5.3 – VERBS FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS *definitions/meanings*

acordarse de

to remember

adaptarse a

to adapt to

animar a

to encourage to

consarse de

to get tired of

condenar a

to sentence (somebody) to

dedicarse a

to devote oneself to

enseñar a

to teach how to do something

ir a

to be going (to do something)

ocuparse de

to take care of

oponerse a

to oppose something

preocuparse por

to worry about

resistirse a

to resist

acostumbrarse a

to be/get accustomed to

aficionarse a

to become fond of

ayudar a

to help

concentrarse en

to concentrate on

conformarse con

to be satisfied with

encargarse de

to be in charge of

hartarse de

to be fed up with

morirse por

to be crazy about (something or somebody)

olvidarse de

to forget

penar en

to think about

renunciar a

to give up

acabar de

to have just finished doing something

arriesgarse a

to risk doing something

cesar de

to cease to

comprometerse a

to commit (to doing something)

dedicarse a

to devote oneself to

disponerse a

to get ready to

insister en

to insist on doing something

negarse a

to refuse to

prestarse a

to offer oneself to do something

quedar en

to agree to do something

tener ganas de

to feel like doing something

volver a

to (verb) again

alegarse de

to be glad

arrepentirse de

to regret

atreverse a

to dare to do something

comenzar a

to begin (to do something)

convenir en

to agree on

dejar de

to stop doing something

empezar a

to start

llegar a

to succeed in doing something

ponerse a

to begin doing something

probar a

to try to do something

tardar en

to take time to do something

tartar de

to try to do something

acompañar a

to keep someone company

alejarse de

to move away from

caber en

to fit

casarse con

to marry

comprometerse con

to get engaged to

cantar con

to count on

despedirse de

to say goodbye

enterarse de

to find out (about)

fijarse en

to notice

reírse de

to laugh at

viajar en

to travel by

agarrarse de

to clutch

burlarse de

to mock

carecer de

to lack

compadecerse de

to sympathize with

confiar en

to trust

depender de

to depend on

enamorarse de

to meet (encounter)

entrar en

to enter (a place)

oler a

to smell like

soñar con

to dream about/of

acercarse a

to get close to

aprender a

to learn to

avergonzarse de

to be ashamed of

estar dispuesto/a a

to be willing to

insister en

to insist on

obligar a

to force to

reflexionar sobre

to reflect on

tender a

to tend to

venir de

to come from

amenzar con

to threaten with

aprovecharse de

to take advantage of

empeñarse en

to insist on

gritar a

to shout at

librarse de

to get rid of

optar por

to opt for

ser acusado/a de

to be accused of

traducirse en

to result in

votar por

to vote for

acordar

to agree on

aprovechar

to take advantage of

cuidar

to care for

entregar

to present with

esperar

to hope for

mirar

to look at

pedir

to ask for

proporcionar

to provide with

solicitor

to apply for

agradecer

to be grateful for

buscar

to look for

desear

to long for

escuchar

to listen to

lograr

to succeed in