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Universal Words conjunction, adverb conjunction 1 in spite of the fact that SYNALTHOUGH: Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. * Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. * His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. * Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over. 2 used to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important: They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. * He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. -< ALTHOUGH IDIOMS see ASconj., EVENadv. adverb (especially spoken) used especially at the end of a sentence to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important: Our team lost. It was a good game though. * 'Have you ever been to Australia?' 'No. I'd like to, though.' -> ALTHOUGH