HOW TO PRONOUNCE
although
/ɔlˈðoʊ/
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awl-THOH: use the voiced th of “this.”
The final ough sounds like the o in “go.” Keep the l before th and give the second syllable the stronger beat.
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“Although it was raining, the market remained busy.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does although mean?
conjunction
- Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
- But, except.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɔlˈðoʊ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Ray Kennedy had stuck to the freight service, although he had had opportunities to go into the passenger service at higher pay.
Mr. Harrison was their new righthand neighbor and she had never met him before, although she had seen him once or twice.
More book examples (3)
“Although I am of tin,” said the Woodman, “I own a heart altogether the warmest and most admirable in the whole world.”
Therefore, although the originators of these systems were, in many respects, revolutionary, their disciples have, in every case, formed mere reactionary sects.
Why, boy, although our mother, unadvised, Gave you a dancing-rapier by your side, Are you so desperate grown to threat your friends?