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036- Verb + Preposition

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to rely on
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to believe in
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to succeed
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to participate
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to apologize
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to apply
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to vote
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to care about somebody or something
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to complain
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to worry
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to compare
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to agree with
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to disagree with
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to smell
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to consist of
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to taste
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to belong to
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to talk
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to speak
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to listen
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to refer to
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to suffer
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to benefit
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to prevent
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to concentrate
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to rely on
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to depend on
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to depend on
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to care
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to argue
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to dream
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to agree
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to disagree
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to speak
to rely on
to rely on
Verb
uk flag
/ɹɪlˈaɪ ˈɑːn/
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to have faith in someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
rely
phrase's particle
on
to believe in
to believe in
Verb
uk flag
/bɪlˈiːv ˈɪn/

to firmly trust in the goodness or value of something

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
believe
phrase's particle
in
to succeed
to succeed
Verb
s
s
u
ə
c
k
c
s
ee
i
d
d

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

fail

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to participate
to participate
Verb
p
p
a
ɑ
r
r
t
t
i
ɪ
c
s
i
ə
p
p
a
t
t
e

to join in an event, activity, etc.

drop out

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to apologize
to apologize
Verb
a
ə
p
p
o
ɑ
l
l
o
ə
g
ʤ
i
z
z
e

to tell a person that one is sorry for having done something wrong

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to apply
to apply
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
l
l
y

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to vote
to vote
Verb
v
v
o
t
t
e

to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to care about somebody or something
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɛɹ ɐbˌaʊt ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to consider something or someone as important

to complain
to complain
Verb
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
l
l
ai
n
n

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

cheer

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to worry
to worry
Verb
w
w
o
ɜ
rr
r
y
i

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to compare
to compare
Verb
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
a
ɛ
r
r
e

to examine or look for the differences between of two or more objects

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to agree with
to agree with
Verb
uk flag
/ɐɡɹˈiː wɪð/

to believe that something is morally right or acceptable

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
agree
phrase's particle
with
to disagree with
to disagree with
Verb
uk flag
/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiː wɪð/

to hold or express a different opinion, viewpoint, or belief than someone else

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
disagree
phrase's particle
with
to smell
to smell
Verb
s
s
m
m
e
ɛ
ll
l

to release a particular scent

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to consist of
to consist of
Verb
uk flag
/kənsˈɪst ʌv/

to be formed from particular parts or things

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
consist
phrase's particle
of
to taste
to taste
Verb
t
t
a
s
s
t
t
e

to have a specific flavor

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to belong to
to belong to
Verb
uk flag
/bɪlˈɑːŋ tuː/

to be owned by a particular person or group

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
belong
phrase's particle
to
to talk
to talk
Verb
t
t
a
ɔ:
l
k
k

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to speak
to speak
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
i:
k
k

to talk to someone about something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to listen
to listen
Verb
l
l
i
ɪ
s
s
t
e
ə
n
n

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to refer to
to refer to
Verb
uk flag
/ɹɪfˈɜː tuː/

to mention or discuss someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
refer
phrase's particle
to
to suffer
to suffer
Verb
s
s
u
ə
ff
f
e
ɜ
r
r

to have an illness or disease

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to benefit
to benefit
Verb
b
b
e
ɛ
n
n
e
ə
f
f
i
ɪ
t
t

to gain something good from something or someone

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to prevent
to prevent
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɪ
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to not let someone do something

let

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to concentrate
to concentrate
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
c
s
e
ə
n
n
t
t
r
r
a
t
t
e

to focus one's all attention on something specific

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rely on
Verb
uk flag
/ɹɪlˈaɪ ˈɑːn/

to depend on someone or something for support and assistance

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
rely
phrase's particle
on
to depend on
to depend on
Verb
uk flag
/dɪpˈɛnd ˈɑːn/

to have confidence or trust in someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
depend
phrase's particle
on
to depend on
Verb
uk flag
/dɪpˈɛnd ˈɑːn/

to require someone or something for support, maintenance, help, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
depend
phrase's particle
on
to care
to care
Verb
c
k
a
ɛ
r
r
e

to consider something or someone important and to have a feeling of worry or concern toward them

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to argue
to argue
Verb
a
ɑ:
r
r
g
g
u
ju:
e

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to dream
to dream
Verb
d
d
r
r
ea
i:
m
m

to think about something that one desires very much

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to agree
to agree
Verb
a
ə
g
g
r
r
ee
i:

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

disagree

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to disagree
to disagree
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
a
ə
g
g
r
r
ee
i:

to hold or give a different opinion about something

agree

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to speak
to speak
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
i:
k
k

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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