Although
1Although — Al*though , conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though. [1913 Webster] Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. Mark xiv. 29. [1913 Webster] Syn: {Although}, {Though}. Usage:… …
2although — index notwithstanding, regardless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3although — early 14c., althagh, compound of ALL (Cf. all) + THOUGH (Cf. though), showing once common emphatic use of all. All though was originally more emphatic than though, but by 1400 it was practically only a variant of it, and all having thus lost its… …
4although — *though, albeit …
5although — [[t]ɔːlðo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ 1) CONJ SUBORD You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause. Although he is known to only a few, his reputation among them is very great...… …
6although — al|though W1S1 [o:lˈðəu US o:lˈðou] conj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: all even + though] 1.) used to introduce a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising or unlikely = ↑though ▪ Although in poor health, she continued to carry out her …
7although — al|though [ ɔl ðou ] conjunction *** 1. ) used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising: Although he s got a good job now, he still complains. She used to call me Tiny although I was at least as tall as she was.… …
8although — conjunction 1 in spite of the fact that; though (1): Although she joined the company only a year ago, she s already been promoted twice. | Although the car is old it still runs well. 2 but; however: I don t really enjoy sports, although I did… …
9although — conjunction /ɔːlˈðəʊ,ɔlˈðoʊ,ɑlˈðoʊ/ a) Though, even though, in spite of the fact that: Although it was very muddy, the football game went on. b) But, except. It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected. Syn: notwithsta …
10although — conjunction 1》 in spite of the fact that. 2》 however; but. Usage Although can often be replaced by though, the only difference being that although is slightly more formal. Some uses are not interchangeable, however: e.g. adverbial uses (it was… …
