Unit 131 Verb + Preposition 3 about and of

 동사 + 전치사  3

  A

• dream ABOUT . . . (when you are asleep) I dreamed about you last night.

  dream OF/ABOUT being something / doing something = imagine Do you dream of/about being rich and famous?

  (I) wouldn’t dream OF doing something = I would never do it “Don’t tell anyone what I said.”  “No, I wouldn’t dream of it.” (= I would never do it)

  B

• hear ABOUT . . . = be told about something Did you hear about what happened at the club on Saturday night?

  hear OF . . . = know that somebody/something exists “Who is Tom Hart?”  “I have no idea. I’ve never heard of him.” (not heard from him)

  hear FROM . . . = receive a letter,  phone call, or a message from somebody “Have you heard from Jane lately?”  “Yes, she called a few days ago.”

  C     think ABOUT . . . and think OF . . .

• When you think ABOUT something, you consider it, you concentrate your mind on it: I’ve thought about what you said, and I’ve decided to take your advice. “Will you lend me the money?”  “I’ll think about it.”

  When you think OF something, the idea comes to your mind: He told me his name, but I can’t think of it now. (not think about it) That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think of that? (not think about that)

  We also use think of when we ask or give an opinion: “What did you think of the film?”  “I didn’t think much of it.” (= I didn’t like it much)

  The difference is sometimes very small and you can use of or about: When I’m alone, I often think of (or about) you.

  You can say think of or think about doing something (for possible future actions): My sister is thinking of (or about) going to Canada. (= she is considering it)

  D

• remind somebody ABOUT . . . = tell somebody not to forget I’m glad you reminded me about the meeting. I had completely forgotten about it.

  remind somebody OF . . . = cause somebody to remember This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child. Look at this picture of Richard. Who does he remind you of?

  E

• complain (TO somebody) ABOUT . . . = say that you are not satisfied We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.

  complain OF a pain, an illness, etc. = say that you have a pain, etc. We called the doctor because George was complaining of a pain in his stomach.

  F

• warn somebody ABOUT a person or thing which is bad, dangerous, unusual, etc. I knew he was a strange person. I had been warned about him. (not warned of him) Vicky warned me about the traffic. She said it would be bad.

  warn somebody ABOUT/OF a danger, something bad which might happen later Scientists have warned us about/of the effects of global warming.

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