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

Crowley exercised her civil service rights to stay with the department at a lower rank with duties to to be assigned by the new interim chief, the mayor's office said in a statement. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025

For the next 31 days, Casey, who was staying with her boyfriend at the time, told no one about her daughter’s disappearance. —Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025

Parthenope, to me, feels like a film that stays with you. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025

The victim was part of a group on the trip and had been staying with his parents in San Cassiano in Alta Badia valley, Corriere del Veneto reported. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025