Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as though

/əzˈðəʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: as though
IPA: /əzˈðəʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.

Example Sentences

"I felt sick, as though I'd just eaten a dozen bad oysters."
"She reached out, as though to touch my face."
"It always seemed as though we'd get married."
"You spend as though you were filthy rich, when you hardly make ends meet."
"But the tall tower, with its four- faced clock, rose as majestically and uncompromisingly as though the land had never been subjugated."
""A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.[…]A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əzˈðəʊ/

Synonyms

like

Rhymes With

to so do no so-so know go show though oh ago low

Questions

How do you pronounce as though?: The recorded pronunciation is /əzˈðəʊ/.
What does as though mean?: As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.

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