though

CEFRA2

/ðoʊ/

conjunction · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    conjunction

    Despite the fact that; although.

  2. 02

    conjunction

    Extra detail

    Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

Examples

  • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

  • Our team lost. It was a good game though.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

conjunction

Extra meaning

  1. If, that, even if.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Despite that; however.

More examples

In context

  • You can probably guess what happens though.

  • I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.

  • Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.

Synonyms

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Origin

conjunction

From Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”). Both the Old Norse and Old English are from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-hw < Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”). Akin to Scots tho (“though”), Saterland Frisian dach (“though”), West Frisian dôch, dochs (“though”), Dutch doch (“though”), German doch (“though”), Danish dog (“though, however”), Swedish dock (“however, still”), Icelandic þó (“though”). More at that.