I. adverb
also tho ˈthō
Etymology: Middle English though, thogh, adverb & conjunction, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thō nevertheless, yet; akin to Old English thēah nevertheless, yet, though, Old High German doh nevertheless, yet, though, Gothic thauh then as a result
: however , nevertheless — used at the end or in the middle of a sentence
continued to eat at the hotel though — Sloan Wilson
II. conjunction
also tho (ˈ)thō
Etymology: Middle English though, thogh, adverb & conjunction
1.
a. : in spite of the fact that : while
though they know the war is lost, they continue to fight — Bruce Bliven b. 1889
the earliest fishes, though remarkable, have close resemblances to some modern forms — W.E.Swinton
b. : in spite of the possibility that : even if
though he slay me, yet will I trust him — Job 13:15 (Authorized Version)
though they may all ultimately fail, they do try — Harry Roskolenko
2. obsolete : that , if
no marvel, my lord, though it affrighted you — Shakespeare
this book, though only forty pages, is quite difficult to read