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stick around meaning and examples

2025-10-02

Meaning

Stick around means to stay in a place for a while, usually waiting for something to happen or until someone arrives. It suggests not leaving immediately.

Grammar and Usage

  • Part of speech: phrasal verb (informal)

  • Structure:

    • Subject + stick around (e.g., I’ll stick around for a while.)
    • Often used without an object.

Common Phrases

  • Stick around for a bit
  • Stick around until the end
  • Stick around after the meeting

Collocations

  • stick around + for a while
  • stick around + until (time/event)
  • stick around + after (something)

Examples

  1. Can you stick around until the party ends?
  2. I’ll stick around in case you need any help.
  3. She decided to stick around after class to ask the teacher some questions.
  4. We should stick around and see what happens.
  5. He usually sticks around the office after hours.
  6. Thanks for sticking around even though the show was delayed.
  7. Let’s stick around a bit longer before we leave.
  • stay
  • wait
  • hang around
  • remain

Antonym

  • leave
  • go away
  • depart