still
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /stɪl/
- Even though it's getting late, we are still waiting for the bus.
- still today
- still need
- still alive
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Watch on YouTubeSo he's stuck there now, still working with Nero.
- So he's stuck there now, still working with Nero.
- We're so close, but we're still not there, right?
- It just means that you guys are still learning those tools.
- And by handball, at this point, we still mean handball.
- But I was curious if it would still feel that special.
- Life is good and it's still blue skies and sunny.
- And there are some Nazis still living in Ukraine.
- But now it's not as bad, but it's still not cool.
- It takes off and it's still out there in the world.
- Again, some of us might still say no, right?
- Or is Silicon Valley still the place to be?
Examples
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No matter who wins or loses, trouble still comes around.
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We're so close, but we're still not there, right?
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But there is one thing that we still need to know.
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Again, some of us might still say no, right?
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But now it's not as bad, but it's still not cool.
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All I know is that it's still out there.
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Are any of them still around now?
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But I was curious if it would still feel that special.
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The students were reminded that they were still expected to return from lunch on time.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, you know Mary-Lou's still living in the house.
Synonyms
92
2.3
Happens without stopping or pausing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A small room near the kitchen where drinks and preserves are made and stored
- Jargon
1
8.1
A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals
- Specialized
1
9.6
A machine that runs without stopping to separate alcohol from fermented grain or fruit to make spirits like whisky
How Continuous
92
2.3
740
1.0
∞
1.0
378
1.0
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
407
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Still meaning 'continuing' comes from an old word for 'continuing' or 'unchanged', so it tells us something keeps happening up to now; that's why we ask, 'Are you still going?' when something stays the same.