adverb
still
STILL/stɪl/
Continuing beyond a point already reached.
It is still raining at noon after the wet morning began at nine.
Etymology
The idea of being fixed or motionless broadened into continuing without change or cessation. From that came temporal still: something remains true or keeps happening even now or even then.
In context
And yet the wall is still standing 600 years later, holding up a roof, keeping out the rain
More examples
- At midnight, we were still waiting for the train.
- The forecast promises rain; still, we plan to hike.
- The second climb is harder still.
Similar words
- yet
- Often replaces still in negatives, but usually follows the verb.
- nevertheless
- Replaces still when introducing a contrast, not expressing continuing time.
- even
- Emphasizes a further degree, especially before a comparative.