though
Despite that; howeverDespite that; however.
» Even though he was tired, he worked.
Obwohl er müde war, arbeitete er.
Хоча він і був втомленим, він працював.
Meaning
2 senses(conjunctive, not comparable)Despite that; however.
I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.
So they got married. That, though, was not the end of the story.
trotzdem, doch, allerdings
те́м не ме́нееtém ne méneje, одна́коodnáko, всё-такиvsjo-taki
тим не меншtym ne menš
(postpositive) however
(not comparable)Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
"Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
Examples
1844 sentencesEven though he was tired, he worked.
Хоча він і був втомленим, він працював.
deObwohl er müde war, arbeitete er.
Even though he was poor, he was happy.
Незважачи на те, що вiн був бiдний, вiн був щасливий.
deUngeachtet seiner Armut war er glücklich.
Even though she's rich, she says she's poor.
Незважаючи на те, що вона багата, вона завжди каже, що бідна.
Even though Tom was rich, he wasn't happy.
Хоча Том був багатий, він не був щасливий.
deObwohl Tom reich war, war er nicht glücklich.
He came even though I told him not to.
Він прийшов, хоча я й сказала йому не робити цього.
ruОн пришел, несмотря на то, что я сказал ему не приходить.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most diaFrom Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”).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-European *to-, suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-hw < Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”).
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Synonyms
9 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- even though
- that even though
- look as though
- even though it's
- even though the
- even though his
- as though nothing
- school even though
- working even though
- act as though
- walk even though
- though nothing had