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

Typically, cubs will stay with their mothers for one to two years to learn how to hunt and other skills. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025

But poetry stayed with him, and Matthew continued to write as a young adult and throughout his years in the spotlight. —Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025

Jean followed her gaze out the window, to where Wole was bantering with Jean’s brother Sylvester and Jerrald and some of Jerrald’s cousins who’d been staying with them since Katrina, the summer before. —David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

Now, his manager, Raymond Vermeulen, has revealed the actual reason for the decision to stay with Red Bull next year. —Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025