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I Stɪl Tickets Adverb Happy Alive O'clock Performance

Word3 still
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /stɪl/ /stɪl/
Example
  • i am very happy that you all are still alive and well.
  • tickets are still available for the 8 o'clock performance.
  • he's still very young and has a lot to learn.
  • she still has a chance to win the title.
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still

(adverb)/stɪl/ /stɪl/
  1. continuing until a particular point in time and not finishing
    • I am very happy that you all are still alive and well.
    • Tickets are still available for the 8 o'clock performance.
    • He's still very young and has a lot to learn.
    • She still has a chance to win the title.
    • If you still need help next week, contact me.
    • I wrote to them last month and I'm still waiting for a reply.
    • There's still time to change your mind.

    Extra Examples

    • I've been playing for 12 years but I still get excited about going to practice.
    • It's still too early to tell how this will end.
    • Do you still live at the same address?
    • It was, and still is, my favourite movie.
    • Mum, I'm still hungry!
  2. despite what has just been said
    • Although he promised faithfully to come, I still didn't think he would.
    • We searched everywhere but we still couldn't find it.
    • The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time.
    • I know it's not rational, but I still feel terribly guilty.
    • He was wounded but he was still able to paint.
  3. used for making a comparison stronger
    • The next day was warmer still.
    • If you can manage to get two tickets that's better still.
  4. even more
    • There was still more bad news to come.
  5. used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop
    • It's still early days. We don't know if the play will be a success.
  6. and certainly not
    • No explanation was offered, still less an apology.
    • He’s too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people.

    Word Origin

    • adverb Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’.
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