1
: in spite of the fact that : while
though they know the war is lost, they continue to fight—
Bruce Bliven †1977
Bruce Bliven †19772
: in spite of the possibility that : even if
though I may fail, I will try
: however, nevertheless
It's hard work. I enjoy it though
Examples of though in a Sentence
Conjunction
Though it was raining, we went hiking.
though it has no well-known actors in it, the movie has become the sleeper hit of the summer
Adverb
Even as late as 1492, all of North America, sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands, and most of Central and South America didn't have states and instead operated under simpler forms of societal organization (chiefdoms, tribes, and bands). Today, though, the whole world map is divided into states.
—Jared M. Diamond, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 21, 2008
I'd have thought the guy'd remember me and my car … . He didn't act like it though …
—Dagoberto Gilb, The Magic of Blood, 1993
I know we didn't win—I was happy with how we played, though
Jared M. Diamond, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 21, 2008
I'd have thought the guy'd remember me and my car … . He didn't act like it though …
—Dagoberto Gilb, The Magic of Blood, 1993
I know we didn't win—I was happy with how we played, though
Recent Examples on the Web
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Things haven't been quite as rosy for Philadelphia, though, as the Sixers are 20-38 on the season, have just lost their last nine games in a row and, for good measure, announced on Friday that one-time MVP Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The contemporary update, though, was the jaunty length of the pants.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Microsoft is removing the ability to make domestic or international phone calls after May 5, though—something that was once Skype's bread-and-butter functionality but now something better solved by other tools.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
What convinces the Jamaican transplant, though, is seeing a performer (Jessica Reeve) do a trapeze act and cast the whole room under her spell.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Things haven't been quite as rosy for Philadelphia, though, as the Sixers are 20-38 on the season, have just lost their last nine games in a row and, for good measure, announced on Friday that one-time MVP Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The contemporary update, though, was the jaunty length of the pants.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Microsoft is removing the ability to make domestic or international phone calls after May 5, though—something that was once Skype's bread-and-butter functionality but now something better solved by other tools.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/though. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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though
1 of 2 conjunction
: in spite of the fact or possibility that
though it was raining, we went hiking
though
2 of 2 adverb
: however entry 2 sense 2, nevertheless
not for long, though
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