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Etymology 1

From Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”), later superseded in most dialects by Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó); both from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-,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.

Pronunciation

Adverb

though (not comparable)

  1. (conjunctive) Despite that; however.
    I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.
    • 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
      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. (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
    "Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
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Conjunction

though

  1. Despite the fact that; although.
    Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.
    Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.
    Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.
    • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
      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.
  2. (archaic) If, that, even if.
    We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.
Usage notes
  • (if): This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression as though meaning as if.
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Etymology 2

Verb

though

  1. Misspelling of thought.
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Middle English

Adverb

though

  1. alternative form of thogh

Conjunction

though

  1. alternative form of thogh

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