31d. Common verb + preposition combinations

31dBecome familiar with common verb + preposition combinations.

Many verbs and prepositions appear together in idiomatic phrases. Pay special attention to the combinations that are different from the combinations used in your native language.

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Check an ESL dictionary for combinations that are not listed in the following chart.

Verb + preposition combinations

agree with compare with forget about speak to (or speak with)
apply to concentrate on happen to stare at
approve of consist of hope for succeed at
arrive at count on insist on succeed in
arrive in decide on listen to take advantage of
ask for depend on participate in take care of
believe in differ from rely on think about
belong to disagree with reply to think of
care about dream about respond to wait for
care for dream of result in wait on
compare to feel like search for