still adverb







1 up to a particular point in time and continuing at that moment: Do you still play tennis? | With 30 minutes still to go, neither team had scored.

2 in spite of what has just been said or done: Clare didn't do much work, but she still passed the exam.
[sentence adverb]: The hotel was terrible. Still, we were lucky with the weather. | still and all (=all the same): Still and all, you have to admire her.

3 even more extreme than the situation or thing that you have just described: It's cold today, but it'll be still colder tonight. | The first question is very difficult, and the second is more difficult still.

4 still more/another/other etc even more in amount: There were still more reasons why the programme shouldn't go ahead.


GRAMMAR

Still usually comes immediately before any negative word:

She still isn't ready. | They still don't know. | A solution has still not been found (or ...still hasn't, NOT ...has not still ).

Still usually comes immediately after a positive modal verb: I can still remember (NOT still can remember). ).| He may still be there (or ...be still there... ).

Otherwise still comes after the verb to be and immediately before any main verb:

He's still eating (NOT still is eating ).| It's still wet outside. | We still have time. (NOT have still time). ).| I still love her.

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