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sticks to one's post

sticks to one's post is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick to one's post.

Meaning of stick to one's post

Verb

stick to one's post (third-person singular simple present sticks to one's post, present participle sticking to one's post, simple past and past participle stuck to one's post)

  1. To remain in a position, especially in a critical situation.
    • "You are old, William Ewart," the young man cried,
      "And life must be fleeting away,
      Yet you stick to your post, and refuse to take rest;
      Now, what is your reason I pray?"1886, Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, page 162

Questions about sticks to one's post

What is sticks to one's post the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks to one's post is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick to one's post.

Words near sticks to one's post in the dictionary

  1. sticks to
  2. sticks to business
  3. sticks to one's guns
  4. sticks to one's knitting
  5. sticks to one's last
  6. sticks to one's post
  7. sticks to one's text
  8. sticks to someone's ribs
  9. sticks together
  10. sticks up
  11. sticks up for

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