When you combine a verb, like “listen,” with different prepositions, such as “listen for” and “listen to,” these phrases have different meanings. If you’re not sure which preposition to use with which verb, check out the following combinations:
- Verb + about: argue about something; care about; complain about; dream about; forget about; hear about; laugh about; learn about; see about; speak about; talk about; think about; warn about; worry about
- Verb+ along with: get along with
- Verb + at: arrive at; laugh at; look at
- Verb + away: throw away
- Verb + back from: get back from
- Verb + between: decide between
- Verb + for: account for; apologize for something; apply for; ask for; blame someone for something; care for; excuse someone for; forgive someone for; have an opportunity for; have a reason for; keep for; listen for; look for; pay for; prepare for; provide for; search for; send for; substitute for; thank someone for; vote for; wait for; wish for; work for
- Verb + from: borrow from; come from; hear from; keep from; prevent from; recover from; separate from; stop from; subtract from
- Verb + in: believe in; have confidence in; participate in; succeed in
- Verb + like: feel like
- Verb + of: accuse someone of; approve of; consist of; convince someone of something; disapprove of; dream of; get rid of; hear of; remind someone of; suspect someone of; take advantage of; take care of; think of
- Verb + on: agree on something; blame something on someone; comment on; compliment someone on; congratulate someone on; concentrate on; decide on; depend on; insist on; keep on; plan on; rely on; spend money on; waste money on
- Verb + over: talk over
- Verb + through with: get through with
- Verb + to: adapt to; add to; adjust to; agree to something; apologize to someone; belong to; consent to; explain something to someone; get used to; happen to; introduce to; invite someone to; listen to; look forward to; object to; prefer to; refer to; relate to; talk to
- Verb + up at: show up at
- Verb + up with: catch up with
- Verb + with: agree with; argue with; communicate with; compare with; deal with; have patience with; provide someone with
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