"stick around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sticks around [present, singular, third-person], sticking around [participle, present], stuck around [participle, past], stuck around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> around}} stick around (third-person singular simple present sticks around, present participle sticking around, simple past and past participle stuck around)
  1. (informal) To stay; to linger; to remain. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stick_around-en-verb-e42h2GMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

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