Meaning of stick to in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    stick to

    Definitions

    1. stick to firmly

    Examples

    • « Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. keep to

    Examples

    • « Stick to your principles »
    • « stick to the diet »

Famous quotes

  • « I go to the gym five days a week and I have a personal trainer. I am on a strict diet, which is kind of hard to keep up with on the road, but I stick to it as well as I can. »
    Lou Gramm
  • « I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. »
    Charles Baudelaire
  • « Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do. »
    Eleanor Roosevelt
  • « People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost. »
    Stephen Breyer
  • « There's no quick or magical way to lose weight. You just have to do it the natural way - diet and exercise and stick to it - and be able to do it at your own pace. »
    Jordin Sparks

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