- (sometimes preceded by even)
despite the fact that: though he tries hard, he always fails, poor though she is, her life is happy
nevertheless; however: he can't dance: he sings well, though
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though /ðoʊ/USA pronunciation
conj.
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- 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 as though, as if:It seemed as though the place was deserted.
though (ᵺō),USA pronunciation
conj.
adv.
- (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.
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