albeit

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

  • Middle English, completely though it be, from al (completely) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been to be) + it

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ɔːlˈbi.ɪt/
  • (file)

[edit] Conjunction

albeit (plural albethey)

  1. Despite its being; although.
    He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.

[edit] Usage notes

Unlike although (which can introduce a noun phrase, an adjectival phrase, an adverbial phrase, or a subordinate clause), albeit can introduce only a noun phrase, an adjectival phrase, or an adverbial phrase.

[edit] Quotations

  • 2001: Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p92
    The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men’s mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.
  • 2007: Ellen Marrus, Houston Chronicle: UNKNOWN ARTICLE, 17th day of June edition
    There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.
    • 2011 Septembe 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, BBC Sport:
      Up front, skipper and open-side Lewis Moody looked almost back to full fitness, while England's set-piece was barely troubled, albeit against a Romania side showing 11 changes from that beaten by Argentina earlier in the week.

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