8th Grade - Unit 5 - Verb + Preposition

Choose the correct word for each definition.

To come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. to have the appearance of being; seem; look: to appear wise.

• apply to

• arrive at

• appear in

• belong to

To formally ask to be allowed to take part in a school, program, etc. :

• apply to

• arrive at

• appear in

• belong to

To reach an agreement about something:

We all argued about it for hours and eventually arrived at a decision.

• apply to

• arrive at

• appear in

• belong to

To be someone's property:

This book belongs to Sarah.

You shouldn't take what doesn't belong to you.

• apply to

• arrive at

• appear in

• belong to

To look for information, people, objects, etc.

• insist on

• occur in

• provide with

• search for

To keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you:

I don't know why you insist on talking about it.

• insist on

• occur in

• provide with

• search for

It means "to be found or met with; appear," as in "a phenomenon that occurs around the world"

• insist on

• occur in

• provide with

• search for

If you provide something that someone needs or wants, or if you provide them with it, you give it to them or make it available to them.

• insist on

• occur in

• provide with

• search for