Welcome to your Verb + “About” / “Of” lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Dream + “About” / “Of”
• Hear + “About” / “Of”
• Think + “About” / “Of”
• Remind + “About” / Of”
• Complain + “About” / “Of”
• Warn + “About” / “Of”
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Dream + “About” / “Of”
- dream “about” something (when you’re asleep):
“I dreamt about you last night.”
- dream “about” / “of” doing something (imagine):
“I dream of being rich and famous.”
- Wouldn’t dream “of” doing something (would never do something):
“I wouldn’t dream of hurting you!”
Hear + “About” / “Of”
- hear “about” something (meaning be informed about something):
“Did you hear about what happened yesterday?”
- hear “of” something / somebody / somewhere (meaning know that something or someone exists):
“Have you heard of Zegama Beach?”
- hear “from” somebody (meaning receive contact from someone):
“I heard from James yesterday, he texted me.”
Think + “About” / “Of”
- think “about” something (meaning consider something / concentrate on something):
“I’ve thought about your idea, and I like it.”
“Can you lend me your car?”
“I’ll think about it.”
- think “of” something (meaning when the idea comes to your mind):
“She told me her name, but I can’t think of it now.”
“Why didn’t I think of that?”
- think “of” something (meaning ask for, or give opinion):
“What did you think of the book?”
“I didn’t think much of it.”
- think “of” / “about” something / somebody (the difference between “of” and “about” here are small, and you can use either):
“When I can’t sleep, I think about my day.”
(or “of my day.”)
- think “of” / “about” doing something (for possible future actions. again, the difference between “of” and “about” here are small):
“My wife is thinking of getting a dog.”
(or “about getting a dog.”)
Remind + “About” / Of”
- remind somebody “about” something (meaning tell someone not to forget something):
“Thanks for reminding me about the party, I had totally forgotten!”
- remind somebody “of” something / somebody / somewhere (meaning cause somebody to remember something):
“Your dinner reminds me of my grandma’s.”
“Look at the portrait, who does it remind you of?”
Complain + “About” / “Of”
- complain “to” somebody “about” something (meaning say to someone that you are dissatisfied):
“I complained to the waiter about the food.”
- complain “of” a pain / an illness:
“We went to the hospital because Mark was complaining of a bad headache.”
Warn + “About” / “Of”
- warn somebody “about” somebody / somewhere (meaning say that it is dangerous or strange):
“I’m not surprised he hurt you, I warned you about him.”
“You wallet got stolen? I warned you about that bar.”
- warn somebody “about” / “of” something (something bad that might happen later):
“Economists have warned us about another financial crash.”
