[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/still.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / still [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/) # still «still» in Mova's school dictionary: **even now, or up to this time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adverb (still); adjective (still, stiller, stillest); noun (a still — a single photo from a film); verb (still — to make calm, poetic) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Still means even now, or up to this time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m1) 2) Still means not moving, or calm and quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m2) 3) Still means even so, in spite of that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m3) 4) Still can make a comparison stronger: «still more», «still better». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m4) 5) Still water or still drinks have no bubbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m5) 6) (casual) «Still» at the end of a sentence means anyway, even so: «Lost the match. Good game, still.» (UK); «you still there?» checks if someone is listening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m6) 7) (rude) «Are you still here?» or «still waiting…» can be cross or sarcastic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m7) 8) (formal) Exams say «remain», «yet to be», «outstanding», «nevertheless», «notwithstanding» and «stationary» (not moving). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#m8) ### sense in the lessons marks the amount that is left or not yet done: «still has», «still needs»; in stories, «stand still», «sit still», «still water»; phrases «still has», «keep still», «still life» (a painting of objects), «still to come»; in casual talk «still», «you still there?», «still got 2 left?»; in rough talk «are you still going on about it?», «still waiting, mate»; in the exam voice «the number of pages yet to be read», «the outstanding balance», «a stationary vehicle» ### examples - She still has 12 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x1) - He still needs 5 more dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x2) - How many pages does she still have to read? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x3) - There are still 8 birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x4) - Keep still while I take the photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x5) - The lake was still and quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x6) - It was raining, but we still went out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x7) - The baby is still asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x8) - Still or sparkling water, love? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x9) - U still got them 2 tickets? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x10) - Are you still going on about that one chip? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x11) - Of a book of 120 pages, 45 have been read. Determine the number of pages yet to be read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x12) - But Night stood still and mute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/#x13) ### note «still has» points to what is left; «still needs» points to a difference (target − done). «yet to be read» and «outstanding» in an exam mean still left. Trap: «still» does not mean add. «Still» = even so (but) and «still» = not moving are different senses. «stationary» in an exam means not moving. ### In the corpora - [Debt is money that has been borrowed and is still owed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/0/) - [Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/17/) - [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/) - [Tipsy means a little alcohol has made someone chattier and sillier than usual, though they are still in control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/12/) - [Many people feel let down by politicians, but they can still vote, write letters and get involved.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/14/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «still» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/still/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.