Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

although

/ɔlˈðoʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.30 in modern English

Syllables: al-though
IPA: /ɔlˈðoʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

conj

But, except.

Example Sentences

"Although it was very muddy, the football game went on."
"The patients, (al)though getting stronger, will not come off their medications."
"Although proven, the accusation was ignored by the court."
"And moreover, much leſs can this poyſonouíneſs be produced from the Lead. For although it being long detained in the Body, and there reſolved, likeunto other Metals, (if it contract any ruſtineſs) it may poſſibly do hurt: but yet neverthleſs, that in this its moment any paſſage through the Body there ſhould be any poyſon imprinted by it upon the Body, this can no waybe."
"Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited."
"The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *to-der. Proto-Indo-European *-weder. Proto-Germanic *þau Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder. Proto-Germanic *-hw Proto-Germanic *þauh Proto-West Germanic *þauh Old English þēah Old English Middle English althagh English although From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: althagh, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɔlˈðoʊ/
British English: /ɔːlˈðəʊ/

Inflected Forms

altho (alternative, nonstandard) altho' (alternative, nonstandard) allthough (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

even though

Frequently Paired Words

though even though

Synonyms

notwithstanding even if albeit even though

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low co below

Questions

How do you pronounce although?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔlˈðoʊ/.
What does although mean?: Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
Where does although come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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