What does Though mean?
Definitions for Though
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Though.
Princeton's WordNet
thoughadverb
(postpositive) however
"it might be unpleasant, though"
Wiktionary
thoughadverb
Despite that; however.
I will do it, though.
thoughadverb
Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
"Man, it's hot in here." "Isn't it, though?"
thoughconjunction
Despite the fact that; although.
Though it's risky, it's worth taking the chance.
thoughconjunction
If, that, even if.
We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.
Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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
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
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
Though
granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if
Thoughadverb
however; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #319
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Written Corpus Frequency: #267
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Though' in Adverbs Frequency: #102
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Though in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Though in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Though in a Sentence
This method was flawed, though, the student had a child.
Misplaced though it may be, it is a perception affecting the community and UMSL.
An inquiry by( Customs and Border Patrol) and( the Department of Defense) revealed that the Mexican military members believed that the US Army soldiers were south of the border, though they were south of the border fence, US soldiers remained in US territory, north of the actual border.
What man needs is not philosophy or religion in the academic or formalistic sense of the term, but ability to think rightly. The malady of the age is not absence of philosophy or even irreligion but wrong thinking and a vanity which passes for knowledge. Though it is difficult to define right thinking, it cannot be denied that it is the goal of the aspirations of everyone.
If nature made you a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart. And though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that.
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- رغم أنArabic
- ačkoli, nicméněCzech
- dog, selvomDanish
- trotzdem, doch, allerdings, obwohlGerman
- καίτοι, εν τούτοις, ωστόσο, μολονότι, αν και, έστω και αν, παρά ταύταGreek
- no obstante, aunque, a pesar de, sin embargoSpanish
- گرچهPersian
- vaikkakaan, vaikka, kuitenkinFinnish
- bien que, néanmoins, cependant, malgréFrench
- cé goIrish
- ge-tàScottish Gaelic
- हालांकिHindi
- bárHungarian
- malgrado, benque, non obstanteInterlingua
- walau, meskipun, bagaimanapun juga, meskiIndonesian
- þó, þóttIcelandic
- ad ogni modo, nonostante, [[anche]] [[se]], comunque, anche se, in ogni casoItalian
- אם כיHebrew
- だが, にもかかわらず, それでも, だけれども, しかし, だけどJapanese
- მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ, მაინცGeorgian
- ಆದರೂKannada
- 그래도Korean
- dîsa jî, her wihaKurdish
- quamquamLatin
- walau, walau bagaimanaMalay
- echter, hoewelDutch
- dog, selv omNorwegian
- ndiNavajo, Navaho
- choć, chociaż, jednakPolish
- apesar, não obstantePortuguese
- parca, desiRomanian
- несмотря на то, что, тем не менее, хоть, хоть и, хотя, однако, всё-такиRussian
- hociSlovak
- fastän, även om, dockSwedish
- hata hivyo, ijapokuwaSwahili
- என்றாலும்Tamil
- అయితేTelugu
- แม้Thai
- gerçiTurkish
- тим не менш, хочаUkrainian
- اگرچہUrdu
- Tuy nhiênVietnamese
- portantWalloon
- כאָטשYiddish
- 尽管Chinese
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