different between though vs althogh
though
English
Alternative forms
- tho, tho’, thô
- thogh (obsolete)
- thot (Scottish, obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English thaugh, thagh, from Old English þ?ah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”), later superseded in many dialects by Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó); both from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-hw < Proto-Indo-European *-k?e (“and”).
Akin to Scots thoch (“though”), Saterland Frisian dach (“though”), West Frisian dôch, dochs (“though”), Dutch doch (“though”), German doch (“though”), Swedish dock (“however, still”), Icelandic þó (“though”). More at that.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: th?, IPA(key): /ð??/
- (General American) enPR: th?, IPA(key): /ðo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Adverb
though (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) Despite that; however.
- (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
Synonyms
- (despite that): all the same, anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
Translations
Conjunction
though
- Despite the fact that; although.
- (archaic) If, that, even if.
- 1945, Oscar Hammerstein II, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (song), in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Carousel (musical)
- Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
- 1945, Oscar Hammerstein II, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (song), in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Carousel (musical)
Usage notes
- (if): This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression as though.
Synonyms
- (although): although, even though; see also Thesaurus:even though
Translations
though From the web:
- what though means
- what though the radiance
- what thoughtcrime did winston commit
- what thought keeps haunting stanley
- what though the field be lost
- what thought means
- what though the odds
- what thoughts i have of you tonight
althogh
althogh From the web:
- what although means
- what although
- what's although in italian
- what although in tagalog
- what although sentence
- what does although mean
- what is although in grammar
- what is although in spanish
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