though

UK /ðəʊ/ US /ðəʊ/
adv 2conj 2verb 1

Definitions

adv

1

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.

2

Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

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

conj

1

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.

2

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

1

Misspelling of thought.

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