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identify sth with sth Verbs followed by To:
ingratiate oneself with sby
meet with sth adapt sth to sth
pack with sth add sth to sth
plead with sby answer to sth
share sth with sby appeal to sby
tamper with sth apply oneself to sth
trust sby with sth apply to sth
attach sth to sth
Verbs followed by ‘On’: attend to
attribute to
base sth on sth betray a secret to sby
blame sth on sby commit oneself to sth
centre sth on sth confess to sth
concentrate sth on sth convert sby to sth
congratulate sby on sth describe sth to sby
decide on sth devote oneself to sth
depend on sby/sth explain sth to sby
elaborate on sth lend sth to sby
impose on sby prefer one thing to another thing
insist on sth react to sth
pride oneself on sth refer to sth
rely on sby/sth repeat sth to sby
resort to
Verbs followed by ‘About’: return sth to sby
see to
advise sby about sth subject sby to sth
argue about sth succeed to the throne
boast about sth
protest about sth Verbs followed by ‘Against’:

Verbs followed by ‘At’ advise against doing sth
insure sth against sth
aim at protest against sth
glance at
guess at
hint at
knock at
marvel at

 Most Common Preposition + Noun Combinations:

at best at least
Phrases with ‘At’: at worst at leisure
at fault at length
at all events at first at a loss
at all times at hand at the moment
at any rate at last at most