Lovely often appears with different prepositions depending on meaning. Lovely in describes appearance in clothing, lovely with describes compatibility, and lovely for describes suitability.
Use lovely in for clothing or appearance, lovely with for combinations and relationships, and lovely for suitability or purpose. The adjective lovely can also stand alone without a preposition.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use lovely in when talking about someone's appearance in particular clothes or colours.
Use lovely with for things that go well together.
Use lovely for when something is ideal for an activity or situation.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use with for things that go well together.
✕ This cake is lovely in coffee. ✓ This cake is lovely with coffee.Use in when talking about appearance in clothes.
✕ She looks lovely for that jacket. ✓ She looks lovely in that jacket.Lovely for usually introduces an activity or use.
✕ The garden is lovely for. ✓ The garden is lovely for relaxing.Lovely often works naturally without any following preposition.
✕ The view is lovely with. ✓ The view is lovely.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. You can simply say something is lovely.
It describes things that combine well together.
It is most common with clothing, colours, and appearance.
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