{
    "term": "though",
    "partOfSpeech": "conjunction",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "despite the fact that",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "although"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a way that suggests something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He behaved as if nothing had happened."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It sounds as though you had a good time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's my birthday. As if you didn't know!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Don't say anything.’ ‘**As if I would!**’ *(= surely you do not expect me to)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "despite the fact that",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I like her, even though she can be annoying at times."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðəʊ/",
                "audio": "th/though/though__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðəʊ/",
                "audio": "th/though/though__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English thēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German doch; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse thó, thau."
}