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List of Collocation Examples! Learn a list of combinations between Adjective & Preposition: interested in, aware of, different from, good at, opposed to, afraid of, addicted to…

Most Common Adjectives and Prepositions Combinations in English

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Adjectives and Prepositions | Collocation Examples

Here is the list of commonly used Adjectives + Prepositions in English:

Adjective Preposition Example
Aware Of I’m aware of the situation.
Interested In James is very interested in sport.
Different From/to Coffee is different from tea.
Good At John was very good at physics.
Opposed To They are totally opposed to abortion.
Afraid Of I’m afraid of spiders.
Addicted To Is he addicted to smoking?
Excited About I’m so excited about the holidays!
Accused Of The three men are accused of conspiracy.
Accustomed To I’m not accustomed to being treated like this.
Married To He’s married to Anna.
Acquainted With Are you acquainted with my brother?
Bad At They are very bad at Maths.
Disappointed With I’m disappointed with the test results.
Attached To Is there a dining car attached to the train?
Angry At/with He’s really angry at/with me for upsetting Sophie.
Allergic To I’m allergic to cats.
Amazed At/by I was amazed at the depth of her knowledge.
Anxious About/to He seemed anxious about the meeting.
Ashamed Of You should be ashamed of yourself.
Associated With/at/by He was accused of associating with known criminals.
Beneficial To A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health.
Blessed With I was blessed with good health.
Bored With The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.
Busy With The kids are busy with their homework.
Capable Of I’m capable of learning all these prepositions.
Careful With Be careful with the glasses.
Careless With He’s very careless with his money.
Certain About/of He was quite certain about/of his attacker’s identity.
Clever At Anna is very clever at physics.
Close To Is this apartment close to your work?
Comfortable In I don’t feel comfortable in high heels.
Concerned About/for I’m a bit concerned about/for your health.
Connected To Is this connected to the topic?
Conscious Of He is elegant, sensual, conscious of his body.
Content With He seems fairly content with (his) life.
Coordinated With The sound has to be coordinated with the picture.
Crazy About/to You’re crazy to buy a house without seeing it.
Crowded With The street was crowded with shoppers.
Cruel To I despise anyone who is cruel to animals.
Curious About Babies are curious about everything around them.
Dedicated To Is this book dedicated to his teachers?
Delighted With Tom was delighted with her new house.
Depressed About He seemed a bit depressed about his work situation.
Difficult For It’s difficult for them to get here much before seven.
Disgusted With I’m totally disgusted with your behavior.
Disturbed By He was disturbed by the inaccuracy of the answers.
Eligible For You may be eligible for a clothing grant.
Enthusiastic About He is enthusiastic about pop music.
Envious Of I’m very envious of your new coat – it’s beautiful.
Excellent At Judy’s ideas looked excellent at first blush.
Experienced In She is very experienced in marketing.
Faithful To He remained faithful to the ideals of the party.
Familiar With Are you familiar with our rules?
Famous For France is famous for its food.
Guilty Of Is he guilty of murder?
Made Of/from It’s made of wood.
Pleased With I’m pleased with your performance.
Polite To You should be polite to colleagues.
Proud Of I’m proud of my kids.
Responsible For I’m responsible for my kids.
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SAYYID AMMAR

Wednesday 23rd of September 2020

Great efforts! Thank you!