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STIL/stɪl/

Still means continuing to happen or be true: it is still raining, still here, are you still awake. It shows that a situation has not stopped. Yet is typical in negatives and questions about up to now: not yet; already means sooner than expected. The adjective still (not moving) is a later use — at A2 keep the continuing meaning, and place still before the main verb or after be: she still lives here, she is still at work.

Meaning

Continuing to happen or be true; not stopping.

Examples

• “It is still raining, so take an umbrella.”
• “He still works at the same shop.”
• “Are they still waiting for the bus?”

Good to know

still + verb = continuing. after be: is still. Contrast: yet (questions/negatives), already.

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