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Meaning though meaning
What does though mean?
Definitions in simple English
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Synonyms though synonyms
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Topics though topics
What do people use though to talk about?
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What words indicate that the speaker is conceding a point?
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What words indicate that something is true in spite of facts or problems that make it seem unlikely?
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concessive: translated in English as 'although, even though, despite the fact that': 'She was saving her money, even though she was a wealthy woman'.
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What words indicate that something is done in a particular way?
Examples though examples
How do I use though in a sentence?
Simple sentences
You can probably guess what happens though.
Mr Smith hasn't turned up yet though he promised to.
Even though the alarm clock went off, I didn't wake up.
I don't speak English well even though I took it for six years at school.
I felt coldness even though I was sitting in the sun.
Even though Tom left home early today, he was late for work.
Even though Tom explained it in detail, I'm still not sure I really understand it.
Tom told Mary that he had a headache even though he really didn't have one.
This sentence is still ambiguous, even though it isn't long.
Even though they look like twins, Carlos and Juan are only brothers.
Tom does not want to learn Czech even though he has some relatives in Czechia.
Tom died without ever seeing his son again even though he searched for him till the end.
He shared his food with them even though he lacked it.
He did it even though he had promised not to do it.
I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.
Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
Though his stay in Europe was transient, Spenser felt he had learned much more about interactions with other people from traveling than he did at college.
Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.
Even though he had served his time in prison, the murderer was never quite condoned by the public for his crime.
The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
I am alive even though I am not giving any sign of life.
Though it was cold, he didn't light the fire.
Strange to say, all the lights in the house were on, though no one was at home.
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
Even though I felt that there was something strange, I just didn't know what it was.
Though he lives within a stone's throw of the school, he is often late.
Japanese children brought up overseas sometimes face great difficulty in adjusting themselves to Japanese schools after returning, even though they have a perfect command of Japanese.
Though it was raining, she went out.
Though Tony is American, he can't speak English.
Though it was very late, he went on working.
It's expensive though.
Movie subtitles
Even though I appreciate it, I already have someone I like. There's no room for you.
Even though your mom lives her life like that Even though she's an idiot, She doesn't throw away her children.
Even though the cameras are off.
Even though this might make them question if the plates are real or not.
Even though their prophet had died, the Mormons stuck together and helped each other, and were really nice to everyone they came across.
You can see the fracturing, but even though it's fractured, it's not melted.
It's beautiful in, though.
I'm not sure if those can be forgiven, though.
But still, even though her household has fallen, how could nobody came to her funeral rites?
Well, it's not all their fault, though.
Except from here, she really has nowhere to go though..
I should thank the Young Master though..
People seem to be living here though..
I never though it would end and that it was simply a phase in my life.
All stocked up on wine, though, I see, huh?
Seriously, though.
It's a pity that we let that journalist get away, though.
Thank you, though.
I can't begin to thank you for saving me. all of you, even though I was the one who dragged you into this.
It appears as though Pyotr isn't the only one to erase memories.
I'm going to escape using the trucks that enter though the back gate.
Even though you deny it, you are deeply moved, so it really touched you?
It's an original act, though.
I didn't have anything to do with the crime, though.
My soul is yours, even though my body may belong to Mrs. Rittenhouse.
You were close, though.
The truth will come out though, won't it?
Allison pursues her relationship with Scott even though her family doesn't want her to because she believes in what's right and wrong, and she believes in her intuition. Hey!
Can I ask you something, though?
I enjoyed it even though I gave up. Even if you met someone you liked, you couldn't go ahead.
Around next month, I'm going to be leaving for China for several years, so the timing is just right. While I was traveling abroad, though it's not as much as you, I managed to make some money, too.
I ate lunch though. Is that right?
It's strange.. People seem to be living here though.. Hey, Storage Yard (Ghost)!
That's no use, though.
Twin Sword Style. though I had heard of one stroke swords. I lose if I show a chink in my armor.
Though some mistakenly think it's Brubek.
Right, but you must love one more than the other, though, right?
He knows that's over, though.
News and current affairs
The problem exists in all countries affected by the threat of terrorism, though in many it has not become quite as specific.
Even though new standards would apply to suppliers from all exporting countries, compliance costs usually vary, meaning that those less equipped to meet higher standards could suffer.
One is that they are very costly; or, more accurately, the price charged for them is very high, though the cost of producing them is but a fraction of that amount.
Investors in Enron waited years before discovering that something was amiss. Though sudden and vast, the change in America's fiscal stance already provides a clear inkling that something was amiss.
Prior to the crisis, many suspected that the mix of aggregate demand that was supporting high growth was unsustainable, though the problem perhaps seemed too hypothetical to compel collective action.
On the whole, though, the public seemed to support the decision.
Though this is partially offset by foreign-exchange reserves, Japan now faces massive disaster-relief costs - and this on top of its depressing demographic trends.
To the extent that false flags are imperfect and rumors of the source of an attack are widely deemed credible (though not legally probative), reputational damage to an attacker's soft power may contribute to deterrence.
The IMF in particular doesn't have a strategy for long-term economic development, even though the United States has assigned the IMF the lead role in economic development in dozens of poor countries.
Though Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution in 1979 disrupted Israel's old alliance with Iran, the two countries continued to conduct business with America's blessing.
Second, investors may be remembering that even though the dollar was at the epicenter of the 2008 financial panic, the consequences radiated so widely that, paradoxically, the dollar actually rose in value.
Finally, investors might just believe that the eurozone leaders' latest plan will work, even though the last dozen plans have failed.
And Greenspan eschews paternalism: he would not assume the role of a regulator telling people that they cannot buy a house even though a lender is willing to finance it.
But the case of Kundera appears different - though no less disturbing.
Though sudden and vast, the change in America's fiscal stance already provides a clear inkling that something was amiss.
It can strengthen the EU's legitimacy, though, only if policy recommendations such as these, and the successes that result from implementing them, are communicated clearly and effectively to the general public.
Faith in Keynesian stimulus diminished, though high inflation did reduce public-debt levels.
And the incomes of the moderately educated middle class failed to benefit from deregulation-led growth (though it improved their lot as consumers).
It took six days to get the woman to a hospital in Jalalabad though it was not very far from where she lived.
Though serious, the charges against him - recruiting child soldiers - do not pretend to encompass the range of abuses committed.
Even though Muslim practice is strong in Africa, there is widespread incorporation of traditional African rituals in ceremonies like weddings and funerals.
For example, among the Luhya in Western Kenya, it is not uncommon for Muslims to slaughter animals during funerals, even though, strictly speaking, there is no such provision in Islam.
Even though Wangari lives in Kenya's capital, she is able to reap hundreds of dollars a year in profit from cash crops grown with the help of relatives.
But, even though the additional loans that Greece will soon receive from the European Union and the IMF carry low interest rates, the level of Greek debt will rise rapidly to unsustainable levels.
They acknowledge that Africa is bearing the brunt of the economic and climate crises, even though it was least responsible for creating them.
This year Madi may grow even less cotton, even though the crop is the main source of income for himself, his two wives and his five children.