Though
Pronunciation
- UK enPR: thÅ, IPA: /ðəʊ/
- US enPR: thÅ,IPA: /ðoÊŠ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Origin
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thagh, from Old English þēah (" though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether"), later superseded in many dialects by Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó); both from Proto-Germanic *þauh ("though"), from Proto-Indo-European *to-.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.
Full definition of though
Adverb
though
- (conjunctive) Despite that; however.
- 2013-07-20, Old soldiers?, Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine....One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.
- I will do it, though.
- (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed."Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
Synonyms
- (despite that) all the same, anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet
Conjunction
- 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, Ҡ(song), in , (musical),Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Usage notes
(if) This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression as though.
Synonyms
- (although) although, even though