stay with

verb

stayed with; staying with; stays with

1

: to be remembered by and to continue to influence or affect (someone) in some way

The memory of that tragic day has stayed with her ever since.

2

: to continue using or doing (something)

Stay with the medication for a couple more days and see if the rash clears up.

I know the work is hard, but if you just stay with it for a while longer, it'll be done.

3

: to go or make progress at the same rate as (someone) : to keep even with (someone) in a race, competition, etc.

The other runners struggled to stay with the leader.

Examples of stay with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The money that actually stays with a bookmaker typically runs at less than a 10% margin on that headline figure. —Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Decades later, the conversation has stayed with him. —Angela Haupt, Time, 18 June 2026

For now, Jesni is staying with her brother, Jeswin, and his wife. —Susan Young, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

There isn’t one mythological figure that stays with me more than another. —Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026