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.
ACQUAINT SB WITH :HABERDAR ETMEK He acquainted us with the facts.
ACQUIT SB OF :SUÇSUZ BULMAK The judge acquited 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 agreed 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 neighbour about the noise he made.
ARRIVE IN/AT :VARMAK
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.
BEWARE OF :DİKKAT ETMEK Beware 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 14thcentury.
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
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 from the membership.
FIGHT WITH/AGAINS T: 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 ...)
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 interfere 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 ***
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 war 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.
TRANSFORM INTO :DÖNÜŞ(TÜR)MEK Money transformed him into a different person.
TRANSLATE FROM.... INTO:TERCÜME ETMEK He translated the passage from English into Turkish.
WAIT FOR:BEKLEMEK I am waiting for you.
CONGRATULATE ON :KUTLAMAK *** He congratulated me on my wedding anniversary.
CONSIST OF :--- DAN OLUŞMAK *** Our classroom consists of 25 people.
QUARREL ABOUT :TARTIŞMAK
I didn’t want to quarrel about the amount of the money
TAKE PART IN :KATILMAK *** I didn’t take part in the demonstration.
WORRY ABOUT :ÜZÜLMEK Don’t worry about me.
WARN ABOUT/OF:UYARMAK
