Prepositions Part 36
Combinations
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else. There are over 100 prepositions in the English Language. This is a very small number compared with the vast number of nouns, adjectives and verbs. Here are some of the prepositions used in English
Encrusted with
Covered with a hard layer of something.
The gold crown was encrusted with diamonds.
Encumbered with
To make it difficult for you to do something or for something to happen.
The whole process was encumbered with bureaucracy.
End by
To finish what you are doing.
I would like to end by inviting questions from the audience.
End in
If an event, activity or story ends, it stops happening.
World War II ended in 1945.
End up
To be in a particular situation, state or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it.
After a round of coffee we ended up having a meal together.
Endear to
To make someone popular and liked.
The President saw an opportunity to endear himself to the people.
Endemic in
An endemic disease or problem is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people.
Violent crime is now endemic in certain parts of the country.
Endow with
To give a college or hospital a large sum of money that provides it with an income.
It also means ‘to make someone or something have a particular quality or to believe that they have it’.
His resistance to the terrorists endowed him with legendary status.
Enemy of
Brian was an old enemy of her father.
Enfold in
To cover or surround someone or something completely.
Jack reached out to enfold her in his arms.
Engage in
To be doing or to become involved in an activity. Only a very few adults engage in regular physical exercises.
Engaged to
If two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry.
Susan is engaged to be married.
Engagement in
When you become involved with someone or something in order to understand them.
Many students pass examinations without any real engagement in learning.
Engraved with
To cut words or designs on metal, wood, or glass.
Nora received a pendant engraved with a simple design.
Engrossed in
If something engrosses you, it interests you so much that you do not notice anything else.
Dad was engrossed in the newspaper.
Engulfed by
To completely surround or cover something.
The building was engulfed in flames.
Enlarge on
To provide more information about something you have already mentioned.
The speaker did not enlarge on what he meant.
Enlist in
To join the armed forces.
At the outbreak of war John was enlisted in the army.
Enmeshed in
Very involved in an unpleasant or complicated situation.
The Government was worried about becoming enmeshed in a war.
Entailed in
To involve something as a necessary part or result.
Some foreign travel in entailed in the job.
