Prepositions after Adjectives
Click an adjective to see what prepositions are usually used after it in English
"unacceptable to", "unacceptable in" or "unacceptable for"?
- This is unacceptable to the compiler.
- It was just unacceptable for me.
- It's unacceptable in the utmost.
- This is unacceptable by any standards.
"unavailable for" or "unavailable to"?
- The BBC was also unavailable for comment.
- So become unavailable to the project.
- Zinc is unavailable in high pH soils.
- The name of the husband is unavailable at the moment.
unaware of or about?
- Why? I am unaware of the reasons.
- I was unaware about his intentions that are known to him.
"uncertain about" or "uncertain of"?
- Wayne is uncertain about the future.
- My husband was uncertain of this explanation.
- The stranger was uncertain as to what to do.
- Life was uncertain in these early settlements.
unchanged from, at, for, in or by?
- Coverage remains unchanged from last year.
- Electricity is unchanged at 10.
- Pollens remain unchanged for thousands of years.
- That method was unchanged in 2004.
unclear to, about, as, on or in?
- Here the switch is unclear to me.
- I am unclear about the 1st mort.
- Unclear as to what is meant by this.
- The Irish tax issue is one I am unclear on.
uncomfortable with, for, in, about or at?
- It was uncomfortable with Iraq.
- It was very uncomfortable for them.
- It's uncomfortable in a good way.
- I'd very uncomfortable about this.
"uncommon for" or "uncommon in"?
- Stress is not uncommon for a cat.
- This is uncommon in young children.
- Celibacy is uncommon among the Fulani.
- The death of children was not uncommon at the time.
"unemployed for" or "unemployed in"?
- I was unemployed for two months.
- I've been unemployed in England.
- The man was unemployed at the time.
- No one unemployed with a family, mortgage, etc.
"unfair to" or "unfair for"?
- He must not be unfair to either.
- Life is unfair for the rest of men.
- I thought it was unfair on him.
- It's very unfair in my opinion.
"unfamiliar with" or "unfamiliar to"?
- We are not unfamiliar with the issues.
- Africais not a land unfamiliar to me.
- It was loud and unfamiliar in sound.
"unhappy with" or "unhappy about"?
- I'd VERY UNHAPPY with this feature.
- We are unhappy about the service.
- I was not unhappy at that prospect.
- Am I unhappy in my universe? No.
unheard of, by or in?
- That's certainly not unheard of.
- Dre, all unheard by the public.
- It will probably go unheard in the corridors of power but I don't care.
"unique to" or "unique in"?
- This trend is not unique to the U.
- They will be unique in the world.
- Nothing unique about it at all.
- They are unique among themselves.
united in, at, for, on or with?
- They join Manchester United in the last 16.
- No excuses for United at Wigan.
- He's at United for the long-haul.
- Big win for United on the cards.
unknown to, in, for, at or outside?
- Unknown to him, she got pregnant.
- They were unknown in the Lodge.
- It's also not unknown for the Prof.
- Top speed unknown at this time.
unlike in, with, at, on or for?
- Unlike in the surrounding Arab states.
- Unlike with microprocessors, the U.
- Unlike at many hospitals in East Africa, Mr.
- Unlike on the women's side, the No.
unlikely to, in, for, of or at?
- That seems highly unlikely to me.
- But unlikely in the near future.
- A big jump is unlikely for 2012.
- The most unlikely of connections is made.
unrelated to, in or with?
- Comments unrelated to the story.
- Therefore, what we know as contrary, or unrelated in Him, are but one unified Substance.
- Some lustrations were not so necessary and unrelated with the text (p-64, thermometer).
"unsure of" or "unsure about"?
- Unsure of the validity of this.
- However I am so unsure about it.
- We are a shade unsure as to what Mr.
- Edit: unsure on times, will re-check things.
"unusual for" or "unusual in"?
- It is unusual for a few reasons.
- Which is unusual in the region.
- There's nothing unusual about it.
- I'd not unusual among cyclists.
"upset about" or "upset with"?
- The tribes were upset about the U.
- I was upset with the kids, etc.
- They get all upset at the above.
- He did not seem too upset by this.
used to, for, by, in or of?
- We're getting used to the idea.
- Was used for Women's Head 2011.
- C4 is not only used by the army.
- Synonym for penis ' used in alt.
"useful for", "useful to" or "useful in"?
- Useful for those at-work times.
- Useful in leadership positions.
- The film proved useful to the U.
- He is useful as a concrete parachute.
"useless for", "useless to" or "useless in"?
- Maybe my blog is useless for now.
- Averages are useless in the UK.
- This game is now useless to me.
- I'd utterly useless at exercising.
"usual for" or "usual in"?
- But it? s not usual for us to hug.
- That is very usual in Malaysia.
- Stage 29 Do the usual with hidden walls.
- I got more hits than usual on my site because of it.