What is an Appropriate Preposition?
Actually, some nouns, adjectives, participles and verbs are followed by specific prepositions. These prepositions are called appropriate prepositions. If you want to be perfect about appropriate prepositions, you need to remember all the Appropriate Prepositions in the lists below.
Appropriate Preposition List
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘A‘
For Nouns
Abhorrence of
Ability for
Absence from
Abundance of
Access to
Accession to
Acquaintance with
Abstinence from
Admission to
Adherence to
Advantage of
Advantage over
Admission of
Addiction to
Affection for
Alien to
Alliance with
Allusion to
Alternative to
Allegiance to
Ambition for
Antidote to/for/against
Antipathy to
Anxiety for
Answer to
Appetite for
Application for
Apprehension for
Aptitude for
Apology to/for
Arrival at
Aspiration for/after
Assurance of
Assent to
Attraction for
Attendance at
Attention to
Authority over
Authority on
Authority for
Aversion to/from/for
For Adjectives and Participles
Abhorrent to
Abounding in/with
Absorbed in
Absent from
Acceptable to
Accessible to
Accomplished in
Accountable to/for
Accurate in
Accused of
Accustomed to
Acquainted with
Acquitted of
Adapted to/for/from
Addicted to
Adequate to
Adjacent to
Affectionate to
Afflicted with
Afraid of
Agreeable to
Akin to
Alarmed at
Alive to
Alien to
Alienated from
Allied to/with
Amazed at
Ambitious of/for
Amused at
Angry with/for/at/about
Annoyed at/with/for
Anxious for
Anxious about
Applicable to
Appropriate to
Apt at
Apt to
Ashamed of
Astonished at
Astonishing to
Assured of
Answerable to/for
Associated with/in
Adverse to
Aware of
For Verbs
Abide at/in
Abide by
Abide with
Abound in/with
Absolve from/of
Abstain from
Accord with
Account to/for
Accuse of
Acquaint with
Acquit of
Act on/upon
Act up to
Adapt to
Adhere to
Add up to
Add to
Admit of
Admit to
Admit into
Agree with/to/on
Agree with
Agree to
Agree on
Aim at
Alight from
Allot to
Allude to
Alternate with
Answer to
Apologise to/for
Appeal to/for/against
Appear to/in/before
Apply to/for
Appoint to
Approve of
Arbitrate between
Argue with/against/for
Aspire to/after
Arrive at/in
Ask about/for/of
Assent to
Associate with
Assure of
Attain to
Attend to/on/at
Attribute to
Avenge on/for
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘B’
For Nouns
Bar to
Bias towards
Belief in
Blindness to
Benevolence towards
For Adjectives and Participles
Based on
Bare of
Beloved of/by
Bent on
Bereft of
Beset with
Blind of/in/to
Beneficial to
Born of/in/to
Boastful of
Bound for/by/in
Bought of
Busy at/in/with/about
For Verbs
Bark at
Bask in
Bear with
Beg of/to/for
Belong to
Believe in
Bestow on/upon
Beware of
Blow over/out
Blame for
Blink at
Blush at for
Boast of
Borrow of/from
Border on
Buy of/from
Burden with
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘C’
For Nouns
Candidate for
Care of
Cause for
Cause of
Charge of
Care for
Clue to
Comment on
Contempt for
Compensation for
Compassion for
Complaint against
Comparison with
Competition for
Competition with
Complicity in
Copy from
Contemporary of
Confidence in
Connection with
Contrast to
Contribution to
Control over
Concession to
Consideration for
Contact with
Claim upon/against
Claim to/for
Note:
- Claim upon or claim against a person
- Claim to or claim for a thing
Certainty about
Certificate of
Condolence with/in
For Adjectives and Participles
Callous to
Capable of
Careful of/about
Cautious against/of
Conducive to
Competent for
Comparable to
Concerned in
Confident of
Confirmed in
Charged with
Certain of
Characteristic of
Close to
Condemned to
Congenial to
Congratulated on
Conscious of
Connected with
Content with
Contrary to
Consistent with
Common to
Composed of
Contrasted with
Convicted of
Convinced of
Contemporary with
Conversant with
Correct in
Cured of
Confined to
Convenient to
Covetous of
For Verbs
Call on
Call for
Canvass for
Care for
Catch at
Caution against
Censure for
Challenge to
Charge with
Clear of
Cling to
Coincide with
Combat with
Commence on
Comment on
Communicate to/with
Compare to/with
Compensate for
Compete with/for
Complain of/to
Complain against
Comply with
Conceal from
Condemn to/for
Condole with on/upon
Confess to
Confide to/in
Confront with
Congratulate on
Consent to
Contribute to
Consist of/in
Consult with/on
Contend with/for
Converse with/about
Convince of
Cope with
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘D’
For Nouns
Delight in
Disgrace to
Desire for
Disgust at
Distrust of
Dispute about/on
Dispute with
Disdain for
Dislike to/of/for
Descendant of
Drawback to
Demand for
Deliverance from
Doubt of/about
Decision on
Dependence on
Duty to
For Adjectives and Participles
Determined on
Different from
Diligent in
Disappointed at
Detrimental to
Diffident of
Defective in
Devoid of
Delighted with
Dependent on
Deprived of
Derogatory to
Desirous of
Deserving of
Deaf at/in/to
Destitute of
Destined for/to
Destructive of/to
Disgusted with/at/by
Displeased with, at, by
Disqualified for/from
Dull at
Despondent of
Distrustful of
For Verbs
Deal in/with
Debar from
Defend against/from
Deliver from
Demand of
Despair of
Differ with/from/on
Deviate from
Dispense with
Distinguish from/between
Dispute with/about
Dissuade from
Divide in/into
Drop off/out of
Dwell in/on
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘E’
For Nouns
Eagerness for
Engagement with
Enmity with
Envy at
Exception to
Excuse for
Exemption for
Esteem for
Envy of
Endurance of
For Adjectives and Participles
Eager for/after/about
Earnest in
Easy of
Educated in
Eligible for
Eminent for
Employed in
Empty of
Engaged to/in/with/on
Essential to
Endowed with
Enraged at/with
Envious of
Equivalent to
Entitled to
Exempted or Exempt from
Exhausted with
For Verbs
Embark on/in
Emerge from
Entrust with/to
Encroach on/upon
Enter upon/into
Escape from
Excel in
Exchange for/with
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘F’
For Nouns
Faith in
Faith with
Fear of
Fear for
Freedom from
Freedom of
Fondness for
Failure in
Fine for
Fancy for, to
For Adjectives and Participles
Faithful to
False to
Familiar to/with
Famous for
Favourable to/for
Fatal to
Fatigued with
Fearful of
Fit for
Fond of
Free from
Full of
Fruitful in
For Verbs
Feed on/with
Fill with
Fly at/into
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘G’
For Nouns
Glance at/over
Gratitude to
Gratitude for
Greed of
Grief at
Guarantee for
Genius for/in
Grudge against
For Adjectives and Participles
Gifted with
Glad at
Good at/for
Grateful to/for
Guilty of
For Verbs
Glance at/over
Grapple with
Guard against
Guess at
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘H’
For Nouns
Heir to
Hope of
Hope for
Hatred of/for
Hindrance to
Hostility towards
For Adjectives and Participles
Heedless of
Honest in
Hopeful of
Horrified at
Hostile to
Hard of
For Verbs
Hanker after/for
Heal of
Hide from
Hinge on
Hint at
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘I’
For Nouns
Inclination to/for
Indifference to
Influence over / upon / on
Indulgence in
Indulgence to
Interview with
Interest in
Insight into
Invitation to
Inquiry into
Intimation to
Instruction in
For Adjectives and Participles
Identical with
Ignorant of
Impatient of/at/for
Implicated in
Inclined to
Indebted to/for
Independent of
Indicative of
Indispensable to
Indignant with/at
Infected with
Initiated into
Innocent of
Insensible to
Inspired with
Interested in
Involved in
Irrelevant to
Irrespective of
Incumbent on
Infested with
Informed of
Intimate with
Intent on
Injurious to
For Verbs
Impress on/with
Impute to
Incite to
Inflict on
Infringe on
Inquire into/of
Insist on
Inspire with
Instil into
Interfere with/in
Introduce to/into
Intrude into
Invest in/with
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘J’
For Nouns
Jurisdiction over
- Tamluk Police Station has no jurisdiction over Howah.
Jurisdiction in
- You have no jurisdiction in this case.
Joy in
- I find joy in watching a football match.
For Adjectives and Participles
Jealous of
- She is jealous of his neighbour’s success.
For Verbs
Jest at
- Why do you always jest at him?
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘K’
For Nouns
Key to
- Hard work is the key to success.
For Verbs
Knock at
- I knocked at your door for a long time.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘L’
For Nouns
Laxity in
Lack of
Lesson to/in
Lame of/in
Lecture on
Leisure for
Laniency to
Libel against
Liking for
Limit to
Longing for/after
Likeness to
Love for
Lust for
Look at
For Adjectives and Participles
Liable to/for
Limited to
Lost to/of
Loyal to
For Verbs
Labour under
Lament for
Laugh at
Lean against/on/to
Lie within
Listen to
Long for
Appropriate Prepositions for the words starting with ‘M’
For Nouns
Martyr for
Match for
Motive for
Menace to
For Adjectives and Participles
Mad with/after
Made for/of
Mindful of
For Verbs
Make away with
Marry to
Marvel at
Meddle with
Mourn for
Appropriate Prepositions for the words starting with ‘N’
For Nouns
Neglect of/in
Need for
Necessity of/for
For Adjectives and Participles
Natural to
Necessary to/for
Neglectful of
Negligent of/in
Notorious for
Noted for
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘O’
For Nouns
Obedience to
- Your obedience to your parents is very good.
Objection to
- I have no objection to your proposal.
Obligation to
- He is under an obligation to that man for a loan.
Obstruction to
Obstacle to
Opposition to
Opportunity for
Operation for
Order for
Observance of
For Adjectives and Participles
Obedient to
Obligatory on
Obliged to/for
Oblivious of
Open to
Opposed to
Opposite to
Overwhelmed with
Offended with/at
For Verbs
Object to
Occur to
Operate on
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘P’
For Nouns
Partiality for
Passion for
Patience with
Preface to
Pride in
Prejudice against
Pretext for
Protest against
Proficiency in
Propensity to
Preventive of
Pity for
Perseverance in
Popularity with
Progress in
Proof of
For Adjectives and Participles
Painful to
Parallel to/with
Partial to
Polite in/to
Poor in
Popular with/for
Preferable to
Prepared for
Preventive to
Previous to
Prodigal of
Proficient in
Prone to
Proper for
Proud of
Profitable to
Pleased with
Particular about
Prompt in
For Verbs
Part from/with
Partake of
Participate with/in
Persist in
Preside over
Prevail upon
Prevail over
Prevail against
Prevent from
Press for
Prey on
Proceed against
Proceed with
Provide for
Provide against
Provide with
Point at
Plot against
Ponder on/over
Pray for
Pry into
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘Q’
For Nouns
Qualification for
- You do not have enough qualifications for getting this job.
Quarrel between
- There was a quarrel between the two sisters.
For Adjectives and Participles
Qualified for
- He became qualified for the post.
Quick at/of
- She is quick at Mathematics and very much quick of understanding.
For Verbs
Quake with
- Everyone quaked with fear.
Qualify for
- She qualified for the post.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘R’
For Nouns
Readiness at
Reason for
Regret for
Reliance on
Relish for
Remedy for/against
Remorse for
Repentance for
Reply to
Request for
Resistance to
Resolution on
Respect for
Responsibility for
Result of
Revolt against
Rival in
Rivalry with
For Adjectives and Participles
Reckless of
Related to
Relevant to
Repentant of
Rich in
Reconciled with
Respectful to/towards
Responsible to/for
Remote from
For Verbs
Reason with/about
Reckon upon/with
Refrain from
Rely on
Render into
Repent of
Result from/in
Retaliate on/by
Revenge on/upon/for
Rob of
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘S’
For Nouns
Search for
(In) Search of
Shame at or for
Share of
Similarity of….with
Similarity between
(A)Slave to
(The) Slave of
Sorrow for
Submission to
Supremacy over
Suspicion about
Sympathy for
Sympathy with
Stain on
Subject of/for
For Adjectives and Participles
Scared to
Sanguine of
Satisfactory to
Satisfied with
Sensitive to
Shocked at
Shocking to
Sick of/for
Stained with
Startled at
Steeped in
Strange to
Subordinate to
Sufficient for
Suspicious of
Sympathetic towards
Surprised at
Suitable for
Studded with
For Verbs
Sentence to
Shudder at
Side with/in
Smell of
Speak of/on
Stand against/by
Start for
Sick at/to
Strike at
Strike for
Stoop to
Subscribe to
Submit to
Succeed in/to
Succumb to
Surrender to
Sympathise with/in
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘T’
For Nouns
Taste of
- He had a taste of freedom on his being released from the court.
Taste (liking) for
- She has no taste for shopping.
Temptation to
- It’s a temptation to her.
Testimony to
- This is a clear testimony to his kindness.
Traitor to
- You are a traitor to your country.
Title to
- He has no title to this property.
Thirst for
- She has an immense thirst for knowledge.
Trust in
- I have full trust in his ability.
For Adjectives and Participles
Temperate in
- You are not temperate in your bad habits.
Tenacious of
- He is very tenacious of his aim.
Thankful to/for
- I shall be thankful to you forever.
Tired of
- I was tired of walking for the whole day.
For Verbs
Taste of
- The water of the jug tastes of sugar.
Threaten with
- He threatened the lady with death.
Throw at
- The boys threw stones at the dog.
Tide over
- We will tide over all the problems.
Trifle with
- He tried to trifle with my words.
Triumph over
- He easily triumphed over all his obstacles.
Trust to
- Don’t trust to Fate.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘U’
For Nouns
Union with
- During the World War, Hitler brought about Austria’s Union with Germany.
Use for
- I have no use for such things.
Use of
- What is the use of meeting him now?
For Adjectives and Participles
Useful to
- Mobile is very useful to our everyday life.
For Verbs
Urge on
- My teacher urged on me the importance of punctuality.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘V’
For Nouns
(A)Victim of
- He became a victim of cancer.
(A)Victim to
- She is a victim to dowry system.
Victory over
- We should try for a complete victory over diseases.
For Adjectives and Participles
Vain of
- He is vain of his property.
Versed in
- I am not well versed in Physics.
Vested in/with
- All power is vested in God.
Victorious over
- The tiger was victorious over the fight with the other tiger.
Vexed with,at
- My parents were vexed with me at my failure.
For Verbs
Vie with
- She vied with me for the first position.
Vote for/against
- I voted for/against him.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘W’
For Nouns
Want of
- We could not buy any food for want of money.
Warrant for
- The police have an arrest warrant for you.
Witness of/to
- You are the one and only witness of (or to) this crime.
Wonder at
- I was wonder at the news.
For Adjectives and Participles
Weak in
- I was not weak in Mathematics.
Worthy of
- Your handwriting is really worthy of praise.
For Verbs
Wait for/on/upon
- I waited for you for one hour.
- The inviter waited on (upon) the guests.
Warn of/against
- I warned you many times of the dangers.
- My teacher warned me against my unmindfulness in studies.
Work at/for
- I really worked hard for the examination.
Wrestle with
- The lady wrestled with death.
Wink at
- My father always winks at my faults.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘Y’
For Nouns
Yearning for
- My yearning for the flat is boundless.
For Verbs
Yearn for
- He yearned for the job.
Yield to
- We should never yield to difficulties.
Appropriate Preposition for the words starting with ‘Z’
For Nouns
Zeal for
- His zeal for social work is admirable.
Zest for
- My father had no zest for luxury.
For Adjectives and Participles
Zealous in
- I am zealous in spreading literacy among all.