though

adv

1. (conjunctive, not-comparable)Despite that; however.

   “I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.”

   “Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.”

2. (not-comparable)Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

   “"Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"”

conj

1. Despite the fact that; although.

   “Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.”

   “Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.”

   “Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.”

   “Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.”

2. (archaic)If, that, even if.

   “We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.”

   “And hee said vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be perswaded, though one rose from the dead.”

   “"Though we called your friend from his bed this night, he could not speak for you, / "For the race is run by one and one and never by two and two."”

   “Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.”

verb

1. (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of thought.