though
//ðəʊ//
Definitions
1.Despite that; however.
- I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.
2.Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
- "Man, it's hot in here.", "Isn't it, though?"
1.Despite the fact that; although.
- Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.
- Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.
- Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.
1.Misspelling of thought.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #271
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Common
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *to-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-weder.
Proto-Germanic *þau
Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder.
Proto-Germanic *-hw
Proto-Germanic *þauh
Proto-West Germanic *þauh
Old English þēah
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Proto-Germanic *þauh
Old Norse *þóhder.
Middle English thogh
English though