Prepositions after verbs: L
Compare the prepositions used after English verbs, with concise rules, natural examples, and common mistakes.
label, as, label, with
lag behind, in, from, on or by?
"land on" or "land in"?
languish in, at, on, for or near?
last for, from, until, in or through?
"latch onto" or "latch on"?
laugh at, with, about, in or for?
launch in, by, on, at or into?
"lay on" or "lay in"?
lead to, by, up, in or from?
"leak to" or "leak from"?
lean on, towards, against, toward or to?
"leap to", "leap into" or "leap from"?
"learn from" or "learn about"?
leave in, for, with, to or on?
lecture at, in, on, to or about?
"legislate for" or "legislate against"?
lend to, by, for, in or at?
let in, to, off, on or out?
levy on, for, by, against or at?
liberate from, by, in, during or after?
license to, for, under, by or in?
"lie in" or "lie to"?
lift from, off, by, in or out?
"light by", "light in" or "light on"?
"like in" or "like about"?
limit to, by, in, on or for?
linger in, on, for, over or with?
link to, with, in, by or on?
live in, with, on, up or at?
load with, on, in, into or onto?
"locate in" or "locate on"?
"lock in" or "lock into"?
"lodge in" or "lodge with"?
"log into" or "log in"?
"look at" or "look for"?
loom in, on, over, as or at?
"lose in" or "lose to"?
love for, about, to, by or in?
"lower to" or "lower from"?
"lure by", "lure to" or "lure into"?
lurk in, behind, on, within or around?