stick to
To persist; to continueTo persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
» You must stick to your promise.
Sie müssen Ihr Versprechen halten.
Du musst dein Versprechen halten.
Ты должен держать обещание.
Ти повинен дотримуватися обіцянки.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
I have seen all the fancy electric toothbrushes, but I'm going to stick to the old-fashioned kind.
If you stick to your studies, you will continue to improve.
(idiomatic)To follow and remain close to.
The suspect doubled back through an alley, but the detective stuck to him like glue.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to.
- keep to
- stick to firmly
Examples
258 sentencesYou must stick to your promise.
Ти повинен дотримуватися обіцянки.
ruТы должен держать обещание.
deSie müssen Ihr Versprechen halten.
Are you going to stick to your plan?
Ти будеш дотримуватися свого плану?
ruТы собираешься следовать своему плану?
You need to stick to a diet.
Ти повинен дотримуватися дієти.
ruТебе нужно соблюдать диету.
Are you sticking to your plan?
Ти дотримуєшся свого плану?
ruТы следуешь своему плану?
We should stick to our plan.
ruМы должны придерживаться нашего плана.
Translations
1 languagesForms
sticks to, sticking to, stuck to, stuck toPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- stick upвстати, вставатиTo rob at gunpoint.
- stick outстирчати, випинатисяTo protrude.
- stick aroundзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo stay; to linger; to remain.
- stick withзатримуватися, зоставатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, with.
- stick toслідувати, дотримуватисяTo persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
- stick byклеїти, липнутиTo follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or something
- stick onTo charge (someone) with an offence.
- stick downTo cause to stick to a surface.
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle