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stick at

vb (intr, preposition)

1. to continue constantly at: to stick at one's work.

2. stick at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless

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Translations

يُثابِر

vytrvat u

holde fast ved

durchhalten

acharner à

kitartóan csinál

halda sig viî

vydržať pri

sebat etmek

坚持

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vi +prep obj

(= persist) → bleiben an (+dat) (inf); to stick at it → dranbleiben (inf)

(= stop at) → zurückschrecken vor (+dat); he will stick at nothing → er macht vor nichts halt

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(stik) – past tense, past participle stuck (stak) – verb

1. to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something. She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!

2. (of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something. Two arrows were sticking in his back.

3. to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc). He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.

4. to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress. The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.

ˈsticker noun

an adhesive label or sign bearing eg a design, political message etc, for sticking eg on a car's window etc. The car sticker read `Blood donors needed'.

ˈsticky adjective

1. able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces. He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.

2. (of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.

ˈstickily adverb

ˈstickiness noun

sticking-plasterplasterˈstick-in-the-mud noun

a person who never does anything new.

come to a sticky end

to have an unpleasant fate or death.

stick at

to persevere with (work etc). He must learn to stick at his job.

stick by

to support or be loyal to (a person). His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble.

stick it out

to endure a situation for as long as necessary.

stick out

1. to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue.

2. to be noticeable. She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.

stick one's neck out

to take a risk.

stick to/with

not to abandon. We've decided to stick to our previous plan; If you stick to me, I'll stick to you.

stick together

1. to (cause to) be fastened together. We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.

2. (of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other. They've stuck together all these years.

stick up for

to speak in defence of (a person etc). When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.

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