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
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After being offered the job within an hour of the interview, Cooper only intended to stay with the school for a year but ended up spending 20 years there while also becoming part of local music collective, The Push.
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Hennessy Sepulveda, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
My mother is a Black woman, and that love stays with me.
—Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
The student at the University of Florida in Gainesville had traveled to Frostproof, Florida, for a family event Saturday and was going to stay with his mother, Judd said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
For me, there’s so many different memories on this show over the years, over two decades on the show, but there is something really special that strikes me and has stayed with me over the years.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Eliza goes to doctors’ appointments, shops for groceries, works with a hypnotherapist over Zoom, sees friends, stays with her ex and his new girlfriend in Los Angeles, travels with her mother to Europe, and thinks about art, particularly by blind or deaf artists.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
The Poor Things star told Esquire that specific comment has stayed with him ever since.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Baby opossums will stay with the mom until they are weaned after about four months.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
In fact, most offspring stay with their mothers their entire lives.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Hennessy Sepulveda, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
My mother is a Black woman, and that love stays with me.
—Kory Jarvis, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
The student at the University of Florida in Gainesville had traveled to Frostproof, Florida, for a family event Saturday and was going to stay with his mother, Judd said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
For me, there’s so many different memories on this show over the years, over two decades on the show, but there is something really special that strikes me and has stayed with me over the years.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Eliza goes to doctors’ appointments, shops for groceries, works with a hypnotherapist over Zoom, sees friends, stays with her ex and his new girlfriend in Los Angeles, travels with her mother to Europe, and thinks about art, particularly by blind or deaf artists.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
The Poor Things star told Esquire that specific comment has stayed with him ever since.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Baby opossums will stay with the mom until they are weaned after about four months.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
In fact, most offspring stay with their mothers their entire lives.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Stay with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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