Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick it out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: stick- it out
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To persist or continue to the end.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Plenty of people begin the training, but few stick it out for the year or two necessary to become proficient."
"A letter from the Stationmaster was issued to all the staff, thanking them for "sticking it out" through one of the most difficult periods ever experienced at Redhill. None of them will easily forget Christmas, 1957."
"It is not that I predict a plea deal for Trump to withdraw, or a new stinginess among donors who see his legal bills mounting, or a health scare. But DeSantis must look at the historic record and see that a big part of becoming president is just sticking it out."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sticks it out (present, singular) sticking it out (participle, present) stuck it out (participle, past) stuck it out (past)

Phrases

stick out

Frequently Paired Words

stick out

Questions

What does stick it out mean?: To persist or continue to the end.

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