though — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. Despite that; however.

   Usage

   • conjunctive
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   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.

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   Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.

2. Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   "Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"

Conjunction

1. Despite the fact that; although.

   Examples

   Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.

   Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.

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   Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.

   Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

   Though we carried a radio, the chance of rescue in many areas was slim, and one man could never haul the boat with the other one on board.

2. If, that, even if.

   Usage

   • Archaic

   Examples

   We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.

   And hee said vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be perswaded, though one rose from the dead.

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   "Though we called your friend from his bed this night, he could not speak for you, / "For the race is run by one and one and never by two and two."

   Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.

Adverb

1. (postpositive) however

   Examples

   it might be unpleasant, though