stand still
stand still · stands still · stood still · standing still
To stop moving, to remain motionlessTo stop moving, to remain motionless.
» He stood still with his eyes closed.
Он неподвижно стоял с закрытыми глазами.
Він нерухомо стояв із заплющеними очима.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, sometimes)To stop moving, to remain motionless.
My legs were stiff because I'd been standing still for a long time.
To tolerate
More definitions
- remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
Examples
89 sentencesHe stood still with his eyes closed.
Він нерухомо стояв із заплющеними очима. — iceman
ruОн неподвижно стоял с закрытыми глазами. — Hellerick
I can't stand still.
Я не можу стояти спокійно. — deniko
deIch kann nicht stillstehen. — wolfgangth
Tom stood still for a moment.
deTom stand einen Augenblick still. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary stood still for a moment.
We all stood as still as we could.
Translations
4 languagesForms
stands still, standing still, stood still, stood still| Base form | stand still · to stand still |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stands still |
| Present participle | standing still |
| Past simple | stood still |
| Past participle | stood still |
irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedstandstill
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle