encore

Meaning

1. still
2. more
3. again
4. yet, not yet

Concepts

again

still

yet

once more

more

even

anew

do again

repeat

until now

further

as yet

hitherto

all over again

afresh

furthermore

still more

also

a second time

nevertheless

heretofore

so far

thus far

once again

encore

even more

longer

some more

re-

repeated

second time

twice

greater

less

and

even now

be doubled

another time

up until now

never again

already

all the same

even so

however

nonetheless

notwithstanding

withal

til now

up to now

over again

in time

stock-still

inactive

motionless

static

allay

ease

relieve

silent

soundless

noneffervescent

hush

stillness

over

in addition

at least

yet again

but

de novo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃.kɔʁ/

Etymology

Probably from Old French ancor, from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare Catalan and Occitan encara, Italian ancora.

Sentences

Il y avait encore des zones de fort chômage .

There were still areas of high unemployment.

Sa relation avec Dieu et Marie se renforce encore .

His relationship with God and Mary is further strengthened.

Mais Séguin avait encore un autre projet .

But Séguin had yet another project.

L'étiologie de ce trouble est encore assez peu connue .

The etiology of this disorder is still relatively unknown.

Plus de vingt ans après le premier jugement des terres étaient encore restituées .

More than twenty years after the first judgment the land was still returned.

Ces records sont encore inégalés aujourd'hui .

These records are still unmatched today.

Les encore en course s'élancent de la capitale belge à du matin .

Those still racing set off from the Belgian capital in the morning.

Néanmoins , la loi doit encore être ratifiée par le Parlement danois .

Nevertheless, the law still needs to be ratified by the Danish Parliament.