Meaning of though | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Despite the fact that; although.
2. If, that, even if.
   archaic
3. as though, as if: It seemed as though the place was deserted.
4. (rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although. He went out, (even) though it was raining. hoewel مَع أنَّ макар embora ačkoli obwohl selv om αν και, μολονότιaunque, a pesar de ehkki, kuigi با وجود آنکه؛ گرچه vaikka bien queלמרות यद्यपि premda, iako (ám)bár walaupun þó (að), þótt, þrátt fyrir benché, anche se ～だが (~임에도) 불구하고 nors lai gan; kaut arī walaupun hoewelselv om, skjønt, endachociaż كه څه هم، سره له دې چې، تر اوسه، خوبيا هم، دغسې چې، څه رنګ چې، سره له دې، خوبيا embora deşi, ...
   rare abbreviation
5. however. I wish I hadn't done it, though. egter مَع ذلِك обаче contudo stejně, nicméně doch dog παρόλα αυτά sin embargo, a pesar de todo siiski به هر حال silti cependant, pourtantאם כי यद्यपि premda, mada mégis, de azért namun þó, samt sem áður tuttavia でも 다만 verčiau tomēr; taču walau bagaimanapun echterlikeveljednak كه څه هم، سره له دې چې، تر اوسه، خوبيا هم، دغسې چې، څه رنګ چې، سره له دې، خوبيا contudo totuşi однако; тем не менее avšak, napriek tomu seveda međutim fast อย่างไรก็ตาม gene de 雖...
6. as if. You sound as though you've caught a cold. asof وكأنَّ сякаш como se jakoby als ob som om σαν να, λες καιcomo si just nagu گویا؛ مثل اینکه aivan kuin comme siבכל זאת मानो जैसा कि kao da mintha seakan-akan (rétt) eins og come se まるで～のように (~)인 것처럼 tarsi it kā seolah-olah alsofsom om jak gdyby لكه داسي چي como se ca şi când как будто; словно ako keby kakor če kao da som om ราวกับ sanki, güya, ...-imiş gibi 好像 як, наче, ніби, немов گويا کہ cứ như là 好象
7. Despite the fact that; although: He still argues, though he knows he's wrong. Even though it was raining, she walked to work.
8. Conceding or supposing that; even if: Though they may not succeed, they will still try. See Usage Note at although.
9. However; nevertheless: Snow is not predicted; we can expect some rain, though.
10. Informal Used as an intensive: Wouldn't that beat all, though?
    Informal
11. (sometimes preceded by even) despite the fact that: though he tries hard, he always fails; poor though she is, her life is happy.
12. as though as if: he looked as though he'd seen a ghost.

Equivalents

Examples

“Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.”

“Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.”

“Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.”

“Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.”

“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.”

“"Though we called your friend from his bed this night, he could not speak for you, / "For the race is run by one and one and never by two and two."”

“Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.”

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