stick with

phrasal verb

stuck with; sticking with; sticks with

informal

1

: to continue using or doing (something)

You need to find a job and stick with it.

I'll stick with my usual brand.

2

: to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)

The company is sticking with its decision to close the store.

3

: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)

Whenever we go out to eat, they always stick me with the bill.

The teacher always sticks me with Tom.

—often used as (be/get) stuck with

I was stuck with washing dishes.

I got stuck with Tom again.

4

: to stay close to (someone) in a race or competition

The challenger stuck with the champion until the very last round.

5

: to stay near (someone) in order to gain knowledge, protection, etc.

Stick with me, kid, and you'll learn something!

6

: to be remembered by someone for a very long time

The lessons she learned from that experience stuck with her.

Examples of stick with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tyreek Hill appears to be interested in sticking with the Miami Dolphins for the foreseeable future. —Chantz Martin, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2025

So just stick with it and know that dreams do come true. —Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Providing Potter sticks with a 3-4-2-1 formation his strongest line-up would be: Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Maximilian Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tomas Soucek, Carlos Soler, Emerson Palmieri; Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta; Jarrod Bowen. —Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025

This observation stuck with Kamara and eventually became the motivating factor in her decision to leave a career as a software developer to go back to school to study architecture. —Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025