Verb + Preposition; ABOUT and Examples

Verb + Preposition; ABOUT and Examples. Verb + ABOUT list and example sentences;

Argue about

Meaning: debate, discuss, dispute, moot, wrangle

Example Sentences:

• They don’t want to argue with you about this issue.
• The announcer wanted to argue about the global warming.

 

Boast about

Meaning: bragging, pride

Example Sentences:

• She likes to boast about her mother’s successful grocery.
• They have nothing to boast about.

 

Care about

Meaning: maintenance, nursing, respect, regard, upkeep

Example Sentences:

• I don’t care about what the commentators say.

 

Complain about

Meaning: express dissatisfaction about something

Example Sentences:

• People always complain about fatigue.
• She complained about the disrespect of the waiters

 

Concern about

Meaning: be about, relate to; worry, curiosity

Example Sentences:

• I’m concernded about children being disrespectful.
• This topic concern about mathematics.

 

Dream about

Meaning: imagination, illusion, delusion, fantasy, vision

Example Sentences:

• I used to dream about being a perfect footballer.
• She dreams about having a good time with her mother.

 

Feel about

Meaning: be aware of through touching, sense, perceive

Example Sentences:

• I want to feel about you, my darling.

 

Forget about

Meaning: fail to remember, leave out, be unmindful of, neglect

Example Sentences:

• I’m sure my mother has forgotten about me by now.
• Alex said that he wanted to forget about terrible accident.

 

Hear about

Meaning: listen, feel, bear, come to know, owe

Example Sentences:

• Im’ sorry, but your family will question all the good things they hear about you.

 

Joke about

Meaning:  banter, fun, jest, humor, lark

Example Sentences:

• Don’t joke about that.

 

Know about

Meaning: be aware of through information.

Example Sentences:

• The professor knows very well about the underground resources in the world.
• She knows a lot about math.

 

Laugh about

Meaning: smile, be happy

Example Sentences:

• I laugh about this situation.

 

Quarrel about

Meaning: a heated argument or disagreement

Example Sentences:

• Our family quarreling about money.
• My friend, please not quarrel about this.

 

Talk about

Meaning: speech, conversation, speaking, address

Example Sentences:

• What did you want to talk about?.
• Let’s talk about your family.

 

Think about

Meaning: consider, contemplate, imagine, reflect

Example Sentences:

• You need to think about this again.
• Please, you should think about his decision.

 

Tell about

Meaning: communicate information to someone, say, speak, assert

Example Sentences:

• Let’s tell me about it!
• Why didn’t Mary tell her about the money?

 

Worry about

Meaning: concern, anxiety, fear, fears, apprehension

Example Sentences:

• I’m very worried about her.
• Every parent worries about their children’s future

 

Write about

Meaning: record, compose, enter

Example Sentences:

• You should write more about this.
• What are the best ways to write a paragraph about someone?

 

Warn about

Meaning: alert, induce, caution, forewarn

Example Sentences:

• I warned you about her behavior.