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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024though /ðoʊ/USA pronunciation conj. - in spite of the fact that;
although;
notwithstanding that:Though we tried hard, we lost the game. - even if;
granting that:(Even) Though I walk in the valley shadowed by death, I will not be afraid.
adv. - for all that;
however:Though fast, he wasn't fast enough.
Idioms- Idioms as though, as if:It seemed as though the place was deserted.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024though (ᵺō),USA pronunciation conj. - (used in introducing a subordinate clause, which is often marked by ellipsis) notwithstanding that;
in spite of the fact that;
although:Though he tried very hard, he failed the course. - even if;
granting that (often prec. by even). - as though, as if:It seems as though the place is deserted.
adv. - for all that;
however.
- Old Norse thō (earlier *thauh); replacing Old English thēah; cognate with German doch, Gothic thauh
- Middle English thoh 1150–1200
Among some conservatives there is a traditional objection to the use of though in place of although as a conjunction. However, the latter (earlier all though) was originally an emphatic form of the former, and there is nothing in contemporary English usage to justify such a distinction. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: though /ðəʊ/ conj (subordinating)- (sometimes preceded by even) despite the fact that: though he tries hard, he always fails, poor though she is, her life is happy
adv - nevertheless; however: he can't dance: he sings well, though
Etymology: Old English theah; related to Old Frisian thāch, Old Saxon, Old High German thōh, Old Norse thō |