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What is the difference between tho and though?

tho | though | Alternative forms |

Though is a alternative form of tho.

Though is a conjunction of tho.



As adverbs the difference between tho and though

is that tho is then; thereupon while though is despite that; however.

As conjunctions the difference between tho and though

is that tho is when while though is despite the fact that; although.

As an article tho

is the plural form; those.

As a pronoun tho

is those; they.

tho

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Article

(head)
  • (label) The (plural form); those.
  • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (label) Those; they.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Then; thereupon.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.2:
  • Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • (label) When.
  • Etymology 3

    American English; Alteration of (though).

    Adverb

    (-)
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    Anagrams

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    though

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tho *

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Despite that; however.
  • :
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  • (lb) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
  • :
  • Synonyms

    * (despite that) all the same, anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • Despite the fact that; although.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • (lb) If, that, even if.
  • :
  • * 1945 , (Oscar Hammerstein II), “ (musical)
  • *:Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
  • Usage notes

    * (if) This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression (as though).

    Synonyms

    * (although) although, even though