What does though mean?
Definitions for though
ðoʊthough
Here are all the possible meanings 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.
Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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.
thoughadverb
Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
"Man, it's hot in here." u2014 "Isn't it, though?"
Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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.
thoughconjunction
Despite the fact that; although.
Though it's risky, it's worth taking the chance.
Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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.
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Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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.
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.]
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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
‘I saw Anne Frank and Peter van Pels in Westerbork. They were always together. (…) In Westerbork Anne was lovely, so radiant that her beauty flowed over into Peter. (…) Perhaps it’s not the right expression to say that her eyes were radiant. But they had a glow, if you know what I mean. And her movements, her looks, had such a lilt to them that I often asked myself: Can she possibly be happy? She was happy in Westerbork, though that seems almost incredible.’
I think the media makes it sound as though you are just always going right to your personal preference, so if they think you are anti-abortion or something personally, they think that’s the way you always will come out. They think you’re for this or for that. They think you become like a politician. That’s a problem. You’re going to jeopardize any faith in the legal institutions.
Even though there are different streams, we are part of one people and I believe that this is the message that the Israeli government any Israeli government should send to the American Jewry.
It is an important election for Najib...a moral booster for BN and Najib if Adenan wins big, even though the election cannot be used as barometer for BN's popularity nationwide.
Even though we don't have a formal commitment with them, they have shown interest to supply crude to us for the long-term, 20-30 years, and they are also ready to have a share in our refinery projects if necessary.
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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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