still
Without motionWithout motion.
» The bridge is still under construction.
Die Brücke ist noch im Bau. — MUIRIEL
Die Brücke befindet sich noch im Bau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мост все еще строится. — afyodor
Міст все ще будують. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(not comparable)Without motion.
They stood still until the guard was out of sight.
without moving or making a sound
(not comparable)Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
We’ve seen most of the sights, but we are still visiting the museum.
noch
ещёješčó, всё ещёvsjo ješčó
щеšče, іще́iščé
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
(not comparable)To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller / Harry is taller still.
noch
ещёješčó
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
(conjunctive, not comparable)Nevertheless.
I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
Yeah, but still...
doch, trotzdem, dennoch
всё-такиvsjo-taki, тем не ме́нееtem ne méneje, всё жеvsjo že
(not comparable)Even, yet.
Some dogs howl; more yelp; still more bark.
(archaic, not comparable, poetic)Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
Examples
19388 sentencesThe bridge is still under construction.
Міст все ще будують. — deniko
ruМост все еще строится. — afyodor
deDie Brücke ist noch im Bau. — MUIRIEL
I'm still waiting for my order.
Я все ще чекаю на своє замовлення. — deniko
ruЯ всё ещё жду мой заказ. — Olya
deIch warte immer noch auf meine Bestellung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His old cat is still alive.
Його старий кіт все ще живий. — deniko
ruЕго старый кот еще живой. — odexed
deSeine alte Katze ist noch am Leben. — Wolf
He is still full of energy.
Він все ще переповнений енергією. — deniko
ruОн всё ещё полон энергии. — shanghainese
deEr ist immer noch voller Energie. — MUIRIEL
She still depends on her parents.
Вона ще залежить вiд своïх батькiв. — rmdas
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quFrom 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.
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Synonyms
19 synonyms- without moving or making a sound:stock-still
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons:evenyet
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession):howeverneverthelesswithalyetall the sameeven sononethelessnotwithstanding
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Word order in English sentences — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- is probably still
- is still in
- likely to still
- probably still
- still have a
- is still alive
- still alive
- still want to
- still planning on
- is still a
- still planning to
- to still be
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.