stay with

phrasal 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

These houses stay with us in adulthood, to the point that some even try to, quite literally, go back. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025

The satisfaction that comes from seeing your work positively affect others can be a powerful reason to stay with a company. —Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Maggie and Aaron Friar shared custody, and the girls would stay with their dad every other weekend. —Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025

Shannon was determined to stay with Downs, but fellow firefighters refused to leave him behind. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025