What does Though mean?

Definitions for Though
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thoughadverb

    (postpositive) however

    "it might be unpleasant, though"

Wiktionary

  1. thoughadverb

    Despite that; however.

    I will do it, though.

  2. thoughadverb

    Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

    "Man, it's hot in here." "Isn't it, though?"

  3. thoughconjunction

    Despite the fact that; although.

    Though it's risky, it's worth taking the chance.

  4. thoughconjunction

    If, that, even if.

    We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.

  5. Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-. Akin to þah "though", þoh, doch, doh (doch). More at that.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thoughconjunction.

    Etymology: þeah , Saxon; thauh, Gothick.

    Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. John Milton.

    The sound of love makes your soft heart afraid,
    And guard itself, though but a child invade. Edmund Waller.

    I can desire to perceive those things that God has prepared for those that love him, though they be such as eye hath not seen, ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive. John Locke.

    Though the name of abstracted ideas is attributed to universal ideas, yet this abstraction is not great. Isaac Watts, Logick.

    In the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded. Gen. xl. 10.

    You shall not quit Cydaria for me:
    ’Tis dangerous though to treat me in this sort,
    And to refuse my offers, though in sport. Dryden.

    A good cause wou’d do well though;
    It gives my sword an edge. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

ChatGPT

  1. though

    "Though" is a conjunction used to introduce an idea that contrasts or opposes the previous statement, allowing for the inclusion of an alternative perspective or additional information. It signals a subtle shift in thought or introduces a contrasting viewpoint.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Though

    granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if

  2. Thoughadverb

    however; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Though

    thō, conj. admitting: allowing: even if notwithstanding. [Lit. 'on that' (condition), A.S. ðeáh, ðéh; cog. with Goth. thau-h, Ice. thó, Ger. doch; from the stem of the.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #319

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Written Corpus Frequency: #267

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Adverbs Frequency: #102

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Though in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Though in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Though in a Sentence

  1. Robert Gardner:

    Inflation has continued to outpace wage growth, and mortgage rates remain significantly higher than the lows recorded in 2021, even though consumer sentiment has improved in recent months, it is still languishing at levels prevailing during the depths of the financial crisis.

  2. Adam Mount:

    Though the President Obama administration sporadically tried to restart negotiations, there was never discussion of a presidential summit. The Obama administration would have been very much out of keeping with policy. Past administrations would not have considered a presidential summit before a major accomplishment had been made, and more likely at the end of a disarmament process, the president( Donald Trump) has invented this idea out of thin air for reasons passing understanding. If he's trying to argue that Kim Jong Un likes Kim Jong more, I for one can't understand why he would take pride in that.

  3. Demis Hassabis:

    However, the more significant aspect of all this for us is that Alpha Go isn’t just an expert system built with handcrafted rules like, for example, DeepBlue was, but instead it uses general machine learning techniques to figure out for itself how to win at Go, the ultimate challenge, though, which still lies ahead, is to beat one of the best players in the world.

  4. State Department spokeswoman Mari Harf:

    This work is highly technical and high stakes for all of the countries involved. We're frankly more concerned about the quality of the deal than we are about the clock, though we also know that difficult decisions won't get any easier with time -- that is why we are continuing to negotiate.

  5. Nayda Martinez:

    There are things that shouldn't get lost, that have gone very well here even though Cubans complain, i don't want the system, the country or the regime, whatever you want to call it, to change.

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