύি in āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦেāύ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻĒāύি āĻাāĻ āĻļেāώ āĻāϰে āĻĢেāϰāϤ āĻāϏāĻŦেāύ। The drawing was done in charcoal. Dora writes her letters in green ink. āĻāĻĒāύি āϝāĻāύ āĻোāύ instrument āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰāĻŦেāύ āϤāĻāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦেāύ with. The children art learning to write with a pen. Helen prefers to paint with a thin brush
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PREPOSITIONS AFTER CERTAIN WORDS
Note: āύিāĻŽ্āύোāĻ্āϤ word-āĻুāϞো āϰ āĻĒāϰে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ prepositions āĻুāϞো āĻŽāύোāϝোāĻ āϏāĻšāĻাāϰে āĻĻেāĻুāύঃ
Accuse of
Accustomed to
Afraid of
Aim at
Angry with, at
Arrive at, in
Ashamed of
Believe in
Benefit by
Boast of
Careful of
Complain of
Composed of
Conform to
Congratulate on
Consist of
Cure of
Depend on
Deprive of
Die of
Different from
Doubt of or about
Dressed in
Fail in
Full of
Good at
Guard against
Guilty of
Independent of
Indifferent to
Insist on
Interested in
Jealous of
Look at
Married to
Pleased with
Prefer to
Proud of
Related to
Repent of
Satisfied with
Similar to
Succeed in
Superior to
Sure of
Surprised at, by
Suspect of
Tired with, of
Translate into
Warn of, about