English Explanatory Dictionary

though

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

Despite that; however.
Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

conj

Despite the fact that; although.
If, that, even if.

verb

Misspelling of thought.

Pronunciation

thō /ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/ En-us-though.ogg

Word forms

though tho tho’ thô thogh thot thou

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 Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”).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-European *to-, suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-hw < Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”). Akin to Scots tho (“though”), Saterland Frisian dach (“though”), West Frisian dôch, dochs (“though”), Dutch doch (“though”), German doch (“though”), Danish dog (“though, however”), Swedish dock (“however, still”), Icelandic þó (“though”). More at that.

Synonyms

anyhow anyway even so in any case nevertheless nonetheless still yet all the same even though although

Derived words

although even though though but though I say it who should not though I say it who should not say it though I say so myself welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk what though

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