Verb + Preposition; OF and Examples

Verb + Preposition; OF and Examples. Verb + of list and example sentences;

• Approve of
• Accuse of
• Bilk out of
• Compose of
• Conceive of
• Consist of
• Convict of
• Convince of
• Cure of
• Despair of
• Disapprove of
• Dream of
• Get rid of
• Get tired of
• Hear of
• Hope of
• Remind of
• Rob of
• Suspect of
• Think of

Approve of: Mary wouldn’t approve of that attitude.

Accuse of: Alex accused me of lying.

Bilk out of: This people were bilked out of more than $30,000.

Compose of: What’s it composed of?

Conceive of: I can’t conceive of George doing that.

Consist of: A basketball team consists of eleven players.

Convict of: No one has been convicted of the situation yet.

Convince of: They couldn’t convince her of her mistakes.

Cure of: That doctor may cure him of his sick.

Disapprove of: His mother had always disapproved of Sam.

Dream of: We dream of time off.

Get rid of: Mice are difficult creatures to get rid of.

Get tired of: I never get tired of that.

Hear of: They were glad to hear of this news.

Hope of: Michael has no hope of getting in shape.

Remind of: You remind me of my sister.

Suspect of: My mother will suspect me of worse than she does now.

Think of: Can’t you think of it differently?