albeit
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English, completely though it be, from al (completely) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been to be) + it
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
albeit (plural albethey)
- Despite its being; although.
- He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Quotations[edit]
- 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 92:
- 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 June 17, Ellen Marrus, in the Houston Chronicle:
- There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.
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- 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.
- 2011 Septembe 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, BBC Sport:
Translations[edit]
despite its being; although
