Stuck is commonly used with in, on, and with. Other prepositions may describe location or movement rather than a fixed adjective pattern.
Use stuck in for being trapped inside something or involved in a situation, stuck on for attachment or obsession, and stuck with for being forced to keep or deal with something. Stuck into usually describes physical movement, and stuck at often refers to a location or level.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use stuck in for physical or figurative situations where movement or progress is blocked.
Use stuck on for physical attachment or strong interest in something.
Use stuck with when someone cannot avoid a responsibility, person, or object.
Stuck at usually refers to remaining at a place, number, or stage.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Stuck into usually relates to the verb stick plus movement, not the adjective stuck.
✕ We were stuck into traffic. ✓ We were stuck in traffic.Stuck on often means attached or obsessed, while stuck with means forced to deal with something.
✕ I'm stuck on this responsibility. ✓ I'm stuck with this responsibility.For numbers or levels, stuck at is more natural.
✕ Sales are stuck in 50 percent. ✓ Sales are stuck at 50 percent.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Someone who is stuck on another person is strongly attracted to or obsessed with them.
Yes. It is common for locations, numbers, or stages, such as stuck at home or stuck at 80 percent.
Stick is the base verb, while stuck is usually the past tense or adjective form.
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