STILL


Meaning of STILL in English

I.

verb

Still is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand

II.

adj.

1 not moving

VERBS

▪ be , hold , keep , lie , sit , stand , stay

Hold ~ a minute!

Please sit ~!

▪ hold sb/sth , keep sb/sth

I held the cat ~ while the vet gave the injection.

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ absolutely , completely , perfectly , quite , stock-

He stood stock-still, hardly daring to breathe.

2 calm and quiet

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , go

Suddenly everything went ~.

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ completely

It was a completely ~, warm evening.

▪ strangely

The air was strangely ~ and silent.

Still is used with these nouns: ↑ air , ↑ image , ↑ photograph , ↑ photography , ↑ pool , ↑ shot , ↑ water

III.

adv.

Still is used with these adjectives: ↑ alive , ↑ amazed , ↑ asleep , ↑ awake , ↑ better , ↑ bright , ↑ damp , ↑ dark , ↑ fresh , ↑ furious , ↑ hazy , ↑ hungry , ↑ intact , ↑ intent , ↑ interested , ↑ legible , ↑ light , ↑ outstanding , ↑ possible , ↑ subject , ↑ unable , ↑ uncertain , ↑ uncommon , ↑ unconscious , ↑ undecided , ↑ unemployed , ↑ unknown , ↑ unsure , ↑ unused to , ↑ valid , ↑ viable , ↑ visible , ↑ vivid , ↑ worse

Still is used with these verbs: ↑ amaze , ↑ cling , ↑ dream , ↑ echo , ↑ evoke , ↑ exist , ↑ function , ↑ grieve , ↑ hanker , ↑ harp , ↑ hate , ↑ haunt , ↑ insist , ↑ like , ↑ linger , ↑ need , ↑ persist , ↑ prefer , ↑ pursue , ↑ rage , ↑ recall , ↑ regard , ↑ remember , ↑ retain , ↑ sit , ↑ stand , ↑ stare , ↑ survive , ↑ sustain , ↑ thrive , ↑ tick , ↑ tremble , ↑ yearn

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .