Meaning

1 senses

  1. To speak or act in defence (of); to defend or protect.

    You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.

Examples

103 sentences

  1. Would you stick around for a minute?

    Можеш побути тут хвилинку? — deniko

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  2. I've been stuck here for three days.

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  3. Tom threw a stick for his dog.

    ruТом кинул своей собаке палку. — odexed

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  4. We've been stuck here for three months.

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  5. I've been stuck here for three months.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystick up for
he, she, itsticks up for

Past simpleLesson

all personsstuck up for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stuck up for
he, she, ithas stuck up for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stick up for

Synonyms

3 synonyms
stand up forgo to bat forstick one's neck out for

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stewardessstickB2stickerB1sticklerstickyB1
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