Meaning of as though | Babel Free
əzˈðəʊEquivalents
Examples
“I felt sick, as though I'd just eaten a dozen bad oysters.”
“She reached out, as though to touch⟳ my face⟳.”
“It always seemed as though we'd get⟳ married.”
“You spend⟳ as though you were filthy rich, when you hardly make⟳ ends meet⟳.”
“But the tall tower, with its four- faced clock, rose as majestically and uncompromisingly as though the land⟳ had never been subjugated.”
“"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see⟳ him on in Washington some day.[…]A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.”
“By that stage⟳ Townsend, playing again as though immune to any form⟳ of nerves, had curled a lovely, left-footed effort against the crossbar and Welbeck had slashed a shot wide from a position when he really should have⟳ done better.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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