Definitions For Although

Conjunction

{{en-con}} though, though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: {{non-gloss definition, introducing a clause that expresses a concession.}} : {{ux, en, Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.}} but, but, except. : {{ux, en, It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.}}

Usage notes

When conjunctions, the words “although” and “though” are generally interchangeable: : Although she smiled, she was angry. = Though she smiled, she was angry. “Although” is usually placed at the beginning of its clause, whereas “though” may occur elsewhere and is the more common term when used to link words or phrases (as in “wiser though poorer”). In certain constructions, only “though” is acceptable: : Fond though I am of sports, I’d rather not sit through another basketball game.

Synonyms

in spite of notwithstanding (that), even if, albeit (that), even though; see also thesaurus:even though

Related terms

though even though

Translations

Arabic: رَغْم أَنَّ, مَعَ أَنَّ, وَلَوْ Armenian: չնայած Azerbaijani: halbuki, baxmayaraq ki Bashkir: ҡарамаҫтан Belarusian: хоць, хаця́ Bulgarian: макар че, въпреки че, при все че Catalan: tot i que, malgrat que, encara que Chichewa: ngakhale Chinese: : Cantonese: 雖然, sc=Hani}}, 虽然 (seoi1 jin4, sc=Hani), 儘管, sc=Hani, {{t, yue, 尽管 (zeon6 gun2, sc=Hani) : Mandarin: 雖然, sc=Hani, 虽然, tr=suīrán, sc=Hani, 儘管, sc=Hani, 尽管, tr=jǐnguǎn, sc=Hani, {{qualifier, colloquial}} 雖說, sc=Hani, 虽说, tr=suīshuō, sc=Hani : Min Nan: 雖然, sc=Hani, 虽然 (sui-jiân, sui-liân, sc=Hani), 雖罔, sc=Hani}}, {{t, nan, 虽罔 (sui-bóng, sc=Hani) Czech: ač, ačkoliv Danish: selvom, selv om, skønt Dutch: hoewel, alhoewel, ofschoon Esperanto: kvankam Finnish: vaikka, joskin French: bien que, quoique, encore que, nonobstant que (obsolete), combien que (obsolete) Galician: inanque, aínda que, maxer, macar, decasí, porén, malia, embora, orasme, decontra, emporiso, noustante Georgian: მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ, sc=Geor German: obwohl, obschon {{qualifier, poetical}}, obgleich Greek: αν και : Ancient: καίπερ, sc=polytonic Hebrew: למרות ש־ (lamrót she-), אף על פי ש־ (af al pi she-) Hindi: अपी, sc=Deva, हालाँकि, sc=Deva, अगरचे, sc=Deva Hungarian: bár, noha, habár, jóllehet, ámbár Icelandic: þó að, enda þótt Ido: quankam Indonesian: walau, walaupun, meski, meskipun Interlingua: ben que Interlingue: benque, etsi Irish: cé go Italian: sebbene, benché (both always followed by the subjunctive) Japanese: のに, alt=...のに (...noni), だけれども, alt=...だけれども (...da keredomo) Javanese: senajan, sanadyan, masiya, puluh Kabuverdianu: enbóra Khmer: ទោះបីជា (tʊəh bəy cie), បើទោះបីជា (baə tʊəh bəy cie), សូម្បី (soombəy) Korean: 하지만, 지만 Kurdish: : Sorani: ئەگەرچی Latin: quamquam Macedonian: иако, и покрај тоа, sc=Cyrl Malay: walau, walaupun, meskipun Maori: ahakoa Mongolian: {{t-needed, mn}} Navajo: azhą́...ndi Norwegian: : Bokmål: selv om : Nynorsk: sjølv om Persian: اگرچه, tr=agarče, sc=fa-Arab Polish: choć, chociaż, mimo że, aczkolwiek, lubo {{qualifier, archaic}}, acz {{qualifier, bookish}} Portuguese: embora, conquanto, apesar de Romanian: deși, cu toate că Russian: хотя́, несмотря́ на то́, что, хоть и, хоть Scots: awtho, altho Serbo-Croatian: iako, premda, mada, makar Slovak: hoci, aj keď Slovene: čeprav, četudi Spanish: aunque, a pesar de Swahili: ingawa Swedish: fastän, trots att, ehuru Talysh: {{t-check, tly, اگمچه, tr=agamcə, sc=fa-Arab}} {{qualifier, Asalemi}} Thai: แม้, ถึงจะ, ทั้งที่, ถึงแม้, ทั้ง ๆ Turkish: rağmen Ukrainian: хоча́, хоч, не дивлячи́сь на те, що Vietnamese: dù, mặc dù, dầu Yiddish: הגם (hagam), כאָטש Catalan: tot i que, malgrat que Chinese: : Mandarin: 但是, tr=dànshì, sc=Hani, 可是, tr=kěshì, sc=Hani, 不過, sc=Hani, 不过, tr=bùguò, sc=Hani, 然而, tr=rán'ér, sc=Hani Dutch: hoewel, maar Esperanto: tamen Finnish: paitsi French: mais Galician: inanque, aínda que, maxer, macar, decasí, porén, malia, embora, orasme, decontra, emporiso, noustante Georgian: თუმცა, sc=Geor German: trotzdem Greek: παρά, ωστόσο, παρ' όλ' αυτά, μολαταύτα, εντούτοις Hebrew: אבל, tr=avál, אלא (éla) Hungarian: de, viszont, azonban, ám, ugyanakkor Ido: tamen Indonesian: tapi, tetapi Japanese: しかし, tr=shikashi, {{qualifier, colloquial}} でも, tr=demo Kurdish: : Sorani: بەڵام, sc=ku-Arab Malay: tetapi Old English: ac Persian: هرچند, tr=harčand, sc=fa-Arab Polish: jednakże Portuguese: embora, apesar de Romanian: insa Russian: одна́ко, хотя́ Spanish: aunque Swedish: men Vietnamese: nhưng, nhưng mà, dưng cơ, dưng cơ mà {{checktrans-top}} Esperanto: {{t+check, eo, kvankam}} Ido: {{t+check, io, tamen}}, {{t+check, io, quankam}} Interlingua: {{t+check, ia, ben que}} Japanese: {{t+check, ja, にもかかわらず, tr=ni mo kakawarazu, sc=Jpan}}, {{t-check, ja, とはいえ, tr=to wa ie, sc=Jpan}}, {{t-check, ja, といっても, tr=to itte mo, sc=Jpan}}, {{t-check, ja, としても, tr=to shite mo, sc=Jpan}}, {{t-check, ja, であっても, tr=de atte mo, sc=Jpan}}

Alternative forms

altho {{qualifier, informal}} altho' allthough {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

From Middle English althagh, , from {{der, en, ang, -}} compound of eall, , all (emphatic) + þēah, , though