Betekenis van still In het Nederlands

• 0 continuing to happen or continuing to be done:

  • I'm still hungry.

  • I still haven't finished writing my essay.

  • There is still no news about the hostages.

  • Do you still work for the government?

  • Hope is fading that the missing child is still alive.

  • There's still time for us to get to the cinema before the film starts.

• 1 despite that:

  • You may not approve of what he did, but he's still your brother.

  • I know you don't like her, but you still don't have to be so rude to her.

  • Even though she doesn't really have the time, she still offered to help.

• 2 to an even greater degree or in an even greater amount:

  • The number of people killed in the explosion is likely to rise still higher.

  • The company is hoping to extend its market still further.

  • Still more snow fell overnight.

  • I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet for a drink first.

  • I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.

  • Why do you have to tell me still (= even) more lies?

• 3 staying in the same position; not moving:

  • Children find it difficult to sit/stand/stay still for very long.

  • I can't brush your hair if you don't keep/hold still.

  • She sat perfectly still while I took her photograph.

  • The air was so still (= there was so little wind) that not even the leaves were moving.

  • She dived into the still (= calm and not flowing) water of the lake.

  • Would you like still or sparkling water?

• 4 to make something stop moving or become more calm:

  • He tried to still the swaying of the hammock.

  • literary She cuddled her baby to still its cries.

• 5 a photograph of a piece of action in a film

  • In the still of the night, nothing moved.

• 6 a piece of equipment used for making alcohol

• 7 continuing until now or until a particular time:

  • The universe is still expanding.

  • Two years later she still had scars on her knees.

• 8 despite that:

  • He was diagnosed with cancer but still returned to work.

  • I’m a mother of two and I still hold down a job.

• 9 to an even greater degree or in an even greater amount:

  • Lulu’s apartment is crammed with papers and boxes that hold still more papers.

• 10 not moving; staying in the same position:

  • Just hold still – you’ve got a little cut on your head.

  • Time seems almost to stand still here, doesn’t it?

• 11 a piece of equipment used for making alcohol

• 12 quiet; silence:

  • In the still of the night, nothing moved.