still
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- adverb
- /stɪl/
:
aún más
- Then there was the other half of Eric Sauvel's project, about which still more controversy churned.
- still more
- still further
- worse still
And the parts are still more or less retail ready.
- And the parts are still more or less retail ready.
- And then you go a little deeper still.
- Get out out of this race now before you damage this democracy still further.
- Once she was clean, things looked a little bit better and even better still when all of the overpaint and fill in was removed.
Examples
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But even if it's round, you can still fall off the edge.
Fiction book (1993) -
The party had expanded to fill the available space, and still more people were arriving.
Fiction book (1993) -
But they are even more happy to be still there and still able to run.
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No, better still, take a look at these.
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The prize they seek is great, the price we pay may be greater still.
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I'm still more important to the studio than she is.
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Still more questions than answers tonight
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Although your students were probably taught notation first, they can still benefit from learning tunes.
Academic text (1999) -
Bohner writes that as a result of this incident, still more people brought their sculptures to him.
Academic text (1999) -
The hike was still challenging, even for the experienced climbers.
Synonyms
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Used to show a greater degree, often with words that compare
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To a greater degree than before
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To a greater degree or in more detail
Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
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A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals
- Specialized
A machine that runs without stopping to separate alcohol from fermented grain or fruit to make spirits like whisky
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Still used to mean 'even more' comes from the sense of 'continuing' or 'further', so saying 'still more' is like saying 'continuing to a greater degree', which is why it adds emphasis.