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to stick around
01
to remain in a place longer than originally intended, often with the expectation of waiting for something to happen or for someone to arrive
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
around
Base verb
stick
Present tense
stick around
3rd person singular
sticks around
Present participle
sticking around
Past simple
stuck around
Past participle
stuck around
Examples
You can leave if you want, but I ’m going to stick around for a while.
