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Although/Even Though/Though Played Lost Adverb Bre ðəʊ ðoʊ

Word though
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ðəʊ / NAmE / ðoʊ /
Example
  • our team lost. it was a good game though.
  • ‘have you ever been to australia?’ ‘no. i'd like to, though.’
  • although/even though/though everyone played well, we lost the game.
  • we lost the game, although/even though/though everyone played well.
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though

(adverb)BrE / ðəʊ / NAmE / ðoʊ /
  1. used especially at the end of a sentence to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important
    • Our team lost. It was a good game though.
    • ‘Have you ever been to Australia?’ ‘No. I'd like to, though.’
    • Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game.
    • We lost the game, although/even though/though everyone played well.

    Word Origin

    • Old English thēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German doch; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse thó, thau.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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