List of Adjective Collocations with ABOUT

 Angry about
 Annoyed about
 Anxious about
 Careful about
 Careless about
 Certain about
 Concerned about
 Crazy about
 Curious about
 Depressed about
 Enthusiastic about
 Excited about
 Furious about
 Guilty about
 Happy about
 Hopeful about
 Mad about
 Nervous about
 Obsessed about
 Optimistic about
 Pessimistic about
 Puzzled about
 Sensitive about
 Serious about
 Sorry about
 Sure about
 Sympathetic about
 Terrible about
 Upset about
 Worried about
 Wrong about
Adjective + About Collocations with Examples
Angry about
 I’m really angry about our losses on the stock market!
Annoyed about
 I was a little annoyed about the whole thing.
Anxious about
 The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.
Careful about
 He’s in a really foul temper so be careful about what you say to him.
Careless about
 He could be very careless about his future.
Certain about
 He was quite certain about his attacker’s identity.
Concerned about
 I’m a bit concerned about your health.
Crazy about
 I’m not crazy about Chinese food.
Curious about
 They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
Depressed about
 She felt very depressed about the future.
Enthusiastic about
 You don’t sound very enthusiastic about the idea.
Excited about
 He’s excited about his birthday party next week.
Furious about
 The boss was furious about the past quarter’s losses.
Guilty about
 I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
Happy about
 If there’s anything you’re not happy about, come and ask.
Hopeful about
 He is not very hopeful about the outcome of the interview.
Mad about
 Are you mad about your bad grade?
Nervous about
 Consumers are very nervous aboutthe future.
Obsessed about
 I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.
Optimistic about
 She’s not very optimistic about the outcome of the talks.
Pessimistic about
 The doctors are pessimistic about his chances of recovery.
Puzzled about
 Management are still puzzling abouthow the accident could have happened.
Sensitive about
 He’s very sensitive about his weight.
Serious about
 Is she serious about wanting to sell the house?
Sorry about
 I’m very sorry about losing your book.
Sure about
 Are you sure about that?
Sympathetic about
 He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very sympathetic about my problem.
Terrible about
 Anyway, what’s so terrible about a woman wearing pants?
Upset about
 I’m upset about the increasing amount of violence in this world.
Worried about
 He’s not worried about his upcoming examinations.
Wrong about
 You were wrong about Tom; he’s not married after all.
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Adjective Collocations with AT

 Amazed at
 Angry at
 Annoyed at
 Awful at
 Bad at
 Brilliant at
 Clever at
 Delighted at
 Disappointed at
 Excellent at
 Excited at
 Good at
 Hopeless at
 Mad at
 Presented at
 Skilled at
 Successful at
 Surprised at
 Terrible at
Adjective + At Collocations with Examples
Amazed at
 She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident.
Angry at
 He’s angry at his friend for cheating on the test.
Annoyed at
 She was beginning to get very annoyed at me about my carelessness.
Awful at
 I’m awful at names.
Bad at
 Jack is really bad at keeping his promises.
Brilliant at
 He’s brilliant at football.
Clever at
 Fiona is very clever at physics.
Delighted at
 She was delighted at the news of the wedding.
Disappointed at
 They were bitterly disappointed atthe result of the game.
Excellent at
 They are excellent at planning fun parties.
Excited at
 I’m really excited at the prospect of working abroad.
Good at
 She is good at solving problems.
Hopeless at
 Unfortunately, I’m hopeless at being on time.
Mad at
 Please don’t be mad at me!
Presented at
 Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child.
Skilled at
 My mother is very skilled atdressmaking.
Successful at
 I wasn’t very successful at keeping the news secret.
Surprised at
 The teacher was surprised at the student’s question.
Terrible at
 Dustin is terrible at texting.
List of Adjective Collocations with FOR
 Eligible for
 Eager for
 Late for
 Mean for
 Qualified for
 Thankful for
 Concerned for
 Clever for
 Happy for
 True for
 Good for
 Free for
 Bad for
 Difficult for
 Grateful for
 Hard for
 Known for
 Notorious for
 Prepared for
 Ready for
 Renowned for
 Responsible for something
 Serious for
 Suitable for
 Thirsty for
 Famous for
 Sorry for
 Adjective + For Collocations with Examples
Eligible for
 Only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment.
Eager for
 She is eager for her parents’ approval.
Late for
 You’ll be late for your flight if you don’t hurry up.
Mean for
 The books with large print are meant for partially sighted readers.
Qualified for
 What makes you think that you are qualified for this job?
Thankful for
 He wasn’t badly hurt—that’s something to be thankful for.
Concerned for
 I’m a bit concerned for your health.
Clever for
 Charlie has a clever idea/plan forgetting us out of our present difficulties.
Happy for
 I’m very happy for you.
True for
 Alcohol should be consumed in moderation, and this is particularlytrue for pregnant women.
Good for
 Have you ever heard that confession is good for the soul?
Free for
 If Sarah is free for lunch I’ll take her out.
Bad for
 He’s had another heart attack; things are looking bad for him, I’m afraid.
Difficult for
 It is difficult for me to hear you.
Grateful for
 She is so grateful for your help.
Hard for
 It is hard for us to understand you.
Known for
 She is known for her dirty tricks.
Notorious for
 The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.
Prepared for
 I was not prepared for all the problems it caused.
Ready for
 The army are said to be ready foraction.
Renowned for
 She is renowned for her patience.
Responsible for something
 You’ll have to speak to John, he’s responsible for customer complaints.
Serious for
 Be serious for a moment; this is important.
Suitable for
 This programme is not suitable forchildren.
Thirsty for
 Are you thirsty for a soda? I am!
 Famous for
 She’s famous for her watercolor paintings.
Sorry for
 I’m sorry for arriving so late to dinner.
of Adjective Collocations with TO
 Happy to
 Delighted to
 Pleased to
 Concerned to
 Familiar to
 Proud to
 Kind to
 Rude to
 Scared to
 Free to
 Good to
 Nasty to
 Nice to
 Unkind to
 Accustomed to
 Addicted to
 Allergic to
 Anxious to
 Apposed to
 Attached to
 Beneficial to
 Cruel to
 Curious to
 Disappointed to
 Eager to
 Eligible to
 Exposed to
 Faithful to
 Grateful to
 Identical to
 Immune to
 Indifferent to
 Inferior to
 Keen to
 Late to
 Limited to
 Married to
 Mean to
 Polite/impolite to
 Qualified to
 Related to
 Relevant to
 Sad to
 Sensitive to
 Similar to
 Slow to
 Superior to
 Sympathetic to
 Thankful to
 Unreasonable to
 Wrong to
Adjective + To Collocations with Examples
Happy to
 We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
Delighted to
 I’d be absolutely delighted to come.
Pleased to
 I was very pleased to be able to help.
Concerned to
 He was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers were leaving.
Familiar to
 The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery
Proud to
 I feel very proud to be a part of the team.
Kind to
 She has always been very kind to me.
Rude to
 He’s got no manners – he’s rude toeveryone.
Scared to
 People are scared to use the buses late at night.
Free to
 You are free to come and go as you please.
Good to
 It’s good to see you again.
Nasty to
 Don’t be so nasty to your brother – he’s four years younger than you!
Nice to
 It’s nice to know you.
Unkind to
 It would be unkind to go without him.
Accustomed to
 She had grown accustomed to his long absences.
Addicted to
 A lot of people nowadays have become addicted to the internet.
Allergic to
 My dad’s allergic to pop music.
Anxious to
 I’m anxious to get home to open my presents.
Apposed to
 She remained bitterly apposed to the idea of moving abroad.
Attached to
 I’ve never seen two people soattached to each other.
Beneficial to
 A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health.
Cruel to
 I can’t stand people who are cruel toanimals.
Curious to
 I was curious to find out what she had said.
Disappointed to
 He was disappointed to see she wasn’t at the party.
Eager to
 Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
Eligible to
 When are you eligible to vote in your country?
Exposed to
 The country became highly exposed to the vagaries of international markets.
Faithful to
 He remained faithful to the ideals of the party.
Grateful to
 I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
Identical to
 Her dress is almost identical to mine.
Immune to
 Adults are often immune to German measles.
Indifferent to
 The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
Inferior to
 Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
Keen to
 John was very keen to help.
Late to
 It’s too late to start complaining now.
Limited to
 Places on the bus are limited to 50 – so book early!
Married to
 She’s married to John.
Mean to
 Don’t be so mean to your little brother!
Polite/impolite to
 He was too polite to point out my mistake.
Qualified to
 I’m not qualified to give advice on such matters.
Related to
 How are you related to him? Is he your cousin?
Relevant to
 Please speak later; your ideas are not relevant to our discussion.
Sad to
 I was sad to hear that they’d split up.
Sensitive to
 She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
Similar to
 I bought some new shoes which are very similar to a pair I had before.
Slow to
 She wasn’t slow to realize what was going on.
Superior to
 This model is technically superior toits competitors.
Sympathetic to
 The party is considered to be sympathetic to welfare reform.
Thankful to
 I was thankful to see they’d all arrived safely.
 Unreasonable to
 It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice.
Wrong to
 We were wrong to assume that she’d agree.