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Common Collocations in English With Prepositions (PDF)

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A collocation is a combination of words that commonly used together. Here are some common collocations with prepositions in English with example sentences:

Collocations with Prepositions Examples

Collocation	Preposition	Example Sentence
depend on	on	I depend on my parents for financial support.
dream about	about	I often dream about winning the lottery.
talk to	to	I need to talk to my boss about my work schedule.
listen to	to	I love listening to music on my way to work.
look at	at	Can you look at this picture and tell me what you see?
laugh at	at	I couldn’t help but laugh at the silly joke.
arrive at/in	at/in	I arrived at the airport at 8 am.
believe in	in	I strongly believe in the power of positive thinking.
participate in	in	I want to participate in the marathon next year.
concentrate on	on	I need to concentrate on my studies for the exam.
object to	to	I object to the proposal to cut funding for education.
apologize for	for	I apologize for being late to the meeting.
agree with	with	I completely agree with your opinion.
pay attention to	to	Please pay attention to the safety instructions.
complain about/of	about/of	I have a lot to complain about with this new policy.
consist of	of	The cake consists of flour, sugar, and eggs.
deal with	with	I have to deal with a lot of stress at work.
excel in	in	She excels in art and science.
fight against	against	We must fight against inequality and injustice.
get along with	with	I get along well with my coworkers.
live on/off	on/off	I live off my savings while I look for a job.
rely on	on	I rely on my friends for emotional support.
succeed in	in	I hope to succeed in my career.
focus on	on	I need to focus on my priorities.
take part in	in	I want to take part in the charity event.
think about/of	about/of	I’ve been thinking about going back to school.

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Collocation with Prepositions List

Collocation	Preposition
depend on	on
dream about	about
talk to	to
listen to	to
look at	at
laugh at	at
arrive at/in	at/in
believe in	in
participate in	in
concentrate on	on
object to	to
apologize for	for
agree with	with
pay attention to	to
complain about/of	about/of
consist of	of
deal with	with
excel in	in
fight against	against
get along with	with
live on/off	on/off
rely on	on
succeed in	in
focus on	on
take part in	in
think about/of	about/of