verb + WITH

Here are advanced examples of verbs + ‘WITH phrases‘:

You hope for the best

then make do with what you get.

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A man threatens you with a gun

you break his neck

we can’t call the police

but it‘s nothing to do with me.

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To find out which lexical verbs are most often followed by a ‘with PHRASE‘, we do a search in the iWeb corpus for:

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1 WORK WITH 976989 A1 verb + preposition +object

I used to work with him,

and he used to ask me out all the time,

 so it‘s a little awkward.

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2 ASSOCIATED WITH 943592 B2-C2

I realize it might compromise your position 

to be seen to be associated with me.

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3 WORKING WITH 799669
4 DEAL WITH 676388 B1-B2

I gotta deal with this guy.

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5 COMES WITH 489528
6 DEALING WITH 469123
7 FILLED WITH 435187 B1

My mind is filled with the here and now.

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8 AGREE WITH 394030
9 START WITH 329961
10 GO WITH 311964
11 COME WITH 310702
12 COMBINED WITH 302705
13 WORKED WITH 257315
14 HELP WITH 253112
15 MADE WITH 249841
16 EQUIPPED WITH 225662
17 INTERACT WITH 214830
18 CHARGED WITH 211659
19 COMPARED WITH 211653 B2

I hardly think that 

my drinking can be compared with your drug taking.

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20 COMPLY WITH 211542
21 PLAY WITH 208365
22 CONNECT WITH 193282
23 STARTED WITH 188389
24 BEGIN WITH 168458 B1-B2

I was never much of a cook to begin with

and then with my misfortune, well…

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25 USED WITH 158113
26 WORKS WITH 156373
27 STARTING WITH 154273
28 SHARE WITH 154138
29 DEALT WITH 150322
30 DIAGNOSED WITH 149070
31 COMMUNICATE WITH 144494
32 PLAYING WITH 143229
33 LIVE WITH 141228
34 MET WITH 135324
35 MEET WITH 124929
36 COUPLED WITH 122399
37 CAME WITH 121949
38 STARTS WITH 116969
39 LIVING WITH 112598
40 COVERED WITH 111258
41 TREATED WITH 110974
42 STICK WITH 109148
43 PACKED WITH 108065
44 BEGINS WITH 107805
45 FACED WITH 107169
46 COPE WITH 103964
47 MIXED WITH 101941
48 SPEAK WITH 99920
49 CHECK WITH 98705
50 PAIRED WITH 98436
51 INTERFERE WITH 97913
52 ENGAGE WITH 97876
53 IMPRESSED WITH 96110
54 LEFT WITH 92826
55 COMPETE WITH 89701
56 DESIGNED WITH 89022
57 REPLACED WITH 88486
58 CONNECTED WITH 88435
59 SHARED WITH 88138
60 DEALS WITH 87335
61 FINISHED WITH 86398
62 PROVIDED WITH 84685
63 STAY WITH 83815
64 DISAGREE WITH 81934
65 STRUGGLING WITH 80932
66 LOADED WITH 80681
67 SATISFIED WITH 80644
68 ASSIST WITH 80130
69 PARTNERED WITH 79108
70 TALK WITH 78763
71 PRESENTED WITH 76236
72 INCLUDED WITH 75905
73 PLAYED WITH 75541
74 WENT WITH 73502
75 FITTED WITH 73429
76 BEGINNING WITH 68218
77 SPOKE WITH 67035
78 INTERACTING WITH 66908
79 GOING WITH 66771
80 ARMED WITH 66380 C2

He‘s armed with a bomb.

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81 STUCK WITH 65605
82 SERVED WITH 62844
83 PARTNER WITH 61875
84 BEGAN WITH 61514
85 CONSULT WITH 61019
86 CONTINUE WITH 60240
87 BUILT WITH 58891
88 EXPERIMENT WITH 58435
89 EXPERIMENTING WITH 57913
90 STRUGGLE WITH 56331
91 PARTNERING WITH 55173
92 AFFILIATED WITH 54325
93 COLLABORATE WITH 54087
94 USE WITH 52880
95 BORN WITH 51043
96 CREATED WITH 50971
97 MEETING WITH 50594
98 ALIGNED WITH 50566
99 TOPPED WITH 50400
100 TALKING WITH 50283
101 TAKEN WITH 49080
102 PROCEED WITH 48374
103 TASKED WITH 46908
104 LINED WITH 46780
105 ENDS WITH 45573
106 COMMUNICATING WITH 45554
107 CONFUSED WITH 44462
108 STRUGGLED WITH 44451
109 RUN WITH 44043
110 HELPS WITH 43654
111 REGISTERED WITH 42939
112 AGREED WITH 42842
113 ENDED WITH 42407
114 HIT WITH 42033
115 INTEGRATED WITH 40807
116 CONNECTING WITH 39645
117 DECORATED WITH 39609
118 FILED WITH 39211
119 LINKED WITH 39107
120 SPEAKING WITH 38351
121 LIKE WITH 38091
122 GET WITH 38053
123 MARKED WITH 37760
124 END WITH 36996
125 SUPPLIED WITH 36905
126 BLESSED WITH 35878
127 CHAT WITH 35374
128 GOES WITH 34539
129 TRAVEL WITH 34340
130 ALIGN WITH 34206
131 LIVED WITH 34062
132 MESS WITH 33940
133 ACQUAINTED WITH 33681
134 COINCIDE WITH 33596
135 CREDITED WITH 33545
136 COLLABORATING WITH 33203
137 ENGAGING WITH 32979
138 SEEN WITH 32237
139 INFECTED WITH 31489
140 COVER WITH 30809
141 REWARDED WITH 30359
142 BOTHER WITH 29742
143 HAPPEN WITH 29522
144 TRAVELING WITH 29464
145 SERVE WITH 29063
146 COMPLYING WITH 28773
147 UPDATED WITH 28427
148 CONFRONTED WITH 28159
149 RUNNING WITH 28091
150 ASSOCIATE WITH 27983
151 INTEGRATE WITH 27753
152 ARGUE WITH 27476
153 SET WITH 27314
154 COMPLIES WITH 27250
155 REGISTER WITH 27192
156 TAKE WITH 27087
157 INTERACTS WITH 26998
158 IDENTIFY WITH 26957
159 FOUND WITH 26700
160 COPING WITH 26695
161 COLLABORATED WITH 26485
162 COMPETING WITH 26255
163 HAPPENED WITH 26028
164 SHARING WITH 26007
165 INTERFERING WITH 25923
166 SAID WITH 25882
167 RESPONDED WITH 25626
168 SIGNED WITH 25439
169 EXPERIMENTED WITH 25399
170 COOPERATE WITH 25296
171 STICKING WITH 25113
172 ADORNED WITH 24780
173 TALKED WITH 24749
174 HAPPENS WITH 24695
175 ENGAGED WITH 24614
176 STAYED WITH 24563
177 IDENTIFIED WITH 24494
178 SLEEP WITH 24376
179 EXPERIENCE WITH 24348
180 PERFORMED WITH 23989
181 COATED WITH 23838
182 FINISH WITH 23582
183 MIX WITH 23352
184 GRADUATED WITH 23286
185 CONTEND WITH 23278
186 AGREES WITH 23272
187 LIVES WITH 23228
188 CORRELATED WITH 22901
189 FIT WITH 22771
190 HELPED WITH 22661
191 SEE WITH 22521
192 DISCUSS WITH 22462
193 INFUSED WITH 22356
194 DEVELOPED WITH 22352
195 FILL WITH 22335
196 SPRINKLE WITH 22137
197 THRILLED WITH 22129
198 STAYING WITH 22085
199 HELPING WITH 21824
200 MESSING WITH 21407
201 MAKE WITH 21266
202 RESPOND WITH 21135
203 INTERFERES WITH 21008
204 OPENS WITH 20826
205 MATCHED WITH 20485
206 ENDING WITH 20440
207 COMPARE WITH 20213
208 GROW WITH 20174
209 BEST WITH 20093
210 ACHIEVED WITH 20041
211 COMPLIED WITH 19996
212 SIT WITH 19705
213 MERGED WITH 19515
214 SAY WITH 19480
215 COINCIDES WITH 19392
216 STUFFED WITH 19329
217 WRITTEN WITH 19258
218 RESONATE WITH 19230
219 GREETED WITH 19218
220 CHANGE WITH 19169
221 PREPARED WITH 19158
222 CHATTING WITH 19145
223 BURSTING WITH 19131 C2

The world is like a field in summer 

bursting with good things.

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224 STAND WITH 19131
225 ASSISTING WITH 19118
226 COMBINE WITH 19000
227 COINCIDED WITH 18989
228 OCCUR WITH 18775
229 SPENT WITH 18501
230 FRUSTRATED WITH 18437
231 CONTINUES WITH 18390
232 STOCKED WITH 18358
233 CONSTRUCTED WITH 17994
234 INTEGRATES WITH 17703
235 HAPPENING WITH 17377
236 FIGHT WITH 17328
237 LEAVE WITH 17115
238 TRAVELLING WITH 16953
239 NEGOTIATE WITH 16908
240 BRING WITH 16901
241 PLAYS WITH 16853
242 REACT WITH 16814
243 RETURNED WITH 16798
244 FOLLOWED WITH 16758
245 WALK WITH 16737
246 BRIMMING WITH 16724
247 LITTERED WITH 16723
248 CAN WITH 16697
249 GONE WITH 16586
250 OPENED WITH 16566
251 BROUGHT WITH 16420
252 FLOODED WITH 16247
253 TIED WITH 16063
254 REMAIN WITH 16033
255 OPEN WITH 15991
256 SHOT WITH 15938
257 REUNITED WITH 15910
258 FIGHTING WITH 15677
259 COORDINATE WITH 15676
260 ALIGNS WITH 15541
261 BRINGS WITH 15533
262 CONTINUED WITH 15444
263 CONTACT WITH 15444
264 WANT WITH 15443
265 OVERWHELMED WITH 15413
266 DANCING WITH 15396
267 CONFLICT WITH 15369
268 PAY WITH 15350
269 DISCUSSED WITH 15316
270 MOVE WITH 15252
271 SLEEPING WITH 15229
272 RESONATES WITH 15120
273 BLENDED WITH 14978
274 THINK WITH 14894
275 OUTFITTED WITH 14873
276 TESTED WITH 14817
277 CONTAMINATED WITH 14725
278 STRUGGLES WITH 14694
279 JOIN WITH 14662
280 INSTALLED WITH 14618
281 COMPLETED WITH 14570
282 INTERACTED WITH 14499
283 CUT WITH 14459
284 CONSULTING WITH 14329
285 PAINTED WITH 14256
286 FURNISHED WITH 14184
287 OPERATE WITH 14154
288 VISIT WITH 14134
289 JOINED WITH 14115
290 CELEBRATE WITH 13981
291 SPOKEN WITH 13910
292 RIDDLED WITH 13909
293 SHOOT WITH 13899
294 WORN WITH 13889
295 COOKING WITH 13808
296 FINISHING WITH 13808
297 VARY WITH 13721
298 REPEAT WITH 13635
299 EXPERIENCED WITH 13559
300 GARNISH WITH 13552
301 CONCLUDES WITH 13473
302 COMING WITH 13471
303 WALKING WITH 13461
304 HONORED WITH 13411
305 DISAGREED WITH 13305
306 MEETS WITH 13261
307 KNOW WITH 13238
308 BEAR WITH 13216
309 CONNECTS WITH 13155
310 THREATENED WITH 13111
311 TEAMED WITH 13099
312 LIES WITH 13064
313 CORRESPOND WITH 13034
314 CONTINUING WITH 13033
315 CARRY WITH 12983
316 INCREASES WITH 12975
317 READ WITH 12895
318 CONDUCTED WITH 12876
319 RECONNECT WITH 12835
320 DOTTED WITH 12786
321 SPEND WITH 12648
322 DELIVERED WITH 12533
323 CHANGED WITH 12522
324 SITTING WITH 12513
325 ACCOMPANIED WITH 12507
326 SHOOTING WITH 12477
327 LADEN WITH 12363
328 RECORDED WITH 12358
329 ARRIVED WITH 12313
330 OFFERED WITH 12290
331 TRAIN WITH 12267
332 VARIES WITH 12208
333 SLEPT WITH 12179
334 ENDOWED WITH 12176 C2

But you see, I am endowed with talent, and you with money.

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335 PRINTED WITH 12140
336 ENHANCED WITH 12126
337 MATCH WITH 12090
338 PRODUCED WITH 12088
339 SHOWN WITH 12077
340 ARGUING WITH 11995
341 GRADUATE WITH 11891
342 INUNDATED WITH 11881
343 BOND WITH 11851
344 RELAX WITH 11823
345 INTERFACE WITH 11811
346 PURCHASED WITH 11755
347 COLLIDED WITH 11721
348 RECKONED WITH 11719
349 REPLACE WITH 11683
350 EAT WITH 11683
351 ISSUED WITH 11676
352 COOK WITH 11666
353 FASCINATED WITH 11615
354 POPULATED WITH 11547
355 ASSISTS WITH 11544
356 CONFIGURED WITH 11533
357 SHIPPED WITH 11472
358 RESONATED WITH 11384
359 STOP WITH 11330
360 DRIVING WITH 11305
361 LACED WITH 11236
362 GRAPPLING WITH 11187
363 FEEL WITH 11117
364 FLY WITH 10991
365 DISAGREES WITH 10969
366 SHOPPING WITH 10943
367 COMMUNICATES WITH 10925
368 WEAR WITH 10902
369 MINGLE WITH 10848
370 COLLABORATES WITH 10806
371 OVERFLOWING WITH 10770 C2

I am overflowing with christmas cheer.

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372 GRAPPLE WITH 10729
373 PLACED WITH 10587
374 SUFFERING WITH 10582
375 TRADE WITH 10582
376 CHECKED WITH 10567
377 CRAFTED WITH 10560
378 BOMBARDED WITH 10463
379 REMOVED WITH 10460
380 DANCE WITH 10454
381 OCCURS WITH 10377
382 ACT WITH 10355
383 RIDE WITH 10344
384 BUILD WITH 10332
385 RETURN WITH 10328
386 NEGOTIATING WITH 10324
387 INTERSPERSED WITH 10317
388 BUNDLED WITH 10296
389 APPLY WITH 10280
390 ACCOMPLISHED WITH 10222
391 CORRELATE WITH 10216
392 SPEAKS WITH 10195
393 SATURATED WITH 10192
394 FITS WITH 10188
395 FOUGHT WITH 10172
396 SOLD WITH 10147
397 CONSULTED WITH 10110
398 INTERFERED WITH 10080
399 SUPPLEMENTED WITH 10051
400 SECURED WITH 10005


C2 verbs:

coincide, coincided, coincides, confronted, diagnosed, issued, merged, overflowing, sprinkle, stuffed, supplemented, topped


Here are rarer patterns at C2:

CONSUMED WITH 7823

That man is consumed with the same daily tasks.

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GLOW WITH 3060

To light up like a Christmas tree means to glow with pleasure 

and I am glowing.

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CRAWLING WITH 2808

The place is crawling with cops.

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