although
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
Example
“Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.”
Related words
- though
- even though
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "althagh".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “although” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.