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- Dictionarystill/stɪl/
adjective
- 1. not moving or making a sound: "the still body of the young man" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. deep silence and calm; stillness: "the still of the night"
- 2. an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film: "film stills"
adverb
- 1. up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly: "he still lives with his mother" Similar Opposite
- 2. nevertheless; all the same: "I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless" Similar
verb
- 1. make or become still; quieten: "she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests" Similar Opposite
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STILL definition: 1. continuing to happen or continuing to be done: 2. despite that: 3. to an even greater degree…. Learn more.
adjective. ˈstil. Synonyms of still. 1. a. : devoid of or abstaining from motion. b. archaic : sedentary. c. : not effervescent. still wine. d (1) : of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a motion picture. (2) : designed for taking still photographs. a still camera. (3) : engaged in taking still photographs.
You use still in expressions such as still further, still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive. [ emphasis ] We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation.
If something is quiet and calm, it's still. After the noise of the city, it's peaceful to go camping in the woods where everything is still. Things that are tranquil are still, like the calm surface of a lake or a sleeping baby. If you stand still, you freeze in place.
1. a. Not moving or in motion: The patient must be still for the doctor to work. b. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion: the still waters of the lake. c. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie. 2. Making or characterized by no sound or faint sound: The crowd cheered and then grew still.
used to say that something is continuing to happen now or that someone is continuing to do something now: He's still here if you want to speak to him. Do you still play basketball? Fewer examples. He still bites his nails, but hopefully he'll grow out of it. Police are still hopeful that they will find the missing family.
Definition of still adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(stɪl ) 1. adverb. If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now. I still dream of home. Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe. Synonyms: yet, even now, up until now, up to this time More Synonyms of still. 2. adverb [ADV before v]
still meaning, definition, what is still: used when saying that something continue...: Learn more.
Definition of still adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
