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preposition pretty accord with (neuter)

accord to (active) accused of crime

acquit persons of adapted to or between

adapted to a thing for a purpose affinity to or between agreeable to agree with persons, to things, among ourselves

amuse with, at, in

angry with (a person) at (a thing)

anxious for, about, sometimes on

attend to (listen)

attend upon (wait)

averse from, when describing an act or state. averse to, when describing feeling

bestow upon boast of call on

change for

compliance with confer on (give), with (converse)

confide in, when intransitive

confide it to, when transitive

conform to conformable to consonant to, sometimes with convenient to or for conversant with persons; in or of affairs; about subjects

correspond with (by letter), to (similar things)

dependent on, upon derogate from

derogatory to a person or thing

die of or by

differ from or with difference with a person difference between things

difficulty in diminution of disappointed of a purpose; and in a matter if it fails to meet our expectations. disapprove of

discouragement to

dissent from

distinguished for, from, sometimes by eager in

entertain by (a person), with (a thing)

exception is taken to statements; sometimes against expert at or in fall under

free from frightened at glad of something gained, and of or at what befalls another

grieve at, for independent of

insist upon made of, for, from, with marry to martyr for a cause, to a disease.

need of notice of observance of prejudiced against prejudicial to profit by