still

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Related terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Adverb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 See also 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Adverb 3 Norwegian 3.1 Verb form

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɪl/, SAMPA: /stIl/
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• Rhymes: -ɪl

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English stille (“‘motionless, stationary’”), from Old English

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still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still)

1. Not moving; calm

   Still waters run deep.

2. Still having the stated quality
   • 2007 January 3, Gerry Geronimo, “Unwanted weed starts to sprout from a wayward ponencia”, Manila Standard:

     To follow the still President’s marching orders, all that Secretary Ronnie Puno has to do is to follow the road map laid out by Justice Azcuna in his “separate” opinion.

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• (not moving): fixed, stationary, unmoving

[edit] Derived terms

• stillness

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• be still my heart
• be still my beating heart
• still waters run deep

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still (not comparable)

1. (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.

   Is it still raining?

   It was still raining five minutes ago.

2. (degree) to an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.

   Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller.

3. (conjunctive) nevertheless

   I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.

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• (up to a time): yet
• (to an even greater degree): yet, even
• (nevertheless): nonetheless, though, yet

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still (plural stills)

1. A period of calm or silence.
2. (photography) A non-moving photograph. (The term is generally used only when it is necessary to distinguish from movies.)
3. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Via Middle English, ultimately from Latin stilla

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still (plural stills)

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1. a device for distilling liquids.
2. (catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
3. (catering, stills) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee separate from main kitchen.

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• pot still

[edit] Etymology 3

Old English stillan

[edit] Verb

to still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)

1. to calm down, to quiet

   Still that animal before it hurts someone.

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• lilts
• tills

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German stilli

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still (comparative stiller, superlative am stillsten)

1. quiet, silent.

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still

1. quietly, silently

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still

1. imperative of stille (to set)