Some verbs need a preposition before an object or another verb. The preposition is only grammatical, so it doesn't change the meaning of the verb.
Here are some of the most common ones:
- arrive at / in somewhere
We arrived at the airport.
We arrived in London. - belong to somebody
This book belongs to me. - borrow something from somebody
I borrowed a book from my classmate. - concentrate on something / doing something
I concentrated on studying at the weekend. - depend on something / somebody
It depends on the weather. - explain something to somebody
The teacher explained the exercise to the students. - listen to something / somebody
I listened to music. - pay somebody for something
I paid the waiter for the coffee. - wait for somebody / something
Wait for me! - worry about somebody / something
Don't worry about a thing!
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