Prepositions after verbs: W
Compare the prepositions used after English verbs, with concise rules, natural examples, and common mistakes.
wade, through, wade, into
wait for, in, on, at or till?
wake up, from, in, at or by?
walk into, in, to, through or on?
wander through, around, into, in or from?
"want for", "want from" or "want in"?
"warn of" or "warn against"?
"wash with", "wash in" or "wash over"?
"waste on" or "waste in"?
watch for, in, on, from or with?
"wave at" or "wave to"?
"weaken by", "weaken to" or "weaken of"?
"wear by", "wear in" or "wear on"?
"weep for", "weep at" or "weep with"?
"weigh on", "weigh in" or "weigh against"?
welcome to, by, in, into or with?
whine about, like, to, for or on?
"whisper to" or "whisper in"?
"wield by" or "wield in"?
"win in" or "win by"?
wink at, across, from, into or to?
wipe off, out, from, with or at?
"wish for" or "wish to"?
withdraw from, in, to, after or by?
withhold from, by, in, on or for?
"witness in", "witness to" or "witness by"?
"wonder about" or "wonder at"?
work with, in, for, on or as?
"worship in" or "worship at"?
"wrap in" or "wrap around"?
"wreck by", "wreck on" or "wreck in"?
wrestle with, in, from, into or out?
wriggle out, for, in, on or around?
write about, by, in, to or for?