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stayed the course

stayed the course is the simple past and past participle of stay the course.

Meaning of stay the course

Verb

stay the course (third-person singular simple present stays the course, present participle staying the course, simple past and past participle stayed the course)

  1. (idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties.
    • If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights.

Questions about stayed the course

What is stayed the course the simple past and past participle of?
Stayed the course is the simple past and past participle of stay the course.

Words near stayed the course in the dictionary

  1. stayed loose
  2. stayed on
  3. stayed out
  4. stayed over
  5. stayed put
  6. stayed the course
  7. stayed the distance
  8. stayed the night
  9. stayed together
  10. stayed tuned
  11. stayed up

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