though
/ðəʊ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ðəʊ/
though
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US voice -> though
Myanmar meaning
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though ( also tho') /ðǝƱ/ conj
၁။ သော်ငြားလည်း။ လင့်ကစား။ စေကာမူ။ ပေမည့်။ She won first prize, though none of us had expected it. ❍ The food was delicious, though expensive. ❍ Though they lack official support they continue their struggle. ❍ Strange though it may seem (ie Although it seems strange), the tallest boy is the youngest.
၂။ သော်ငြားလည်း။ စေကာမူ။ သော်လည်း။ I' ll try to come, though I doubt I'll be there on time. ❍ He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. ❍ ALTHOUGH
adv ယင်းသို့ဖြစ်သည့်တိုင်အောင်။ Our team lost. It was a good game, though. ❍ A peace agreement was drawn up. The delegates, though, refused to sign it.
More examples
- Though we are only a small country, we have a long and glorious history.
- The journey, though difficult, involved no real danger.
- [even though] : He went on fighting even though he was wounded.
- Poor though her family was, they would never ask for help.
- Odd though it may seem, I never found out his name.
- I really enjoyed your lecture, though there were some parts I didn’t quite understand.
- I departed willingly, though sadly.
Synonyms
although, while, even if, despite the fact that, after all, albeit, all the same, allowing, and yet, at any rate, but, despite, despite the fact, even supposing, even though, for all that, granted, howbeit, however, if, in any case, in any event, in spite of, much as, nevertheless, no matter, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the other hand, regardless of, still, still and all, to the contrary, when, whereas, withal, yet
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