stay with
stay with — phrasal verb
- stay withbase form
- stays with3rd person singular
- staying with-ing form
- stayed withpast simple
1. if a memory, idea, or feeling stays with you, you keep thinking about it for a l
if a memory, idea, or feeling stays with you, you keep thinking about it for a long time and it shapes how you act later.
The smell of his grandmother's kitchen stayed with Obi for the rest of his life.
subject is a memory or sensory impression
That teacher's advice about kindness has stayed with Valentina ever since.
present perfect for a lasting influence
The fear from the car crash stayed with Caleb for many years.
Some childhood songs stay with us long after we forget why we loved them.
The image of the burning forest stayed with Devika and changed how she farmed.
- fade
the opposite: the memory weakens and disappears
文法句型
stay with + someone
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract thing such as a memory, smell, song, or piece of advice — not a person. Distinguish from sense 2, where the subject is a person who keeps doing something.
2. to carry on using one method, plan, or thing instead of changing to a different
to carry on using one method, plan, or thing instead of changing to a different one.
The coach told Ilan to stay with his first plan and not panic.
object is a plan or method
Many farmers stay with the seeds their parents used because they trust them.
Élise decided to stay with her old phone instead of buying the new model.
The bank stayed with its low fees while other banks raised theirs.
If a recipe works well, Defne tends to stay with it for years.
- stick with
near-synonym; slightly more informal
- keep to
more about following a fixed rule or route
- switch
the opposite: change to a different thing
文法句型
stay with + something
用法筆記
Object is something you could change but choose to keep (a plan, brand, method, tool). Often contrasted with switching to something newer.
常見錯誤
3. to move forward or improve at the same speed as someone else, so that they canno
to move forward or improve at the same speed as someone else, so that they cannot pull ahead of you.
Rin managed to stay with the leaders for the first ten kilometres of the race.
stay with someone in a race or competition
The young horse stayed with the older one until the final turn.
Christopher worked hard to stay with the top students in his maths class.
For three laps the small car stayed with the faster ones around the track.
Apinya trained every morning so she could stay with her cycling team on long climbs.
- keep up with
very close in meaning; slightly more everyday
- match
focuses on equal level rather than the ongoing effort
- fall behind
the opposite: drop back and lose pace
文法句型
stay with + someone
用法筆記
Common in sport and competition contexts. The implied effort is to avoid being left behind; it does not mean you overtake the other person.