still

Comparative

stiller

Superlative

stillest

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Not moving; calm.

   • Sit there and stay still!

2. 2.Not effervescing; not sparkling.

   • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
   • Admitting what you say, I still think you are wrong.
   • I still can't believe they had a snow leopard in that zoo. I thought they were an endangered species.

3. 3.Uttering no sound; silent.

   • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
   • Admitting what you say, I still think you are wrong.
   • I still can't believe they had a snow leopard in that zoo. I thought they were an endangered species.

4. 4.Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time

   • 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.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Without motion.

   • They stood still until the guard was out of sight.

2. 2.Up to a time, as in the preceding time.

   • I’m still not wise enough to answer that.
   • Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
   • We’ve seen most of the sights, but we are still visiting the museum.

3. 3.To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.

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

4. 4.Nevertheless.

   • I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
   • As sunshine, broken in the rill, / Though turned astray, is sunshine still.
   • She'd been here many times before, it was true. Still, she held out some hope.

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