Prepositions Part 40
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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Extend to
To continue for a longer period of time or to make something last longer.
The board of directors has agreed to extend the deadline for applications.
Extort from
To illegally force someone to give you something, especially money by threatening them.
Rebels extort money from villagers.
Extract from
To remove an object from somewhere, especially with difficulty.
The doctor extracted a decayed tooth from the patient’s mouth.
Extrapolate from
To use facts about the present or about one thing or group to make a guess about the future.
It is possible to extrapolate future developments from current trends.
Extricate from
To escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape.
How are you going to extricate yourself for this situation?
Faculty of
A department or group of related departments within a university.
Jane is the new Dean of the Faculty of Law.
Fail in
To not succeed in achieving something.
Bob failed in his attempt to regain the world title in boxing.
Faith in
Belief and trust in God.
Most people have faith in God.
Faithful to
Remaining loyal to a particular person, belief or political party.
Doreen remained faithful to her husband.
Fall from
To move or drop down from a higher position to a lower position.
The book fell from her hands.
Fall in
To start to be in a new or different state.
Roger has fallen in love with Rosanne.
Fall into
To belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range or things, or type of things.
Many diseases fall into the category of stress-related illnesses.
Fall over
To hang down loosely.
Her dark hair fell over her face.
Fall on
To happen on a particular day or at a particular time.
My birthday will fall on a Thursday this year.
Fall to
If a place falls in a war or an election, a group of soldiers or a political party takes control of it.
The city fell to the advancing German armies.
Familiar to
Someone or something that is familiar is well known to you and easy to recognise.
The signs of drug addiction are familiar to most doctors.
Familiar with
To have a good knowledge or understanding of something.
Are you familiar with this type of machine?
Familiarise with
To learn about something so that you understand it.
Employees must familiarise themselves with the health and safety manual.
Famous for
Known about by many people in many places.
France is famous for its wine.
Fan of
Someone who likes a particular sport or performing art very much, or who admires a famous person.
Rex is a big fan of Elvis Presley.
