though
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English thaugh, thagh, from Old English þēah (“ though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”), later superseded in many dialects by Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó); both from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-. Akin to Scots thoch (“though”), Saterland Frisian dach (“though”), West Frisian dôch, dochs (“though”), Dutch doch (“though”), German doch (“though”), Swedish dock (“however, still”), Icelandic þó (“though”). More at that.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
though (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) Despite that; however.
- I will do it, though.
- (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
- "Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
Synonyms [edit]
- (despite that): all the same, anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet
Translations [edit]
however
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Conjunction [edit]
though
- Despite the fact that; although.
- Though it’s risky, it’s worth taking the chance.
- (archaic) If, that, even if.
- We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.
- 1945, Oscar Hammerstein II, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (song), in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Carousel (musical),
- Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Usage notes [edit]
- (if): This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression as though.
Synonyms [edit]
- (although): although, even though
Translations [edit]
although
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Statistics [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English adverbs
- English conjunctions
- English archaic terms
- English conjunctive adverbs
- English degree adverbs
