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/stɪk/

Line drawing of stick
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Translation

To join something to another thing so it stays there and will not fall off.

Word origin

From Old English stician, meaning to pierce or stay fixed.

Origin
Old English
Root
stician

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (stick, sticks, stuck)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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Here "stick" means to join it so it stays there.

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"Stuck" is the past form of "stick".

glue .

"Sticks" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 10.