different between wherever vs although

English

Alternative forms

• whereever (obsolete)

Etymology

From where +? ever

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /(h)w????v?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w?????v?/
• Rhymes: -?v?(?)

Adverb

wherever (not comparable)

1. An emphatic form of where.

   Wherever have you been all my life?

Usage notes

• Used emphatically, wherever may be two words (where ever) when used in questions, though the single word is more common, especially in US usage.

Synonyms

• everwhere (US, dialectal, Appalachia)

Translations

Conjunction

wherever

1. In or to whatever place; anywhere.

2. In all places; everywhere.

Translations

See also

• thereabout, thereafter, thereagainst, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
• hereabout, hereafter, hereat, hereby, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereunder, hereupon, herewith
• whereabouts, whereas, whereafter, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, whereunder, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal

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

1. 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.
2. 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