What does “still” mean?
- 1
adverbcontinuing until now and not finished
Are you still working on it?
- 2
adverbeven so; despite that
It was cold. Still, we enjoyed the walk.
- 3
adjectivenot moving
Please sit still for the photo.
Still at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb & adjective
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /stɪl/ · STIL
How to use “still” correctly
“Still” usually goes before the main verb but after “be”: “She still lives here”, “She is still here”.
Common phrases with “still”
- still waiting
- stand still
- still not
- keep still
“still” is on these word lists
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- ever adverbA2at any time, used mostly in questions and negative sentences
- finally adverbA2after a long time or a lot of waiting
- once adverbA2one time only
- recently adverbA2not long ago
- suddenly adverbA2quickly and without warning
- yet adverbA2until now; used in questions and negatives
- again adverbA1one more time; another time