Words with Prepositions

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access to - “The only access to the village is by boat”

the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person

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accompanied by - “Every recipe is accompanied by a photo”

provided with or existing at the same time as something

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account for - “Students account for the vast majority of our customers”

to form the total of something

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accustomed to - “She quickly became accustomed to his messy ways”

familiar with something

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accused of - “He has been accused of robbery”

to be formally charged with or blamed for a crime or wrongdoing

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adapt to - “It took me a while to adapt to the new job”

to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses

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adjust to - “I can't adjust to living on my own”

to become more familiar with a new situation

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amazed at / by - “She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident”

extremely surprised

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analogous to - “The experience of a mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness”

having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it

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angry at / with - “He's really angry at / with me for upsetting Sophie”

having a strong feeling against someone who has behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt them