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sticks around

sticks around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick around.

Meaning of stick around

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To stay; to linger; to remain.
    • If you have any questions for the performers, stick around in the lobby after the show.

Questions about sticks around

What is sticks around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick around.

Words near sticks around in the dictionary

  1. sticks and stones may break my bones
  2. sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me
  3. sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
  4. sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me
  5. sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me
  6. sticks around
  7. sticks at
  8. sticks at nothing
  9. sticks by
  10. sticks down
  11. sticks fat

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