THOUGH


Meaning of THOUGH in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.