TKG English Learner's Dictionary

though

thoughconjunction

American /ðoʊ/ British /ðəʊ/ Though rhymes with go. The th is the th of this, not of thin, and the gh is silent.
very commondefining vocabulary

  1. despite the factdespite the fact that

    As a conjunction, though means the same as although, but it is more common in speech. Do not add but to the main clause.

    Synonyms although

    Compare even though (even though makes the contrast stronger)

  2. butbut; and yet

    In this use the though clause comes second and adds a remark that makes the first statement less strong.

    Synonyms but; although

Usage

Though at the end of a sentence (It was hard. I enjoyed it, though.) is an adverb, not a conjunction, and although cannot be used there. As though means the same as as if: She looked as though she had been crying.

Common mistakes

Though it was expensive, but I bought it. Though it was expensive, I bought it.
Use though or but, not both in the same sentence.

See also though (at the end of a sentence (I liked it, though)); even though

For translators

Pronunciation trap The spelling ough is said in several ways in English. In though and although it sounds like the o of go; in through it sounds like oo, and in tough like the u of sun.