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stick by

stick by verb: to follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or something.

Verb

stick by (third-person singular simple present sticks by, present participle sticking by, simple past and past participle stuck by)

  1. (idiomatic) to follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or something
    • At times we on the inside become a little overbearing on our family and friends (if we have that stick by). It may not be intentional. It sort of "sneaks" in on us and before we realize it we write a negative letter which we later may regret we mailed.1988 February 7, Mike Riegle, quoting Tiyo Attallah Salah-El, “Why Does GCN Have A Prisoner Project?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 10
    • To be loyal means to stick by someone and to prove yourself dependable and reliable. This is what Caleb does, and for that he is rewarded, despite his age of eighty-five.2008, Larry Schats, Walking with the Word: Daily Ventures Into 15 Books of the Bible, page 12
    Synonyms:
    abide by, stand by, stick with, hold on, keep faith, go to the wall for someone

stick by meaning in Kannada

stick by in Kannada

ಅನುಸರಿಸು, ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡು, ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿರು

Synonyms of stick by

All synonyms of stick by

Forms of stick by

third-person singular presentsticks by
present participlesticking by
past participlestuck by
paststuck by

Questions about stick by

What does stick by mean?
Stick by means to follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or something.
What is stick by in Kannada?
Stick by in Kannada is ಅನುಸರಿಸು, ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡು, ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿರು. See Stick by meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is stick by?
Stick by is a verb.
What is the past tense of stick by?
The past tense of stick by is stuck by.

Words near stick by in the dictionary

  1. stick at nothing
  2. stick boy
  3. stick boys
  4. stick bug
  5. stick bugs
  6. stick by
  7. stick by one's guns
  8. stick chart
  9. stick clip
  10. stick clips
  11. stick deodorant

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