Prepositions Part 41
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
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Fantasize about
To imagine that you are doing something which is very pleasant or exciting, but which is very unlikely to happen.
Sometimes Norma fantasized about travelling around the world.
Far from / away / down
A long distance.
I did not want to work in a place far from home.
We have decided to settle down in a faraway place.
The professor lived further down the street.
Fascinated by
Extremely interested by something or someone.
I was fascinated by her beauty.
Favourable to
A favourable report, opinion, or reaction shows that you think that someone or something is good or that you agree with them.
The financial environment is not favourable to job creation.
Fear of
The feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen.
Some people have a fear of flying.
Fearful of
Frightened that something bad might happen.
People are fearful of rising drug smuggling into the country.
Feast on
To look at something with great pleasure.
If you like luxury cars, feast your eyes on these vehicles.
Feature in
A part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting or typical.
Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars.
Feed on
If an animal feeds on a particular food, it usually eats that food.
Owls feed on mice.
Feel for
To search for something with your fingers.
Susan felt in her handbag for a pen.
Feeling of
An emotion that you feel, such as anger or happiness.
I had a terrible feeling of guilt.
Festooned with
To cover something with flowers or long pieces of material, especially for decoration.
The city was festooned with banners and flags to welcome the minister.
Feud between
An angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continue for a long time.
There is a feud between two rival drug dealers.
Fiddle with
To keep moving and touching something, especially because you are bored or nervous.
She was fiddling with a deck of cards.
Fidget with
To keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervous
Stop fidgeting with your pens.
Fight with
A situation in which two people or groups hit or push each other.
They ended up having a fight with each other.
Figment of
Something that you imagine is real, but does not exist.
It is a figment of your imagination.
Figure out
To think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened.
Can you figure out how to do it?
File of
A line of people who are standing or walking one behind the other.
I saw a file of soldiers marching in step.
Fill with
If a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full.
Her eyes filled with tears.
