thoughconjunction
uk/ðəʊ/us/ðoʊ/B1 despite the fact that:
She hasn't called, even though she said she would.
B2 but:
They're coming next week, though I don't know which day.
as though
B2 as if:
You look as though you've been running a marathon!
More examples
- He blurted everything out about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it a secret for a while.
- I play the piano tolerably well, though I have no particular talent for it.
- Even though she hasn't really got the time, she still offered to help.
- I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.
- Initial reports say that seven people have died, though this has not yet been confirmed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice it idiom
- at any rate idiom
- at least idiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- least
- might
- never
- nevertheless
- no thanks to sb idiom
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- tooth
- when
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Similar and the same
thoughadverb
uk/ðəʊ/us/ðoʊ/B2 despite this:
We went to high school together. I haven't seen her for years, though.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice it idiom
- at any rate idiom
- at least idiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- least
- might
- never
- nevertheless
- no thanks to sb idiom
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- tooth
- when
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