Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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stick with

verb

Forms sticks with sticking with stuck with

  1. verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, with.
  2. verb (idiomatic) To remain close to.
  3. verb (idiomatic) To follow or adhere to. “Please stick with the path marked on the map, and try not to get lost.”
  4. verb (informal) To follow loyally. “Stick with me, and I'll protect you.”
  5. verb To persist in using or employing. “The Jets are sticking with Sanchez at quarterback.”
  6. verb To endure in the memory of. “Some of my father's peculiar expressions have stuck with me.”

Synonyms

stick to cleave cling adhere attach bond cohere conglutinate glue hug stick stick together stand by stick by abide by hold on keep faith go to the wall for someone stand behind abide follow

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “stick with”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details