quedarse con

stay with

→ quedar

phrase Very common #1,312

stay with Here, quedarse con means to remain in someone’s company or at someone’s place for some time. This is different from other uses of quedarse con, which can mean things like keep or fool someone depending on context.

SP: No está seguro de querer quedarse con nosotros esta noche.

EN: He isn't sure he wants to stay with us tonight.

Andrew definitivamente es un santo por quedarse con Nina.

Andrew is definitely a saint for staying with Nina.

— La asistenta (2025)

Tom fue a Australia a quedarse con uno de sus primos.

Tom went to Australia to stay with one of his cousins.

Tomás decidió quedarse con María.

Tomás decided to stay with María.

Si quiere quedarse con las fotos, dígame.

If you want to keep the photos, let me know.

Ellos quieren quedarse con todo.

They want to keep everything.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Déjale quedarse con cinco.

Let him keep five.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Mary decidió no quedarse con el vestido que había comprado.

Mary decided not to keep the dress she had bought.