adverb / discourse marker · neutral
still
/stɪl/STILL
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despite that; nonetheless; used to emphasize that a situation continues or that something unexpected is true
Examples
“It's raining, but we are still going for a walk.”
“He failed the first time; still, he didn't give up.”
“The idea is risky, but still worth exploring.”
Band 8 sentence
“The experiment produced inconclusive results; still, the data offer valuable insights for future work.”
Collocations
- still + comma + clause
- verb + still + complement
Word family
still adv
Common mistakes
I tired, still I continued.→I was tired; still, I continued.
Still it was unexpected.→Still, it was unexpected.
Say it for a higher band
5but→6yet→7+still
Synonyms
nevertheless
yet
Easily confused
nevertheless
“The plan was expensive; nevertheless, the council approved it.”
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