Preposition Collocations with “Be”
A
be absent from | be absolved of | be accepted as/to |
be according to | be accused of | be accustomed to |
be acquainted with | be adamant about | be addicted to |
be affected by | be afraid of | be after |
be alarmed at | be aligned with | be (all) set for |
be amazed at/by | be an authority on | be angry about/at/with |
be annoyed at/with | be anxious about | be appropriate for |
be armed with | be around | be arrested for |
be ashamed of | be associated with | be astonished at/by |
be at it (again) | be attached to | be attracted to |
be aware of | be away from |
B
be back (from) | be bad at | be bad for |
be banned from | be based (up)on | be behind (schedule) |
be bent on | be biased about | be big on |
be blamed for | be blessed with | be bored with |
be bound for |
C
be capable of | be carried away about/with | be caught up in |
be centered around | be certain of | be charged with |
be classified as | be clear about | be clear to |
be clever at | be close to | be cluttered (up) with |
be a combination of | be compared to | be compensated for |
be composed of | be comprised of | be concerned about/with |
be confident of | be confused about | be congratulated for/on |
be connected to/with | be conned into | be considerate of |
be considered for | be content with | be contrary to |
be convenient for/to | be convinced of | be convicted of/for |
be coordinated with | be covered with | be crammed into |
be crazy about | be credited with | be criticized for/as |
be crowded with |
D
be dedicated to | be delighted with | be dependent (up)on |
be devoted to | be different from/than | be disappointed about/at/in/with |
be discouraged about | be discriminated against | be disgusted with |
be disillusioned with | be disqualified for | be disposed of |
be distinguished from | be divided into | be divorced (from) |
be done with | be down | be down on/with |
be dragged into | be dressed (up) in | be drunk with/on |
E
be east of | be elected as/to | be eligible for |
be embarrassed about/at | be encouraged by | be entailed in |
be engaged to/in | be entrusted with | be envious of |
be equal/equivalent to | be equipped with | be estranged from |
be evicted from | be excited about | be expelled from |
F
be faithful to | be faced with | be familiar with/to |
be famous for | be fanatic(al) about | be fascinated with |
be fed up with | be filled with | be finished with |
be fired for/from | be followed by | be fond of |
be for the sake of | be fraught with | be free from/of |
be friendly to/with | be frightened by/at | be full of |
be furnished with |
G
be glad to | be good at | be good to |
be gone to/with | be grateful for/to | be guilty of |
H
be half-hearted about | be hailed as | be happy about/with |
be hard on | be headed for/to/toward | be hired as/for |
be hitched to |
I
be immersed in | be imposed (up)on | be impressed by/with |
be in | be in accordance with | be in agreement with |
be an indication of | be an issue of | be in back of |
be in bed with | be in cahoots with | be in charge of |
be in common with | be in conjunction with | be in contact with |
be in control of | be in danger of | be in exchange for |
be in favor of | be in front of | be in honor of |
be in hope(s) of | be in love with | be in need of |
be in on | be in place of | be in possession of |
be in proximity to | be in reference to | be in regard to |
be in response to | be in return for | be in search of |
be in store for | be in sync with | be in tandem with |
be in the habit of | be in the middle of | be in the midst of |
be in the vicinity of | be in time for | be in touch with |
be in trouble with/for | be in tune with | be incensed with |
be inducted into | be inferior to | be infested with |
be informed about | be innocent of | be insecure about |
be insistent (up)on | be interested in | be into |
be involved in | be irritated at/with | be isolated from |
J
be jealous of |
K
be kind of | be kind to | be knowledgeable about |
be known as/for |
L
be labeled as | be leery of | be left of/with |
be less than | be limited to | be located at/near |
be lower than |
M
be mad at/about | be made of/from | be married to |
be a matter of | be the matter with | be mean to |
be meant to | be a measure of | be mindful of |
be more than |
N
be named as/after | be next to | be nice to |
be notorious for | be north of | be nuts about |
O
be obedient to | be oblivious about/to | be obsessed with |
be obvious to | be off | be okay with |
be on | be on behalf of | be on the brink of |
be on the edge of | be on the verge of | be on time for |
be on to | be on top of | be open about/for/to |
be opposed to | be opposite from | be oppressed by |
be out | be out of | be out of concern for |
be out of contact with | be out of sync with | be out of touch with |
be outraged about | be outspoken about | be over with |
P
be parallel to | be partial to | be patient with |
be a pattern of | be pegged as | be perturbed at/about |
be pleased with | be polite to | be popular with |
be praised for/about | be precious to | be preoccupied with |
be prepared for | be prohibited from | be promoted to |
be provided with | be proud of | be psyched about |
be punished for | be put off by |
Q
be qualified for | be a question of |
R
be ready for | be regarded as | be related to |
be relevant to | be relieved of | be remembered for |
be rescued from | be reserved for | be responsible for |
be retired from | be rid of | be rife with |
be right to | be riled up (about) | be roped into |
be rude to |
S
be satisfied with | be saved from | be scared of |
be selected as/for | be sensible about | be separated from |
be set on | be shocked at | be short of |
be sick of/about | be a sign of | be similar to |
be soft on | be sorry about/for | be sort of |
be south of | be specialized in | be spoken for |
be startled at | be strange to | be a stranger to |
be stressed out about | be stuck on/with | be stunned at |
be subject to | be sufficient for | be suitable for |
be superior to | be sure of | be surprised at/about |
be suspected of | be suspended from | be a symbol of |
T
be taken aback by/at | be taken in by | be tantamount to |
be tapped as/by | be terrified of/with | be there for |
be a threat to | be through with | be ticked off about |
be tired of | be tuned (in)to | be to the left of |
be to the right of |
U
be uncalled for | be under arrest | be under fire for |
be under investigation for | be up against | be up front with |
be up in arms about | be up on | be up to |
be upset about/with | be uptight about | be used for |
be used to | be useful to |
V
be valued as/at | be vindicated of |
W
be wary of/about | be west of | be whipped into |
be wiped out | be with it | be with reference to |
be with respect to | be worked up about | be worried about |
be wrapped up in | be wrong with |
Z
be zealous about |
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