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   still

   /stɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. not moving or making a sound: "the still body of the young man" Similar motionlessunmovingwithout movingwithout moving a musclestock-stillimmobilelike a statueas if turned to stoneas if rooted to the spotunstirringstationaryat restat a standstillinertlifelessOpposite movingactive
   • ▪ (of air, water, or the weather) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil: "her voice carried on the still air" Similar quietsilenthushedsoundlessnoiselessundisturbedsound-freecalmtranquilpeacefulserenewindlesswind-freehalcyonflatevensmoothplacidpacificwavelessglassylike a millpondunruffledstagnantstandingliterary:stilly
   • ▪ (of a drink) not effervescent.

   noun

   • 1. deep silence and calm; stillness: "the still of the night"
   • 2. an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film: "film stills"

   adverb

   • 1. up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly: "he still lives with his mother" Similar up to this timeup to the present timeuntil noweven nowyetOpposite no longer
   • ▪ referring to something that will or may happen in the future: "we could still win"
   • 2. nevertheless; all the same: "I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless" Similar neverthelesshoweverin spite of thatdespite thatnotwithstandingfor all thatall the sameeven sobe that as it mayhaving said thatnonethelessbutinformal:still and allarchaic:withalnathelesshowbeit
   • 3. even (used with comparatives for emphasis): "write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures"

   verb

   • 1. make or become still; quieten: "she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests" Similar silencehushcalmsettlepacifysoothelullallayassuageappeasesubduequietenquietabatedie downgrow lesslessensubsideease up/offlet upmoderateslackenweakenfade awayOpposite stir upget strongerget up

   Word Origin Old Englishstille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be fixed, stand’.

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   Jun 6, 2024 · : to sit without moving around. You can't expect young children to sit still for that long. Examples of sit still in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Western leaders can’t expect Putin to sit still when all his bluffs are called. Ian Bremmer, TIME, 6 June 2024 Better for older children who can sit still in the narrow dining room.

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   4 days ago · stand still. /stænd stɪl/. /stænd stɪl/. IPA guide. Other forms: stood still; standing still; stands still. Definitions of stand still. verb. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile. “Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by”.

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   • Definition in English: not moving or making a sound, constant. Definition in Kannada: ಚಲಿಸದ ಅಥವಾ ಧ್ವನಿ ಮಾಡದ, ಇನ್ನೂ ಇರುವ. The still body of the old man was scary. She still held Rohit’s hand. ಜನಸಂದಣಿಯು ಇನ್ನೂ ನಿಂತಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿದೆ.

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   What does sit still mean?

   • Pick the best words! Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SIT STILL is to sit without moving around. How to use sit still in a sentence.

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   What does still mean in a sentence?

   • Still also means ‘in spite of this’. For example: He has everything he needs, but he’s still unhappy. Still usually goes in the middle of the sentence with the verb. See Unit 110. BWe use not … any more or not … any longer to say that a situation has changed. Any more and any longer go at the end of a sentence: Lucy doesn’t work here any more.

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   2 days ago · But U.S. political history tells us that third-party and independent candidates usually finish a lot lower than where they start. We examined preelection polls in six presidential contests that featured significant third-party or independent candidates, then reviewed those candidates’ actual shares of the popular vote in the general election.