Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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.

  2. (idiomatic)To follow and remain close to.

    The suspect doubled back through an alley, but the detective stuck to him like glue.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to.

More definitions
  • keep to
  • stick to firmly

Examples

258 sentences
  1. You must stick to your promise.

    Ти повинен дотримуватися обіцянки.

    ruТы должен держать обещание.

    deSie müssen Ihr Versprechen halten.

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  2. Are you going to stick to your plan?

    Ти будеш дотримуватися свого плану?

    ruТы собираешься следовать своему плану?

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  3. You need to stick to a diet.

    Ти повинен дотримуватися дієти.

    ruТебе нужно соблюдать диету.

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  4. Are you sticking to your plan?

    Ти дотримуєшся свого плану?

    ruТы следуешь своему плану?

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  5. We should stick to our plan.

    ruМы должны придерживаться нашего плана.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

sticks to, sticking to, stuck to, stuck to
Base formstick to · to stick to
3rd person singularsticks to
Present participlesticking to
Past simplestuck to
Past participlestuck to

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystick to
he, she, itsticks to

Past simpleLesson

all personsstuck to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stuck to
he, she, ithas stuck to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stick to

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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