Több ige után speciális prepozíciót használunk. Néhány gyakran használt ige ezek közül:
• apologize to someone for doing something – elnézést kér valakitől valamiért
Peter apologized to me for being late.
• apply for – jelentkezik valamire
Will she apply for the managing director position?
• believe in – hisz valamiben
Do you believe in God?
• belong to – birtokol valamit
Who does this fish belong to?
• care about – törődik valamivel
I don’t care about it.
• complain to somebody about something- panaszkodik valakinek valamiért
I’d like to complain to the manufacturer about the faulty tv I’ve bought.
• concentrate on – koncentrál valamire
Could you concentrate on what I’m speaking about just for a minute?
• crash into / run into / bump into / drive into – beleütközik/belefut/belebotlik/belevezet
Peter crashed into my car yesterday.
• depend on – függ valamitől
It doesn’t depend on me.
• die of – meghal valamiben
A lot of people die of AIDS year after year all over the world.
• dream about – álmodik valamiről
I was dreaming about him, when suddenly I got up; he rang the bell.
• hear about—hear of (formal) – hall
I haven’t heard about him for years.
• laugh at/ smile at – nevet/mosolyog valamin
Please don’t laugh at me.
• listen to – hallgat
Are you listening to what I’m saying?
• look at – néz
Look at that strange man over there!
• rely on – bízik
You can’t rely on him, he always promises things he never does then.
• search for – keres
She has been searching for her glasses for 2 hours.
• shout at – rákiált valakire
I hate when adults shout at their children.
• speak to / talk to – beszél/ beszélget valakivel
Could I speak to you for a moment?
• suffer from – szenved valamitől
I’m suffering from asthma.
• take care of – vigyáz valakire
Could you take care of my daughter while I’ll work on Wednesday?
• think about – gondolkodik valamin
You look a bit low. What are you thinking about?
• think of – gondol valamiről valamit (vélemény)
– What do you think of Shakespeare?
– I think he was a genius.
• wait for – vár
We can’t wait for her any longer, let’s go.
