though

conjunction

(used in introducing a subordinate clause, which is often marked by ellipsis) notwithstanding that; in spite of the fact that; although: Though he tried very hard, he failed the course.

even if; granting that (often preceded by even ).

adverb

for all that; however.

Idioms

as though, as if: It seems as though the place is deserted.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English thoh < Old Norse thō (earlier *thauh); replacing Old English thēah; cognate with German doch, Gothic thauh

Usage note
Among some conservatives there is a traditional objection to the use of though in place of although as a conjunction. However, the latter (earlier all though) was originally an emphatic form of the former, and there is nothing in contemporary English usage to justify such a distinction.

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though (ðəʊ)

—*conj*
1.	(sometimes preceded by even) despite the fact that: though he tries hard, he always fails; poor though she is, her life is happy
2.	as though as if: he looked as though he'd seen a ghost

—*adv*
3.	nevertheless; however: he can't dance: he sings well, though

[Old English theah; related to Old Frisian thāch, Old Saxon, Old High German thōh, Old Norse thō]

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Word Origin & History

though

c.1200, from O.E. þeah, and in part from O.N. þo "though," both from P.Gmc. *thaukh (cf. Goth. þauh, O.Fris. thach, M.Du., Du. doch, O.H.G. doh, Ger. 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.

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Idioms & Phrases

though

see as if (though).