though

A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

Also spelled Tho

US /ðoʊ/ UK /ðəʊ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like dough /ð/ vs /d/ Sounds like doe /ð/ vs /d/

Freq #455

Meanings

1

conj
Used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement surprising; even if; although.

Though it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.
2

adv
Used at the end of a sentence to add a fact that contrasts with what was just said; however.

The hotel was expensive. It was lovely, though.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 conj · used to introduce a fact... although

2 adv · used at the end of a... all the same

More anyhow anyway nevertheless nonetheless still yet

Word family

Derived forms althoughwelcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *to-der. Proto-Indo-European *-weder. Proto-Germanic *þau Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder. Proto-Germanic *-hw Proto-Germanic *þauh Proto-West Germanic *þauh Old English þēah ▲ Proto-Germanic *þauh Old Norse *þóhder. Middle English thogh English though From Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”). Both the Old Norse and Old English are from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-…

*þóh Old Norse thegh Middle English þēah Old English *þauh Proto-Germanic *to- Proto-Indo-European *-hw Proto-Germanic *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European

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# though

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** conj, adv
**IPA (US):** /ðoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ðəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 455

## Meanings
1. Used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement surprising; even if; although.
2. Used at the end of a sentence to add a fact that contrasts with what was just said; however.

## Examples
- Though it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.
- The hotel was expensive. It was lovely, though.

## Synonyms
- anyhow
- anyway
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- still
- yet

## Derived Forms
- although
- welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *þóh
- Root: thegh
- Root: þēah
- Root: *þauh
- Root: *to-
- Root: *-hw
- Root: *-kʷe

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *to-der. Proto-Indo-European *-weder. Proto-Germanic *þau Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder. Proto-Germanic *-hw Proto-Germanic *þauh Proto-West Germanic *þauh Old English þēah ▲ Proto-Germanic *þauh Old Norse *þóhder. Middle English thogh English though From Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”). Both the Old Norse and Old English are from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-…

## AI Etymology
Though is from Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”). The historical chain runs through Old Norse *þóh, Middle English thegh, Old English þēah, Proto-Germanic *þauh, Proto-Indo-European *to-, Proto-Germanic *-hw, Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. In present-day use, it can mean used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement surprising; even if; although, or used at the end of a sentence to add a fact that contrasts with what was just said; however.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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