Definitions for though
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 6 votes

1. thoughadverb

   (postpositive) however

   "it might be unpleasant, though"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

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 Etymology: thagh, from þeah, later superseded in many dialects by though, from * (later þó), both from þauh, from to-.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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thoughconjunction.

   Etymology: þeah , Saxon; thauh, Gothick.

   1. Notwithstanding that; although.

   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.

   2. As Though. As if; like as if.

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

   3. It is used in the end of a sentence in familiar language: however; yet.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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

How to pronounce though?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say though in sign language?

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. Miguel Cabrera:

   Though Miguel Cabrera, a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, 11-time All-Star and World Series champion, has become one of the most recognizable faces on the baseball diamond, Miguel Cabrera said Miguel Cabrera’s sent medicine, food and other supplies back to Miguel Cabrera homeland. My people, I am speaking to you from my heart, there is no war, there is only a war for power, let’s call for elections. Call yourself whatever you want, a chavista, opposition, whatever you want to call yourself. But we need to have elections.

2. Oceanographer Autun Purser:

   There is generally a low reign of food, as it is in the middle of the Pacific Gyre, a low productivity area with little upwelling nutrient rich waters, so though there will be seafloor animals, there will not be a high biomass down there probably.

3. Seneca:

   Be not too hasty either with praise or blame speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.

4. Jonathan Mays:

   It's the first two-headed snake that I've personally seen, though I've observed it in turtles before, a two-headed copperhead was recently found in Virginia, but unfortunately died within a few weeks.

5. Mark Warner:

   We often bonded over stories and laughs about our mutual challenges raising families with three strong-willed daughters, up until the very end, Don was a fighter. Even though he battled cancer and faced other trials in recent years, he never lost his focus on social and environmental justice. Tonight, Virginia has lost a great leader and I have lost a great friend.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=though
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Though
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=though
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/though
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=though