Collocations: 100+ Common Adjective Preposition Collocations with Example Sentences

adjective + preposition collocations of conscious of she's very conscious of the problems involved generous of it was generous of him to offer to pay for us both afraid of are you afraid of the dark ashamed of I'm not ashamed of what I did aware of were you aware of the risks at the time capable of you are capable of better work than this clever of how clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies they're my favorites certain of he was quite certain of his attackers identity adjective + preposition collocations of maid of the [Music] house was made of wood with an iron roof rid of they got rid of that old car [Music] frightened of what are you frightened of [Music] full of his bookshelf is full of books hopeful of she is hopeful of returning to work soon in danger of you are in danger of being robbed jealous of she's jealous of my success [Music] kind of crane is a kind of bird with very long legs and neck adjective + preposition collocations - married - she's married to John related - how are you related to him is he your cousin [Music] accustomed to she had grown accustomed to his long absences allergic to my dad's allergic to pop music anxious to I'm anxious to get home to open my presents attached to I've never seen two people so attached to each other cruel - I can't stand people who are cruel to animals disappointed - he was disappointed to see she wasn't at the party adjective + preposition collocations with associated with the cancer risks associated with smoking have been well-documented clever with my mother is very clever with her hands acquainted with are you acquainted with your classmate angry with I'm really angry with John for his total lack of responsibility annoyed with he's annoyed with Tim because he told his secret busy with the kids are busy with their homework blessed with you are blessed with many talents bored with you get bored with doing the same thing every day adjective + preposition collocations about serious about is she serious about wanting to sell the house worried about he's not worried about his upcoming examinations annoyed about I was a little annoyed about the whole thing anxious about the drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest certain about he was quite certain about his attackers identity crazy about I'm not crazy about Chinese food depressed about she felt very depressed about the future excited about he's excited about his birthday party next week adjective + preposition collocations @ @ [Music] skilled at my mother is very skilled at dress making [Music] amazed at she was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident angry at he's angry at his friend for cheating on the test [Music] annoyed at she was beginning to get very annoyed at me about my carelessness [Music] brilliant at he's brilliant at football [Music] clever at Fiona is very clever at physics [Music] delighted at she was delighted at the news of the wedding excellent at they are excellent at planning fun parties [Music] adjective + preposition collocations bye-bye surprised by the teacher was surprised by the students question amazed by I was amazed by what she told me [Music] delighted by she was delighted by the news of the wedding disturbed by I was deeply disturbed by the news excited by don't get too excited by the sight of your name in print fascinated by I've always been fascinated by his ideas impressed by we were all impressed by her enthusiasm inspired by the book was inspired by a real person an adjective and preposition collocations for three four if Sara is free for lunch I'll take her out ready for the army are said to be ready for action eligible for only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment eager for she is eager for her parents approval late for you'll be late for your flight if you don't hurry up concerned for I'm a bit concerned for your health thankful for he wasn't badly hurt that's something to be thankful for happy for I'm very happy for you adjective + preposition collocations in successful in they were successful in winning the contract talented in some among us were talented in hunting comfortable in I don't feel comfortable in high heels disappointed in I'm disappointed in you I really thought I could trust you skilled him my mother is very skilled in dressmaking interested in he is interested in molecular biology polite in he's usually quite polite in my presence experienced in he's very experienced in looking after animals adjective + preposition combinations adjectives and prepositions I've afraid of ashamed of aware of capable of certain of conscious of envious of independent of jealous of proud of silly of typical of for eager for eligible for famous for grateful for notorious for prepared for ready for renowned for responsible for respected for suitable for thankful for with associated with bored with blessed with confronted with crowded with delighted with disappointed with fed up with familiar with pleased with popular with satisfied with - attracted to accustomed to addicted to allergic to indifferent to kind to married it to receptive to related to similar to superior to unfriendly to about angry about anxious about enthusiastic about excited about furious about happy about nervous about pessimistic about sad about serious about upset about worried about adjectives and missions at amazed at angry at annoyed at awful at bad at brilliant at clubber at delighted at disappointed at excellent at excited at good at hopeless at mad at present at terrible at in comfortable in connected in disappointed in experienced in interested in polite or impolite in present in skilled in slow in successful in talented in by amazed by delighted by disturbed by excited by fascinated by impressed by inspired by shocked by surprised by made from different from safe from free from on keen on based on [Music]

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Length: 37min 9sec (2229 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 18 2018