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Prepositions after adjectives

Seasoned with, in, by, of or to?

Seasoned with is common for adding flavours to food. Seasoned in describes experience or skill. Other prepositions such as by, of, and to are used only in more limited meanings or separate structures.

Quick answer

Using seasoned correctly

Use seasoned with for ingredients or flavours: rice seasoned with herbs. Use seasoned in for areas of experience: seasoned in negotiation. Seasoned to is used in the phrase seasoned to taste. By and of are uncommon after seasoned as fixed adjective patterns.

The soup was seasoned with garlic and pepper.
She is seasoned in international finance.
Add salt seasoned to taste.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
seasoned with + ingredient

Talking about flavouring food

Use seasoned with before herbs, spices, sauces, and other flavourings.

The vegetables were seasoned with olive oil.
The meat is seasoned with smoked paprika.
2
seasoned in + field

Describing experience or expertise

Use seasoned in to describe someone experienced in a profession or activity.

He is seasoned in crisis management.
They are seasoned in legal negotiations.
3
seasoned to taste

Giving cooking instructions

The phrase seasoned to taste means adding flavour according to personal preference.

Serve the sauce seasoned to taste.
The broth should be seasoned to taste before serving.
4
seasoned by + experience

Showing what shaped someone

Seasoned by is possible when experience or hardship has shaped a person.

A leader seasoned by years of conflict.
She was seasoned by difficult campaigns.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
seasoned with
The rice was seasoned with saffron.
Flavoured with ingredients or spices.
seasoned in
She is seasoned in corporate law.
Experienced in a field or activity.
seasoned by
He was seasoned by years abroad.
Shaped or strengthened through experience.
seasoned to
The dish was seasoned to taste.
Adjusted for flavour according to preference.

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using seasoned of for expertise

Seasoned is not normally followed by of in this meaning.

✕ She is seasoned of marketing. ✓ She is seasoned in marketing.

Using seasoned with for experience

With is for flavouring food, not professional expertise.

✕ He is seasoned with negotiations. ✓ He is seasoned in negotiations.

Using seasoned to with ingredients

Use with before ingredients or spices.

✕ The soup was seasoned to pepper. ✓ The soup was seasoned with pepper.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The chicken was seasoned ___ lemon and herbs.
2. She is seasoned ___ public relations.
3. The sauce should be seasoned ___ taste.

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Frequently asked questions

Can seasoned describe people?

Yes. It often means experienced, skilled, or hardened by experience.

Is seasoned with only for food?

Mostly yes, although it can also be used figuratively, such as a speech seasoned with humour.

Can I say seasoned at?

Seasoned at appears occasionally, but seasoned in is more standard for expertise.

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