HOW TO PRONOUNCE
albeit
/ɔlˈbi.ɪt/
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The strongest syllable sounds like “bee.”
Use three syllables: stress BEE in the middle, then finish with it.
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“A small, albeit useful, improvement.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does albeit mean?
conjunction
- Although, despite (it) being.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɔlˈbi.ɪt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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I will after straight And tell him so, for I will ease my heart, Albeit I make a hazard of my head.
But as for the old man he spoke but few words, and as one unused to speech, albeit he was courteous and debonair.
More book examples (3)
There was food aboard, albeit at exorbitant prices, and the three of them contrived to eat a meal on one of the seats forward.
And albeit, that the pigmies be little, yet they be full reasonable after their age, and can both wit and good and malice enough.
Herein are to be seen what are almost certainly the original bookcases, albeit they have been taken to pieces and somewhat altered before being fitted together again.