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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Conjunction 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
bed	living	view	#532: although	knowledge	hath	table

[ Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /ɑlˈðoʊ/
  • SAMPA: /Al"DoU/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊ

[ Etymology

althagh

[ Conjunction

although

1. in spite of (the fact that...)

   Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.

2. but, except that

[ 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)

[ Related terms

• though
• even though

[ Translations

in spite of

Catalan: tot i que, malgrat que Chinese: 雖然, 虽然 (suīrán) Czech: ač, ačkoliv Dutch: hoewel, alhoewel Finnish: vaikka (fi), joskin French: bien que, quoique German: obwohl, obschon (poetical) Greek: αν και (an kai), μολονότι (molonóti), καίτοι (kaítoi), παρόλο (parólo), παρά (pará) Hebrew: למרות ש- (he) (lamrót shé), אף על פי ש- (he) (af al pí shé) Icelandic: þó að, enda þótt Italian: sebbene, benché (both always followed by the subjunctive)

Portuguese: embora, conquanto Russian: несмотря на то, что (n'esmotr'á na to, što), хоть и (χot' i) Spanish: aunque

but

Chinese: 但是 (dànshì) Catalan: tot i que, malgrat que Japanese: でも (de mo) Finnish: paitsi (fi) French: bien que, quoique German: trotzdem Greek: παρά (pará), ωστόσο (ostóso), παρ' όλ' αυτά (par' ól' autá), μολαταύτα (molataúta), εντούτοις (entoútois) Hebrew: אבל (he) (avál), אלא ש- (he) (éla shé)

Portuguese: embora, conquanto Russian: однако (odnáko), хотя (χot'á) Spanish: aunque

[ See also

• while
• albeit