still की परिभाषा

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in adverb uses

(stɪl )

1. क्रिया विशेषण [ADVERB before verb]

If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now.

I still dream of home.

Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe.

If you don't like the job, why are you still there?

There are still doubts about the final signing of the two treaties.

समानार्थी शब्द:yet, even now, up until now, up to this time still के अधिक समानार्थी

2. क्रिया विशेषण [ADVERB before verb]

If something that has not yet happened could still happen, it is possible that it will happen. If something that has not yet happened is still to happen, it will happen at a later time.

Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high.

We could still make it, but we won't get there till three.

The details have still to be worked out.

Still to come, the financial news and the weather at a quarter to two.

3. क्रिया विशेषण

If you say that there is still an amount of something left, you are emphasizing that there is that amount left.

Bardi coloured the milk with the slightest touch of coffee, of which there was still plenty.

There are still some outstanding problems.

There's still time to catch up with them.

4. क्रिया विशेषण [ADVERB before verb]

You use still to emphasize that something remains the case or is true in spite of what you have just said.

I'm taller than average. I still wish I was taller though.

Despite the ruling, Boreham was still found guilty.

5. क्रिया विशेषण

You use still to indicate that a problem or difficulty is not really worth worrying about.

Their luck had simply run out. Still, never fear.

'Any idea who is going to be here this weekend?'—'No. Still, who cares?'

6. क्रिया विशेषण

You use still in expressions such as still further, still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive.

[emphasis]

We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation.

Why did the bank not conduct its own audit before lending still more?

7. क्रिया विशेषण

You use still with comparatives to indicate that something has even more of a quality than something else.

[emphasis]

Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. 'Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.

still के अधिक समानार्थी

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in not moving or making a noise

(stɪl )

शब्द प्रारूप:comparative stiller , superlative stillest , plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural stills , present participle stilling, past tense, past participle stilled

1. विशेषण [ADJECTIVE after verb, verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you stay still, you stay in the same position and do not move.

Suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad.

He played the recording through once, then sat very still for several minutes.

He recalled her still face and the hurt in her eyes when he had refused her help.

Gladys was still, then she shook her head slowly.

समानार्थी शब्द:motionless, stationary, at rest, calm still के अधिक समानार्थी

2. विशेषण

If air or water is still, it is not moving.

The night air was very still.

He watched the still water over the side of the boat.

समानार्थी शब्द:silent, quiet, hushed, noiseless still के अधिक समानार्थी

3. विशेषण

Drinks that are still do not contain any bubbles of carbon dioxide.

...a glass of still orange.

4. विशेषण

If a place is still, it is quiet and shows no sign of activity.

In the room it was very still.

stillness अगणनीय संज्ञा

Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air. [+ of]

5. इरगेटिव क्रिया

If a sound stills or is stilled, it becomes quiet.

[literary]

Her crying slowly stilled. [VERB]

The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur. [VERB]

The people's voice has been stilled. [be VERB-ed]

समानार्थी शब्द:quieten, calm, subdue, settle still के अधिक समानार्थी

6. गणनीय संज्ञा

A still is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes.

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in equipment

(stɪl )

शब्द प्रारूप:plural stills

गणनीय संज्ञा

A still is a piece of equipment used to make strong alcoholic drinks by a process called distilling.

Video: pronunciation of 'still'

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in American 1

(stɪl ; stil)

विशेषण

without sound; quiet; silent

hushed, soft, or low in sound

not moving; stationary; at rest; motionless

following stand, sit, lie, etc., sometimes regarded as an adverb

characterized by little or no commotion or agitation; tranquil; calm; serene

the still water of the lake

not effervescent or bubbling

said of wine

6. Cinema

designating or of a single posed photograph or a photograph made from a single frame of a filmed sequence or scene, for use as in publicity

संज्ञा

silence; quiet

in the still of the night

8. Cinema

a still photograph

क्रिया विशेषण

at or up to the time indicated, whether past, present, or future

10.

even; yet

used as an intensifier with a comparative form, etc.

cold yesterday, but still colder today

11.

nevertheless; even then [rich but still unhappy]; often used as a conjunctive adverb [he failed; still, he never stopped trying]

12. Archaic

ever; constantly

सकर्मक क्रिया

13.

to make still; quiet

; specif.,

to make silent

to make motionless

to calm; relieve

अकर्मक क्रिया

14.

to become still

मुहावरे:

still and all

व्युत्पन्न प्रारुप

stillness (ˈstillness)

संज्ञा

still के शब्द मूल

ME < OE stille, akin to Ger still < IE *stelnu- < base *stel-, to place, set up, standing, immobile > stalk1, stall2, L locus, place, Gr stēlē, a post

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in American 2

(stɪl ; stil)

संज्ञा

an apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors

distillery

सकर्मक क्रिया, अकर्मक क्रिया

to distill

4. Dialectal

to distill (alcoholic liquor) illegally

still के शब्द मूल

< obs. still, to distill < L stillare, to drop, drip, trickle < stilla, a drop < *stir(a)la, dim. of stiria, a drop: see stone

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in British 1

(stɪl )

विशेषण

1. (usually predicative)

motionless; stationary

undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm

not sparkling or effervescent

a still wine

gentle or quiet; subdued

5. obsolete

(of a child) dead at birth

क्रिया विशेषण

continuing now or in the future as in the past

do you still love me?

up to this or that time; yet

I still don't know your name

8. (often used with a comparative)

even or yet

still more insults

quiet or without movement

sit still

10. poetic, dialect

always

संज्ञा

11. poetic

silence or tranquillity

the still of the night

12.

a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film

(as modifier)

a still camera

क्रिया

13.

to make or become still, quiet, or calm

14. (transitive)

to allay or relieve

her fears were stilled

वाक्य योजक

15.

even then; nevertheless

the child has some new toys and still cries

व्युत्पन्न प्रारुप

stillness (ˈstillness)

संज्ञा

still के शब्द मूल

Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthānús immobile

शब्द आवृत्ति

still in British 2

(stɪl )

संज्ञा

an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits

a place where spirits are made; distillery

still के शब्द मूल

C16: from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillāre, from stilla a drip; see distil

still युक्त उदाहरण वाक्य

ये उदाहरण स्वचालित रूप से चुने गए हैं और इसमें संवेदनशील सामग्री हो सकती है अधिक पढ़ें…

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