still

CEFRA1

/ˈstɪl/

adverb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Up to a particular time; continuing until then.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Not effervescing; not sparkling.

Examples

  • A fallen tree floated in the still water.

  • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstɪo̯/
  • /ˈstɪʊ̯/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Uttering no sound; silent.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not moving; calm.

  2. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.

More examples

In context

  • I don't know if I still have it.

  • Sit there and stay still!

  • Still waters run deep.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by...