stay with
Idioms-
Remain in one's mind or memory, as in That song has stayed with me all these years . [Late 1500s]
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Keep up with; also, concentrate on, continue with. For example, The runner from Kenya stayed with Mark almost to the finish line , or She has an amazing talent for staying with a problem . [Late 1800s] Also see stick with .
Example Sentences
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Our time together was too short — but the lessons we learned and the joy we experienced will stay with us forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
And, whenever possible, we plan to stay with friends and family who live within driving distance of the wedding venues, which won’t cost us anything.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I spat it out, but there was some left. The taste of this food will stay with me the rest of my life," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“If our sites of worship, sacred groves, and ancestors’ graves are to be abandoned to the fishes, then I shall stay with them!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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