Prepositions after verbs: S
Compare the prepositions used after English verbs, with concise rules, natural examples, and common mistakes.
"situate in" or "situate on"?
skew in, by, towards, to or against?
"skim through" or "skim over"?
skip to, over, on, across or through?
"slam into" or "slam on"?
"slap on", "slap in" or "slap with"?
"slaughter in" or "slaughter by"?
"slay in" or "slay by"?
"sleep in", "sleep on" or "sleep with"?
slide into, in, to, from or under?
slip into, in, to, through or from?
"slow to" or "slow in"?
"slump in" or "slump to"?
"smack of" or "smack in"?
"smash into", "smash through" or "smash by"?
"smear with" or "smear on"?
"smell like" or "smell of"?
smile at, on, for, in or to?
"smite with" or "smite by"?
smoke in, for, at, with or on?
"smother in" or "smother by"?
"snap at" or "snap out"?
"snatch from" or "snatch by"?
"sneak into" or "sneak in"?
"sniff at" or "sniff for"?
soak in, into, to, with or for?
soar to, in, above, through or over?
"socialise with" or "socialise in"?
socialize with, in, during, for or on?
solve by, in, with, for or through?
"sort through" or "sort by"?
sow in, by, for, into or on?
"span from" or "span across"?
spark by, in, from, with or about?
"spawn by", "spawn from" or "spawn in"?
speak to, of, about, with or for?
"spearhead by" or "spearhead of"?
"specify in" or "specify by"?
"speculate on" or "speculate about"?
"spend on" or "spend in"?
spill in, into, on, from or out?
spin in, on, out, by or into?
"spit on" or "spit in"?
"split into", "split between" or "split in"?
splurge on, for, at, in or with?
"spoil for" or "spoil by"?
"spot in" or "spot by"?
"spray with" or "spray on"?
spread to, across, throughout, in or through?
sprinkle with, on, in, throughout or to?
"squat on" or "squat in"?
"squeeze in" or "squeeze into"?
"stab to" or "stab in"?
stack in, against, with, on or within?
"stain with" or "stain on"?
stall in, for, by, on or with?
"stamp on", "stamp with" or "stamp in"?
stand in, for, on, at or by?
stare at, into, in, from or of?
"startle by" or "startle at"?