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staying the course

staying the course is the present participle and gerund 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 staying the course

What is staying the course the present participle and gerund of?
Staying the course is the present participle and gerund of stay the course.

Words near staying the course in the dictionary

  1. staying out
  2. staying over
  3. staying power
  4. staying powers
  5. staying put
  6. staying the course
  7. staying the distance
  8. staying the night
  9. staying together
  10. staying tuned
  11. staying up

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