although
UK /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ · US /ɔlˈðoʊ/ conjunction
Forms altho altho' allthough
- conjunction Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. “Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.”
- conjunction But, except. “It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.
Webster’s 1913
- conjunction Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.
Etymology [All + though; OE. al thagh.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “although”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details