Learn English – What does the word “though” mean and on which occasions can be used

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I'm a little confused about the word though. I hear it a lot of times in different sentences in different sequences, as well as in speaking and writing.

Sometimes it seems to me that this word is used randomly in a sentence.

Here are some examples:

  1. Thanks though!
  2. It is still pretty weird, though.
  3. Though Gemini love being adventurous, they also crave stability and
    security in their hectic lives.

Best Answer

When it's used at the end of a sentence, "though" means approximately "however", or "despite what I just said in the sentence(s) before this one". When it's used at the beginning of a sentence, phrase, or clause, it can also mean "despite the fact that", and means the stuff immediately following it may appear to contradict the rest of the sentence.

It's used when what you want to relate the two and want the reader/listener to realize that they appear to contradict each other, and you know that, but both parts are true.

You can often use "but" to string the two clauses together with a similar meaning. For example:

I don't like pizza. I ate half of one today, though.

means I don't like pizza, but I ate half of one today. Note that without the "though" or "but", you have "I don't like pizza. I ate half of one today.", which appears to be a contradiction. (Pizzas can be pretty big. People who don't like them generally wouldn't eat that much of one.)

Though I don't like pizza, I ate half of one today.

means the same thing.

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