Important Prepositions
232. Move to | (tears) On listening to the tale of my sufferings Pearl was moved to tears. |
233. Move with | (pity) Pearl was moved with pity at his plight. |
234. Move by | (condition) We were moved by her pathetic condition. |
235. Married to | (a woman) Arnav was married to a famous doctor. |
236. Married with | (a man) She was married with Arnav. |
237. Mix With | (a thing) Please don’t mix water with milk |
238. Menace to | (treat to) Terrorists are menance to the security of the country. |
239. Match for | (a person in quality) His father is no match for my uncle. |
240. Mock at | (an act, a person) Never mock at the poverty of others. |
241. Meditate on | (past act) She was in tears when she meditated on her humiliation. |
242. Meditate | (future act) She is meditating revenge for her humiliation. |
243. Neglectful of | (a person, work, a thing) He has been neglectful of his business. |
244. Negligent in | (careless in duty)Don’t be negligent in your duty |
245. Need for | (something) There is no need for further action in the matter. |
246. (In) need of | (something) I am not in need of money (feelings). |
247. Originate in | (place as a source) Modern civilization originated in Europe. |
248. Originate with | (a person) This scheme originated with the Finance Minister. |
249. Occupied in | (doing a thing) I am just now occupied in solving the problems. |
250. Occupied with | (a thing) My father is occupied with the expansion of his business. |
251. Operate on/upon | (in the sense of operation) The doctor decided to operate on her leg immediately. |
252. Oblivious of | (having no memory, ignorant of) Oblivious of danger, they kept on marching ahead. |
253. Offend at | (thing) He was offended at my words. |
254. Offend with | (person) Please don’t get offended with her as she is honest. |
255. Overwhelm with | (feelings) Her mother was overwhelmed with love for his son. |
256. Overwhelm by | (defeated by) The enemy was overwhelmed by our army. |