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.
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
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—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
The couple has to move to Istanbul to temporarily stay with Aziz’s mother.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Such effects make some patients reluctant to choose chemotherapy and stay with it, said Tanya Dorff, a medical oncologist at City of Hope in Duarte, who has worked with Longo.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Sugano nearly made a move to Major League Baseball earlier in his career, but instead signed a four-year, $40 million deal in the 2020-21 offseason to stay with Yomiuri.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Stay with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20with. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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