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still English

Meaning still meaning

What does still mean?
Definitions in simple English

still Adverb

— Now like in the past. No one has fixed the oven -- It is still broken.

still Adjective

— Not moving; resting in one place. Quiet. Sit still when you are in school.

still

— adverb with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation it's still warm outside will you still love me when we're old and grey? — adverb (= however, nevertheless, yet, all the same) despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed he was a stern yet fair master granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go — adverb (= even, yet) to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons looked sick and felt even worse an even (or still) more interesting problem still another problem must be solved a yet sadder tale — adjective (= inactive) not in physical motion the inertia of an object at rest — adjective (= silent, soundless) marked by absence of sound a silent house soundless footsteps on the grass the night was still — adverb (= stock-still) without moving or making a sound he sat still as a statue time stood still they waited stock-still outside the door he couldn't hold still any longer — adjective (= placid, quiet, tranquil, smooth, unruffled) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay the quiet waters of a lagoon a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky a smooth channel crossing scarcely a ripple on the still water unruffled water — adjective used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion a still photograph Cezanne's still life of apples — noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes) he wanted some stills for a magazine ad — verb (= silence) cause to be quiet or not talk Please silence the children in the church! — verb (= calm, quiet) make calm or still quiet the dragons of worry and fear — adjective not sparkling a still wine still mineral water — verb (= ease) lessen the intensity of or calm The news eased my conscience still the fears — verb make motionless — adjective free from noticeable current a still pond still waters run deep — noun an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed — noun (= distillery) a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation — noun (poetic) tranquil silence the still of the night

Synonyms still synonyms

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still English » English

yet quiet calm motionless nevertheless however even but tranquil silent even now silence also stationary as yet placid motionlessly even so though noiseless more hush further distillery again tranquilize stillness quieten quiescent peaceful not yet even though appease allay all the same unmoving stagnant soothe shot quietly only notwithstanding assuage until now static ongoing mute just immobile fixed

Topics still topics

What do people use still to talk about?
Physical actions Move

Not moving
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Calm, rough
Daily life Food Types of food Alcoholic beverage

Alcohol preparation
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--stative verbs

  • state continues: state is continuing a reference time.
    still
Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

But
Physical actions Move Not moving

Stay, remain
Work and occupation Occupation

Art
Physical actions Posture

Sit
States Quantity Enough

Remain, remainder
States Time Aspectual time Future

Not yet

Conjugation still conjugation

How do you conjugate still?

still · verb

Examples still examples

How do I use still in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Hello? Are you still here?
Is the fish still alive?
Still waters run deep.
There were still no visual signs of spring.
Is it still raining?
Tom is still hospitalized.
Stand still and keep silent.
Three people are still missing.
His old cat is still alive.
He could still be alive somewhere.
Father is still in bed.
We still have a lot of time.
Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
I don't know if I still have it.
Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.
Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.
Hello? Are you still there?
Despite Trang's constant affirmations of love, Spenser is still afraid someday she will fall out of love with him.
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much bitterness between Germans and Russians, especially in areas which were occupied by the Soviet Union.
He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.
I have to do laundry while it's still sunny.
What. you still don't know how to drive?
I still don't like Cavalieri, Tonelli, or Fubini. and my oral calculus exam is already tomorrow.
You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is?
Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.

Movie subtitles

In your head.. there's still a bullet there.
You don't even know anyone and yet you still came for me?
But there still time till the shooting.
Stay still!
Do you still plan on fighting?
I hope you'll help me with everything that's still to come.
They ruled over a land that was in some ways still mired in the Dark Ages.
And in a world that refused to stand still, that was a recipe for trouble. Big trouble.
He is gone, but you are still here.
Plates that became the Book of Mormon, a book that is still today read by missionaries all over the world!
He knows we are still in previews, right?
And smaller still...there's bacteria, billions of them.
But even if it spots a dimming star, there's still another problem.
I mean, aren't you still scared?
We were still in a scientific environment, so I could not have imagined any better place to hide.
They met three times a year, still today.
We also determined the small errors that still remained, So that we could correct for them.
The Netherlands continue to play an important role in an area where new discoveries are still being made, new instruments are being developed and the frontiers of our know-how and knowledge are constantly being pushed out.
I believed in the new republic. And I still do. And I'm most certainly pro-Arab.
I see you're still pro-Arab. They're bad neighbors.
They've been saying this for 20 years, but we're still here.
What if Cossacks or Prussians still occupied Paris?
I'm still waiting.
I heard you were too. Does this sect still exist?
They're scattered, but still have influence at the court, among university students and bankers.
Come! - You're still as beautiful.
Well, I was just trying to figure out how your brother's still getting PBJs into the yard even after Pork Chop got busted.
Still no word, and we need the girls.
Both sides fought hard, but when the recess bell rang, the game was still scoreless.
Is it still working?
Is it still raining?
They still have to abide by them.
At least we're still standing, eh?
That's their job, and they do that very well, but Scott can easily look past that and still be in love with Allison.
Even if it's not people that he loves, he still feels that everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Season two, Derek and Scott are still on thin ice with each other.
You know, there's still a lot that I can teach you.
Do you. do you still.
I do still love you.

News and current affairs

Communism, still wrapped in the laurel leaf of anti-fascism, had a wide intellectual and emotional appeal, not only in the so-called Third World, but also in Western Europe.
The donors promised to double aid to Africa by 2010, but are still far off track.
Yet, in America and most of the world, drug prices are still exorbitant and the spread of knowledge is tightly limited.
Indeed, more than 20 years on, Western Germans still see no end in sight for the bills from German unification.
If they are fully informed of the risks, and are still willing to fly - perhaps the crew has been offered more money, as workers in dangerous occupations often are - should we prevent them from making the decision to fly?
Despite increasing incomes, Russians are less educated and less healthy than they were when Putin came to power; they still die at a shockingly young age.
Still, some suggest that because we are not certain about how bad global warming will be, we should do little or nothing.
Still, the general principle seems like an important step towards fiscal sanity.
Kostunica's election as President of Yugoslavia amounts to an incomplete revolution: many of the old guard are still in place.
The second, however, is probably still beyond its reach.
But that is facile: inadequate attribution affects inter-state deterrence as well, yet it still operates.
The Chinese economy still roared ahead in the midst of a worldwide recession.
While none of these shocks appears to have been severe enough to have derailed the current global recovery, the combined effect is worrisome, especially in a still-weakened post-crisis world.
That is true: most of those gases are still in the atmosphere, and without them the problem would not be nearly as urgent as it now is.
Since their articles appeared, the price of gold has moved up still further.
But, while putting the ECB in charge of banking supervision solves one problem, it creates another: can national authorities still be held responsible for saving banks that they no longer supervise?
The man, still refusing to step out, said he was a Harvard professor, showed his ID, and warned the cop not to mess with him.
Despite the sometimes downright pornographic on-screen writhing of Bollywood starlets, India is still a deeply conservative society.
A Clockwork Orange was accused of glorifying violence, and some of its scenes are still hard to watch.
To revive growth, others must be encouraged to spend - governments that can still borrow should run larger deficits, and rock-bottom interest rates should discourage thrifty households from saving.
Unfortunately, despite past stimulus, growth is still tepid, and it is increasingly difficult to find sensible new spending that can pay off in the short run.
At the same time, emerging-market central banks need to accumulate gold reserves, which they still hold in far lower proportion than do rich-country central banks.
At home, he still ranks first in popularity among the country's heads of state, kindling nostalgia like a popular old record - a corollary to people's frustration and anger at the current government of President Lee Myung-bak.

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