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stays the course

stays the course is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stays the course

What is stays the course the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stays the course is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stay the course.

Words near stays the course in the dictionary

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

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