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Meanings of stick around in English

Portuguese
estar
Catalan
quedar-se
Spanish
permanecer

Stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"

estar

Be available or ready for a certain function or service.

Synonyms
Examples for "stand by"
Examples for "stand by"
1
The DA will not stand by and let this unjust situation continue.
The South African
2
HURT or HELP -your choice.' -I stand by these words.
News.com.au
3
The charity, however, supported him and said they stand by his actions.
The South African
4
For the CDU it is quite clear: we stand by this coalition.
Reuters
5
I stand by my actions and my words, but I don't know.
Ebony
1
Roll each of these balls into a stick about a foot long.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
2
Fred decided that argument with a thick stick about four feet long.
The Ivory Trail
3
The leg sticks should be fastened to the arm stick about 6 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
4
Later, he was given a plain stick about five feet long.
The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes: A Study of Ideational Behav...
5
Concrete sleeves that stick about three feet out of the ground-
IT
Usage of stick around in English
1
Social distancing measures might stick around for a year, according to scientists.
News.com.au
2
Young males usually scatter, while females stick around to help their mothers.
BBC
3
And we want them to stick around for as long as possible.
News.com.au
4
Jaz wasn't going to stick around very long, twenty minutes more, maybe.
House of Bathory
5
You need to stick around to do things here, she said firmly.
The house on hope street
6
Dad didn't exactly stick around to help with the transition, you know?
Here comes trouble
7
I need to find out, so I need you to stick around.
Priceless: how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen tr...
8
Maybe these ones will be able to stick around for a bit.
The Guardian
9
Just stick around and see that nothing sneaks up and bites me.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
10
I've got to stick around and make sure it stays that way.
Wastelands
11
But after seeing the way he reacted I doubt he'll stick around.
"Undo": A Novel
12
Anthony did not stick around to talk to reporters after the game.
Reuters
13
Even better that you and Lauren, at least, intend to stick around.
Do you take this rebel?
14
Do I need to stick around after the credits for anything extra?
Wired
15
As for Reeferendum, Brown said it would stick around for a while.
Radio NZ
16
If a shutdown hits, the essential workers stick around, albeit without pay.
Ebony
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Translations for stick around
Spanish
permanecer
Stick around through the time
Stick around across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
South Africa
Common
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