No. 1,675 in French

encore

"Encore" means "again" or "still" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

Il veut encore un morceau de gâteau.
He wants another piece of cake.
In this sentence, 'encore' is used to indicate 'more' or 'another', showing a desire for additional quantity.
Je l'ai vu encore hier au marché.
I saw him again yesterday at the market.
Here, 'encore' means 'again', indicating a repeated occurrence of an event.
Ce projet est encore loin d'être terminé.
This project is still far from being finished.
In this context, 'encore' is used to mean 'still', signifying a state that persists at the present moment.

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