Verbs with no preposition + noun

The following verbs do not take a preposition when followed by a direct object. Note that most of them do require a preposition in English.

approuver	to approve of
attendre	to wait for
chercher	to look for
demander	to ask for
devoir	to owe (money)
dormir (la nuit)	to sleep (at night)
écouter (la radio)	to listen to (the radio)
envoyer chercher	to send for
essayer	to try on
habiter (optional prep)	to live in
ignorer	to be unaware of
inviter	to invite (someone)
mettre	to put on
payer	to pay for
pleurer	to cry about
préférer	to prefer
prier	to pray to
puer	to stink of
regarder	to look at
réussir	to make a success of, to pull off
risquer	to risk
sentir	to smell of
soigner	to take care of
subir	to be subjected to
vouloir	to want

  

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