different between afterall vs although
afterall
English
Etymology
Misspelling of after all from the mistaken assumption that it is a compound word.
Adverb
afterall (not comparable)
- Misspelling of after all.
afterall From the web:
- afterall meaning
- after all afterall
although
English
Alternative forms
- altho (informal)
- altho'
- allthough (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þ?ah (“though”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: ôl-th??
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l?ð??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?l?ðo?/, (with the cot–caught merger) /?l?ðo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Conjunction
although
- Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
- The patients, (al)though getting stronger, will not come off their medications.
- But, except.
Usage notes
- When conjunctions, the words “although” and “though” are generally interchangeable:
- Although she smiled, she was angry. = Though she smiled, she was angry.
- “Although” is usually placed at the beginning of its clause, whereas “though” may occur elsewhere and is the more common term when used to link words or phrases (as in “wiser though poorer”). In certain constructions, only “though” is acceptable:
- Fond though I am of sports, I’d rather not sit through another basketball game.
Synonyms
- (in spite of): notwithstanding (that), even if, albeit (that), even though; see also Thesaurus:even though
Related terms
- though
- even though
Translations
although From the web:
- what although means
- what although mean in spanish
- what although mean in arabic
- what's although in irish
- what's although in italian
- what although in tagalog
- what although sentence
- although what part of speech
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