STAY TOGETHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stay together mean? 

• STAY TOGETHER (verb)
  The verb STAY TOGETHER has 1 sense:

1. be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble

  Familiarity information: STAY TOGETHER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAY TOGETHER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

stay together; stick together

Context example:

The two families stuck together throughout the war

Hypernyms (to "stay together" is one way to...):

remain; rest; stay (stay the same; remain in a certain state)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

But White Fang's reprisals did not cease, even when the young dogs had learned thoroughly that they must stay together.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Back in January of this year, you were either worried about the health or welfare of your steady, established partner or were wondering if you should stay together because things were so rocky.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you grabbed piles of grains and built a sand castle on Titan, it would perhaps stay together for weeks due to their electrostatic properties, said Josef Dufek, the Georgia Tech professor who co-led the study.

('Electric Sands' Cover Titan, VOA News)