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?About? and ?For? with Adjectives

By Maeve Maddox

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The recent post on “excited for” got me thinking that a list of adjectives that take about and for might be useful.

for
eager for
happy for (as in I’m happy for you because you have succeeded.)
therapeutic for
unsuitable for

about
adamant about
enthusiastic about
exuberant about
exultant about
excited about
elated about
flippant about
guarded about
gullible about
happy about (as in I’m happy about my promotion.)
irate about
knowledgeable about
nosy about
overjoyed about
phobic about
relieved about
snobbish about
vague about

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Original Post: “About” and “For” with Adjectives


Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on May 28, 2010 (boomark / email).

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