though

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/ðəʊ/

adv 2conj 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

actual, alive, astute, cold, finished, guilty, rich, risky

She looked guilty though, avoiding eye contact with everyone in the room.

VERB + THOUGH

am, driving, guess, happens, house, isn't, look, test

I guess though that moving to a new house isn't going to be easy.

THOUGH + NOUN

alfred, episode, i'm, nothing

Though nothing was said about it, everyone knew what had happened.

PREP.

in, on, within

Even though it was raining heavily, we decided to go ahead with the picnic on the weekend.

ADV.

imperfectly, once, seriously

He understood the instructions imperfectly though, so we had to explain them again.

Definitions

adv

Despite that; however.

I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.

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.

Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

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

conj

Despite the fact that; although.

Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.

Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.

If, that, even if.

We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.

And hee said vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be perswaded, though one rose from the dead.

verb

Misspelling of thought.

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Idioms & Phrases

though but

Used at the end of a sentence to add emphasis.

Terry: I shall sleep well tonight, though but.

though I say it who should not

Appended to a statement of self-praise, as a form of modest apology.

We do our own work for ourselves; and do it very well, though I say it who should not.

Example Bank

I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.

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

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Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.

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Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.

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Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, though is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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