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
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for though is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does though appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — though appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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