Although
[ɔːl'ðəʊ;ɒl-] or [ɔl'ðo]
Definition
(conj.) Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.
Editor: Peter
Synonyms and Synonymous
conj. Though, albeit, notwithstanding, grant that, for all that, be it so, even if.
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Definition
conj. admitting all that: notwithstanding that.
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Examples
- As I perceive that your boots, although used, are by no means dirty, I cannot doubt that you are at present busy enough to justify the hansom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Although I had heard it with my own ears I could not believe it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- In the hydraulic form of elevator, a motor worked by water is employed to lift the car, although steam power is also employed to raise the water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A serious occurrence that might have resulted in accident drove him soon after from Canada, although the youth could hardly be held to blame for it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Although carbon dioxide is very injurious to health, both of the substances of which it is composed are necessary to life. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She had not yet had any anxiety about ways and means, although her domestic life had been expensive as well as eventful. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- This change took from us the fear of an immediate catastrophe, although we were still anxious as to the final result. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Nay, there are persons in Middlemarch to whom I could go; although they don't know much of me, they would believe me. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Although the cotton is now a white, soft, clean, downy sheet, still the fibres cross each other in every direction, and they require to be straightened and laid parallel before the spinning. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Although many statements may be found in works on natural history to this effect, I cannot find even one which seems to me of any weight. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The plan of identifying people by their finger-prints, although at first used only on criminals, is now put to many other uses. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Although we live only two miles apart I have never been inside her aunt's house in my life. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The hoof is split and although it might not get worse soon if shod properly, she could break down if she travels over much hard ground. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Although we appeared at the stipulated place a quarter of an hour before the time, we found Mr. Micawber already there. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- No leaf will decay because we are removed, nor any branch become motionless although we can observe you no longer! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Men began to doubt whether the new engine could ever be made to accomplish what Watt claimed for it, but although he realized the difficulties the inventor would not allow himself to doubt. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Roylands, I am going to deliver this wine to Alcibiades, although I know he does not want it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- His suggestions were finally approved, although they did not immediately find favor in Washington. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Although we were anxious to leave England before the depth of winter, yet we were detained. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Although the woman in white was still in my mind, the image of her seemed to have grown dull and faint already. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He understood the various processes of handling wool and cotton, although his own work lay outside them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Fear overcame me; I dared not advance, dreading a thousand nameless evils that made me tremble, although I was unable to define them. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Yes, ma'am,' said Bob, all impatience; for the old lady, although much agitated, spoke with the most tantalising deliberation, as old ladies often do. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He sent for his things, and I wouldn't let 'em go, although Mr. Raggles would; and I don't b'lieve he's no more a Colonel than I am. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Although the beak is thus very inferior as a sifter to that of a shoveller, yet this bird, as every one knows, constantly uses it for this purpose. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I found by their pointing towards me and to each other, that they plainly discovered me, although they made no return to my shouting. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I know even up to and through the Russians, although only a few speak Spanish. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I was convinced upon this return trip that there was a future for the horseless carriage, although I did not at that time expect it to be so brilliant and imposing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Although they had clay available, and although there are several Pal?olithic clay figures on record, they had _no pottery_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We use the crab-apple for preserving even now, although man’s ingenuity has succeeded in inducing nature to give us many better tasting kinds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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