Still means that something continues without stopping or changing. It is used to show that a situation or action remains true at a later time. It often contrasts with what someone expects to happen or change. In English, still typically highlights ongoing situation or persistence.

In English, still usually comes before the main verb in a sentence. With the verb be, still normally comes after be. With auxiliary verbs like can or have, still comes after the auxiliary and before the main verb. This placement helps signal that the meaning is about continuation.

We use still to talk about actions or states that started before and have not finished. It answers the idea "Is it continuing?" with yes, it is continuing. This use is common with verbs about activity, location, or condition. It often appears when someone expects the action might end, but it has not ended.

Still often signals that something continues when we might expect a change or a different result. It can appear in contexts where there is surprise, frustration, or emphasis on persistence. In conversation, it may contrast with words like yet or already, which focus on completion or change. The main idea is that the situation remains true, possibly against expectation.

In questions, still asks if a situation continues to be true. In negatives, still shows that something has not changed and continues not to happen. In both cases, word order follows the usual pattern: still comes after the auxiliary or be and before the main verb. This keeps the meaning of continuation within the question or negative form.

Still can also mean "calm" or "not moving" in English. In this sense, it describes lack of movement or quietness, not continuation over time. The meaning is usually clear from context, especially with nouns like air, water, or night. This is a separate meaning from ongoing actions.

Word/Phrase	Definition
still (calm)	Still means quiet or not moving.
still air	Still air means the air is not moving.
still water	Still water means the water is not moving.

The word still is pronounced with a short i sound, like the vowel in sit. The final l is pronounced clearly with the tongue touching near the upper teeth. The word is one syllable and is spoken quickly in connected speech. Clear pronunciation helps distinguish still from similar words like steel.

Word	Notation	Description
still	/stɪl/	Still uses a short i sound as in sit.
still	/stɪl/	Still has one syllable with a clear l at the end.