Though vs Thoughtful - What's the difference?
though | thoughtful |
(lb) Despite that; however.
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*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (lb) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
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Despite the fact that; although.
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*: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.
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* 1945 , (Oscar Hammerstein II), “ (musical)
*:Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
As an adverb though
is (lb) despite that; however.As a conjunction though
is despite the fact that; although.As an adjective thoughtful is
demonstrating thought or careful consideration.though
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Alternative forms
* tho *Adverb
(-)Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.