continue with a plan
If you want to get fit, you need to stick to your exercise routine.
stick to — 3 meanings
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phrasal verb3 meanings
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follow a rule or limit
Please stick to the budget we agreed on for this project.
maintain subject
During the debate, the moderator asked everyone to stick to the issue at hand.
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1. continue with a plan
B1neutralspoken
To keep doing something you decided to do, even if it gets difficult or boring.
If you want to get fit, you need to stick to your exercise routine.
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To obey a rule, limit, or agreement without breaking it.
Please stick to the budget we agreed on for this project.
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C1neutralspoken
To continue talking or writing about only one particular subject, rather than moving to other topics.
During the debate, the moderator asked everyone to stick to the issue at hand.
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