동사 + 전치사 (3) – about과 of

1. Dream

dream ABOUT ...:

• • I dreamed about you last night. (when I was asleep)

dream OF being something / doing something (= imagine):

• • I often dream of being rich.

  • "Don't tell anyone what I said." "No, I wouldn't dream of it." (= I would never do it)

2. Hear

hear ABOUT ... (= be told about something):

• • Did you hear about the fight in the restaurant 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 or phone from somebody)

• • "Have you heard from Lisa lately?" "Yes, I got a letter from her a few days ago."

3. think ABOUT ...과 think OF ...

think ABOUT something은 something에 대해 생각을 집중하는 것을 의미합니다:

• • You look serious. What are you thinking about?

  • "Will you lend me the money?" "I'll think about it."

think OF something은 something에 대한 생각이 떠오르는 것을 의미합니다:

• • 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)

think of는 의견을 요구하거나 제공할 때도 사용합니다:

• • "What did you think of the movie?" "I didn't think much of it." (= I didn't like it much)

미래에 가능한 행위에 대해서는 think of와 think about 모두 사용할 수 있습니다:

• • My sister is thinking of (or about) going to Canada. (= she is considering it)

4. Remind

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?

5. Complain

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 등 (= say that you have a pain 등):

• • We called the doctor because George was complaining of a pain in his stomach.

6. Warn

warn somebody ABOUT a person or thing that is dangerous, unusual, etc.:

• • I knew he was a strange person. I had been warned about him. (not warned of him)

  • Vicky warned us about the traffic. She said it would be bad.

warn somebody ABOUT/OF a danger, something bad that might happen:

• • Everybody has been warned about/of the dangers of smoking.