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

Shildt stayed with the hitter who has had his struggles the past two seasons but has also had his share of big hits in that span. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025

One officer stayed with the child while others asked LaPlaca questions and conducted a field sobriety test. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Shots of Julie and other players performing a forehand drill at twilight, a chainlink fence in the background, an eerily beautiful choral score on the soundtrack, will stay with me a long, long time. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025

Ena, who’s twenty-five, is staying with Ignacio, a book collector specializing in the national literature. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025