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    Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions
    Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions
    Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions
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    Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions

    By Martin Manser

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    Students learning English often have difficulties knowing which preposition goes with a particular adjective. This is where this dictionary will help you. It contains about 700 entries. By looking up the adjective you will find the preposition, a definition and an example:

    indispensable adj indispensable to so important that nothing will happen without it: Thorough research is indispensable to a historian.

    In the above short entry:
    indispensable = the headword, the basic adjective
    adj = the part of speech
    indispensable to = the adjective and the correct preposition
    so important that nothing will happen without it = the definition of the adjective
    Thorough research is indispensable to a historian = an example of the adjective as it would typically be used in a sentence, with the adjective and preposition in bold type

    Some entries have style markers (formal) or (informal) to help you know the context when to use the adjective:

    resplendent adj (formal) resplendent in looking very impressive because of how you are dressed: The duke entered the assembly chamber, resplendent in his robes of state.

    crazy adj crazy about (informal) fond of or very interested in: As a teenager she'd been crazy about David Bowie. I can't say I'm crazy about this idea.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 3, 2018
    ISBN9781543946024
    Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions
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    Martin Manser

    Martin Manser is a professional writer and researcher. He is responsible for ‘The Penguin Wordmaster’ and ‘The Guinness Book of Words’.

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      Useful Dictionary of Adjectives With Prepositions - Martin Manser

      Associate Editor: Mike Munro

      Cover Design: John Zealey

      Copyright © Martin Manser 2018

      www.martinmanser.co.uk

      ISBN: 9781543946024

      Other titles in the Martin Manser Useful Reference Library on English language and literature

      1 Useful Thesaurus of English

      2 Useful Dictionary of English

      3 Useful Grammar of English

      4 Useful Verbs and Tenses

      5 Useful William Shakespeare

      6 Useful Jane Austen

      7 Useful Charles Dickens

      8 Useful Dictionary of Verbs with Prepositions

      9 Useful Dictionary of Derived Words

      10 Useful Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

      11 Useful Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

      13 Useful Dictionary of Nouns with Prepositions

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      A

      B

      C

      D

      E

      F

      G

      H

      I

      J

      K

      L

      M

      N

      O

      P

      Q

      R

      S

      T

      U

      V

      W

      INTRODUCTION

      Students learning English often have difficulties knowing which preposition goes with a particular adjective. This is where this dictionary will help you. It contains about 700 entries. By looking up the adjective you will find the preposition, a definition and an example:

      indispensable adj indispensable to so important that nothing will happen without it: Thorough research is indispensable to a historian.

      In the above short entry:

      indispensable = the headword, the basic adjective

      adj = the part of speech

      indispensable to = the adjective and the correct preposition

      so important that nothing will happen without it = the definition of the adjective

      Thorough research is indispensable to a historian = an example of the adjective as it would typically be used in a sentence, with the adjective and preposition in bold type

      Some entries have style markers (formal) or (informal) to help you know the context when to use the adjective:

      resplendent adj (formal) resplendent in looking very impressive because of how you are dressed: The duke entered the assembly chamber, resplendent in his robes of state.

      crazy adj crazy about (informal) fond of or very interested in: As a teenager she’d been crazy about David Bowie. I can’t say I’m crazy about this idea.

      We hope that you will find this dictionary helpful and that it will help you to use English adjectives correctly.

      Mike Munro

      Martin Manser

      A

      abhorrent adj (formal) abhorrent to intolerable to: The idea of giving up her independence was abhorrent to her.

      ablaze adj ablaze with burning strongly with: After the bombing the whole street was ablaze with flames.

      absent adj absent from not present at: He was absent from work for a couple of days through illness.

      absorbed adj absorbed in with all one’s attention focused on: She was so absorbed in her reading that she didn’t notice the time.

      acceptable adj acceptable to satisfactory or welcome to: I hope my proposition is acceptable to you.

      accessible adj accessible from able to be entered or reached from: Is the park accessible from the main road? accessible to able to be seen or used by: The information is accessible to anyone who wants it.

      accountable adj accountable for responsible for something: Find out who is accountable for the failure of the project. accountable to obliged to explain one’s actions to: Any government is accountable to the voters who elected it.

      accustomed adj accustomed to used to: I’m not accustomed to being spoken to in this manner.

      acquainted adj acquainted with 1 knowledgeable about: Are you acquainted with the new rules governing applications? 2 known to someone: The family soon became acquainted with their new neighbours.

      active adj active in involved in doing something: She was active in organizing the local book club.

      adamant adj certainly not going to change one’s opinion adamant about His mother was adamant about reporting the matter to the police. adamant in He remains adamant in his denial of any wrongdoing.

      addicted adj addicted to 1 dependent on something: He was addicted to cocaine. 2 (informal) very keen on something: Many TV viewers are addicted to soap operas.

      adept adj adept at skilled or talented in doing something: She is adept at putting people at their ease.

      adjacent adj adjacent to next to: Our new apartment is in a block adjacent to the public library.

      advantageous adj advantageous to likely to help or give success to: We can sell it at a price that will be advantageous to you.

      affectionate adj affectionate towards showing love for: Some animals are not very affectionate towards their young.

      affiliated adj affiliated to or with associated with or connected to: I attended one of the colleges affiliated to the university. Clubs affiliated with the Football Association are eligible to enter the competition.

      afflicted adj afflicted by or with affected badly by: The organization was notoriously afflicted by corruption.

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