VERB+PREPOSITION

·         ACCOUNT   FOR :AÇIKLAMAK      ***

His illness accounts for his absence.

·         ABSTAIN  FROM :UZAK DURMAK  ***

His doctor told him to abstain from beer and wine.

·         ACCUSE SB OF  :SUÇLAMAK    ***

He accused me of stealing his money.

·         ACQUINT SB WITH :HABERDAR ETMEK

He acquinted us with the facts.

·         ACQUIT SB OF :SUÇSUZ BULMAK

The judge acquinted him of the crime.

·         AGREE WITH SB (ON/ABOUT STH) :KABUL ETM. AYNI FİKİRDE OLM.  ***

AGREE TO STH

We agreed on the terms.Have you agreed about the price yet?

       I don’t agree with you. He argeed to my proposal.I agreed with him on the date of the wedding.

·         AIM AT  :HEDEFLEMEK

He aimed his gun at the lion.

·         ALLOCATE TO/FOR:PAY ETMEK,AYIRMAK

We must allocate more money to/for education

·         APOLOGIZE TO SB FOR STH :ÖZÜR DILEMEK  ***

You must apologize to your sister for being rude.

·         APPLY (TO SB) FOR STH: BAŞVURMAK

He applied to the Ministery for  permission to go abroad.

·         APPROVE OF :UYGUN BULMAK ,TASHIP ETM.    ***

He doesn’t approve of my behaviours.

·         ARGUE WITH SB ABOUT/ON STH: TARTIŞMAK   ***

They argued with the neigbour about the noise he made.

·         ARRIVE IN/AT :VARMAK

He arrived at school.He arrived in İstanbul.

·         ASCRIBE TO: ATFETMEK 

He ascribed his failure to bad luck.

·         ATTACH TO: BAĞLAMAK

He attached the lebels to the luggage.

·         ATTRIBUTE TO: ATFETMEK

He attributes his success to hard work.

·         ASK FOR STH:İSTEMEK

I never ask for money from my parents.

·         BAN SB FROM :YASAKLAMAK

They banned him from attending the meeting.

·         BELIEVE IN : İNANMAK   ***

      He doesn’t believe in God.

·         BELONG TO :AİT OLMAK   ***

This car belongs to us.

·         BENEFIT BY/FROM: FAYDALANMAK

You will benefit from this treatment.

·         BEWERE OF :DİKKAT ETMEK  

Bewere of the dog.

·         BLAME SB FOR STH :SUÇLAMAK AYIPLAMAK  ***

He can’t blame me for coming late.

·         BOAST ABOUT:GURURLANMAK

He always boasts to his neighbours about the successes of his son.

·         CHOOSE BETWEEN:SEÇMEK

     He had to choose between death and dishonour.

·         COINCIDE WITH :TESADÜF ETMEK,BENZEMEK

His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.

·         COLLABORATE ON STH/WITH SB: İŞBİRLİĞİ  YAPMAK   ***

He collabarated on a biography with a friend.He collaborated with the enemy.

·         COMBINE WITH:BİRTEŞ(TİR)MEK

Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water.                                       

·         COMMENT ON/UPON :YORUM YAPMAK   ***

He didn’t want to comment on the new tax regulation.

·         COMPARE TO/WITH  :BENZETMEK,KARŞILAŞTIRMAK  ***

Poets compare sleep to death.He mustn’t compare his son with other childen.

·         COMPANSATE FOR :TANZİM ETMEK TELAFİ ETMEK

Nothing can compansate for the loss of one’s health.

·         COMPETE AGAINST/WITH:REKABET ETMEK

Turkey can’t compete against/with other countries in trade.

·         COMPLAIN (TO SB) OF/ABOUT STH :ŞİKAYET ETMEK  ***

She complained to me about/of his rudeness.

·         COMPLY WITH:UYMAK  ***

We must comply with the rules.

·         CONFER (WITH SB) ON /ABOUT STH:GÖRÜŞMEK/DANIŞMAK

He conferred with his lawyer on/about the matter.

·         CONFLICT WITH: ÇELİŞMEK

Their account of the causes of the war conflict with ours.

·         DATE FROM/BACK TO: ----- DEN BERİ VAR OLMAK

The castle dates back to /from 14^th century.

·         DEDICATE TO :ADAMAK

He dedicated his life to his children.

·         DEDUCE FROM :SONUÇ ÇIKARMAK

      I deduced from his clothes that he was a beggar.

·         DEPART FROM :AYRILMAK

The train departed from station  at  seven o’clock.

·         DEPEND ON/UPON :BAĞLI OLMAK   ***

Good health depends on good food,exercise and getting enough sleep.

·         DEPRIVE  OF : YOKSUN BIRAKMAK  ***

We deprived him of his books.

·         DERIVE FROM: ALMAK, --- DEN GELMEK  ***

I derive great pleasure from my work.

A lot of English words derive from(are derived from) Latin.

·         DETER FROM: ENGELLEMEK

Failure didn’t deter him from trying again.

·         DEVIATE FROM:SAPMAK,YOLDAN ÇIKMAK

He deviated from the truth.

·         DEVOTE TO :ADAMAK

He devoted himself to sport.

·         DIE OF : --- DAN ÖLMEK  ***

He died of cancer.

·         DISPOSE OF  :BAŞTAN ATMAK,KURTULMAK

He disposed of the rubbish.

·         DISTINGUISH FROM/BETWEEN :AYIRT ETMEK  ***

He can’t distinguish reality from dreams.

He can’t distinguish between reality and dreams

·         DREAM OF/ABOUT :HAYAL ETMEK,RÜYADA GÖRMEK

He soldeir always dreams of/about home.

·         EMBARK ON/UPON :BAŞLAMAK  ***

He embarked on a new business in Romania.

·         EMERGE FROM:ORTAYA ÇIKMAK  ***

The moon emerged from behind the clouds.

·         ENROLL IN :KAYIT OLMAK,KAYIT YAPMAK

He enrolled in an evening class.

·         EQUIP WITH :----- İLE DONATMAK

They equipped the soldiers with uniforms and  weapons.

·         EXCHANGE WITH/FOR :DEĞİŞMEK

He exchanged five apples for five eggs.He exchanged his seat with Mary.

·         EXCLUDE FROM : ENGELLEMEK,MENETMEK

They excluded her form the membership.

·         FIGHT WITH/AGAINST: DÖĞÜŞMEK,MÜCADELE ETMEK

      Great Britain has always fought against /with her enemies.

·         HINDER FROM : ENGELLEMEK

The weather hindered me from getting there on time.

·         IMPOSE ON/UPON: EMPOZE ETMEK,KOYMAK(vergi ...)

New taxes were imposed on wines.He tries to impose his ideas on his students.

·         INDULGE IN :KENDİNİ VERMEK,MÜPTELA OLMAK

He indulged heavily in conversation and drink.

·         INFECT WITH:BULAŞTIRMAK

They were infected with cholera.

·         INFER FROM :SONUÇ ÇIKARMAK

We can infer from the passage that -------------- .

·         INJECT INTO :ENJEKTE ETMEK

He injected penicillin into the blood stream.

·         INSERT IN:YERLEŞTİRMEK

He inserted the key in the lock.

·         INSIST ON :ISRAR ETMEK   ***

      He insisted on the importance of  being punctual.

·         INTERFERE WITH/IN :MÜDEHALE ETMEK

Don’t interfere in my business.Don’t interfene with that machine.

·         INTERVENE IN:MÜDEHALE ETMEK

      He intervened in our dispute

·         INVEST IN: YATIRMAK ,YATIRIM YAPMAK

They invested all their money in business enterprise.

·         INVOLVE IN :KARIŞTIRMAK,YÜZYÜZE GETİRMEK

      They are deeply involoved in debt.

      I was reluctant to involve myself in the argument.

·         LONG FOR: ÖZLEMEK

      We long for summer holiday.

·         MERGE IN/INTO/WITH :BİRLEŞMEK

      One day Koç might merge with Sabancı.

      The small banks merged into/in a big organisation

·         PARTICIPATE IN :YER ALMAK   ***

       He participated  in the anti-drugs compaign.

·         PERSIST IN :ISRAR ETMEK  ***

       He persists in saying that we should devote more money to education.

·         PREVENT FROM:ENGELLEMEK  ***

       They can’t prevent us from entering the exam.

·         PROVIDE WITH/FOR :SAĞLAMAK,DONATMAK  ***

       I want to provide my son with a good education.

       I want to provide a good education for my son.

·         RECOVER FROM: İYİLEŞMEK  ***

He recovered from the illness very quickly.

·         REFRAIN FROM : SAKINMAK  ***

       He refrained from looking at him.

·         REMIND SB OF: HATIRLATMAK  ***

The secretary reminded him of his appointment.

·         RELY ON/UPON:DAYANMAK,GÜVENMEK  ***

      Turkey relies on foreign help in economy.I don’t rely on any of them.

·         RESULT FROM/IN :İLE SONUÇLANMAK, --- DAN KAYNAKLANMAK  ***

       Their dispute resulted in war.The was resulted from their dispute.

·         SETTLE DOWN/IN :YERLEŞMEK

       He settled down in his armchair.We moved yesterday but we haven’t settled in yet.

·         SHARE WITH :PAYLAŞMAK  ***

       He shared his flat with a friend.

·         SPEND ON:HARCAMAK

He spends all his money on books;he is a bookworm.

·         STRUGGLE AGAINST/WITH  :MÜCADALE ETMEK

       We must struggle against/with our enemies.

·         SUCCEED IN:BAŞARMAK  ***

       He couldn’t succeed in passing the exams.

·         LOOK/STARE/PEEP/PEER/GAZE/GLANCE AT: BAKMAK

He stared at me.

·         SUBSITUTE FOR :YERİNE KULLANMAK

       She subsituted margarine for butter.

·         SUFFER FROM: ACI ÇEKMEK  ***

He suffers from a terrible headache.

·         SURRENDER TO: TESLİM OLMAK

They surrendered (themselves) to the police.

·         SWINDLE .......  OUT OF:SIZDIRMAK(PARA ...)

       He swindled money out of the rich man.