Though

Though
Though Though ([th][=o]), conj. [OE. thogh, [thorn]ah, AS. [eth]e['a]h, [eth][=ae]h, [eth][=e]h; akin to OS. th[=o]h, OFries. thach, D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, yet though, Icel. [thorn][=o] yet, nevertheless, Sw. dock, Dan. dog, Goth. [thorn]['a]uh, [thorn]['a]u, than, or, yet; of uncertain origin. [root]184.] Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if. [1913 Webster]

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. --Job xiii. 15. [1913 Webster]

Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Note: It is compounded with all in although. See {Although}. [1913 Webster]

{As though}, as if. [1913 Webster]

In the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded. --Gen. xl. 10. [1913 Webster]


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  • though — /dhoh/, conj. 1. (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. 2. even if; granting that (often prec. by… …   Universalium

  • though — 1. adverb /ðəʊ,ðoʊ/ a) Despite that; however. I will do it, though. b) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed. Man, its hot in here. Isnt it, though? Syn: all the same …   Wiktionary

  • though — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, adverb & conjunction, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thō nevertheless; akin to Old English thēah nevertheless, Old High German doh Date: before 12th century 1. in spite of the fact that ; while …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • though — Synonyms and related words: admitting that, after all, again, albeit, all the same, allowing that, although, at all events, at any rate, but, even, even so, for all that, granted, howbeit, however, in any case, in any event, just the same,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • As though — Though Though ([th][=o]), conj. [OE. thogh, [thorn]ah, AS. [eth]e[ a]h, [eth][=ae]h, [eth][=e]h; akin to OS. th[=o]h, OFries. thach, D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, yet though, Icel. [thorn][=o] yet, nevertheless, Sw. dock, Dan. dog, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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