entitled to or for?

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Hi, thanks for helping me again. Just wondering if we say:

I'm entitled to annual leave, or I'm entitled for annual leave? In what situations we would use to or for?

Also, do we use gerund to to-infinitive after entitled to? Is "to" here a preposition?

Thanks,
Peter

Philip · Accepted Answer

One is entitled to (+ noun or infinitive) or eligible for (+ noun).

GPY · Answer

It should be "entitled to" in this case and in almost every other case. Valid uses of "entitled for" are rare; the only possible example I can think of at the moment is "entitled for (period of time)" meaning "entitled (to something) for (period of time)" where the "to something" is omitted because it is obvious from context.

In your example "to" is a preposition and the pattern is "entitled to" + noun. It is theoretically possible for that noun to be a gerund, but the only natural examples I can think of are compound nouns, as in "I am entitled to swimming lessons".

The other pattern is "entitled to" + verb infinitive, as in "I'm entitled to receive sick pay."

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