Crossword clues for though
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Though \Though\ ([th][=o]), conj. [OE. thogh, [thorn]ah, AS. [eth]e['a]h, [eth][=ae]h, [eth][=e]h; akin to OS. th[=o]h, OFries. thach, D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, yet though, Icel. [thorn][=o] yet, nevertheless, Sw. dock, Dan. dog, Goth. [thorn]['a]uh, [thorn]['a]u, than, or, yet; of uncertain origin. [root]184.] Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.
--Job xiii.
15.
Not that I so affirm, though so it seem.
--Milton.
Note: It is compounded with all in although. See Although.
As though, as if.
In the vine were three branches; and it was as
though it budded.
--Gen. xl. 10.
Though \Though\, adv. However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
I would not be as sick though for his place.
--Shak.
A good cause would do well, though.
--Dryden.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, from Old English þeah "though, although, even if, however, nevertheless, although, still, yet;" and in part from Old Norse þo "though," both from Proto-Germanic *thaukh (cognates: Gothic þauh, Old Frisian thach, Middle Dutch, Dutch doch, Old High German doh, German doch), from PIE demonstrative pronoun *to- (see that). The evolution of the terminal sound did not follow laugh, tough, etc., though a tendency to end the word in "f" existed c.1300-1750 and persists in dialects.
Wiktionary
adv. (lb en conjunctive) despite that; however. conj. 1 Despite the fact that; although. 2 (lb en archaic) if, that, even if.
WordNet
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Usage examples of "though".
Though a bit slender for his taste, she was nevertheless rounded in all the right places and had enough height to accommodate his enormous frame.
He therefore rejoiced in the hope of seeing his own son accommodated with such a faithful attendant, in the person of young Fathom, on whom he resolved to bestow the same education he had planned for the other, though conveyed in such a manner as should be suitable to the sphere in which he was ordained to move.
The spirit of a world-famed violinist played as though behind veils a romance by Rubinstein, to a piano accompaniment that sounded thin and cold, like a spinet.
He knew in his heart, though, that what he was about to do would accomplish far more.
There is a possibility that Thomas Rogers and his son, Joseph, who are usually accredited to the Leyden company, were of the London contingent, and sailed from there, though this is contra-indicated by certain collateral data.
She followed my advice and her own impulse, though the banker remonstrated with her.
No-one recognised me, though I saw Mr Advowson crossing the High-street from his house to the church, and reflected that he was returning to the vestry after his dinner.
Though the level of this outrage tends to mirror party affiliation, it is safe to say that the degree of confusion over what actually happened is not limited to one party.
Even though she was used to the degree of honesty which affinity fostered, Ruben always astounded her with his intimate knowledge of her emotional composition.
Rather large squares, though difficult to affix, seemed more efficient than very small ones.
Even though authorities had arrested, examined, and incarcerated the accused witches, the suffering of the afflicted continued.
CHAPTER NINE In late 1971, even though they were much younger than most of their neighbors, John and Charlotte were well on their way to becoming established in the affluent community.
Even this manner of building, though affording a certain security against slight tremblings, is not safe in the greater shocks.
Hunting, especially the highly cooperative form of hunting in three dimensions which the Affront had evolved, required and encouraged intelligence, and it was generally - though not exclusively - intelligence that took a species into space.
Jiri and Neel told Lukien that Cassandra was still alive, though only barely.