Use of still

AnonymousIs "have it still" natural?

Not to me. Can you put it in a full sentence as you would like to use it?

CJ

I can think of a context in which "still" is natural. But it's as an adverb, meaning now as before.

A. Do you have that book I lent you.
B. I still have it.

Your word order is old fashioned. Courtesy of the google is a quote from a story published in an 1860s-era magazine called Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours: "The certificate of marriage I kept in my own hands, the

AnonymousGuys,Is "have it still" natural? "Still" here is an adjective as in "sit still".Thanks

In my opinion, the word "still" is an adverb in Sit still modifying the verb "Sit" but it is an adjective in Be still where "still" is a complement of the implied subject You.

I meant it to be like in this sense, but as CJ said it's not natural. Perhaps using "keep" would work here or something else?

It's recommended that you have your dog still during the shot.
Please have his camera still while you take the shot.

You keep a dog still; you hold a camera still. Or vice versa. But not have.

How about Let it be still ? (not moving)

AnonymousHow about Let it be still ? (not moving)

No, that doesn't work at all.

I wouldn't have thought this would have had much use since Joshua, but the google says that Lao-Tse (as translated into English) used this locution for clearing muddy water.

The command to tell someone to stop moving is "Be still!"