Phrase guide

even though

conj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈiːvən ðəʊ/
  • US: /ˈivən ðoʊ/
  • Mid-Atlantic, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

conj

Meaning 1

Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She left him even though she still loved him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

Even if.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: edhe pse — although
  • Albanian: megjithëse — although
  • Arabic: بِالرَغْم مِن (bi-r-raḡm min) — although
  • Armenian: չնայած որ (čʻnayac or) — although
  • Armenian: չնայած (čʻnayac) — although
  • Azerbaijani: -sa da — although
  • Azerbaijani: -sa belə — although
  • Azerbaijani: isə də — although
  • Azerbaijani: isə belə — although
  • Azerbaijani: baxmayaraq ki — although
  • Azerbaijani: hərçənd — although
  • Bulgarian: въпреки че (vǎpreki če) — although
  • Bulgarian: макар че (makar če) — although
  • Chinese Mandarin: 即使 (jíshǐ) — although
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儘管 /尽管 (jǐnguǎn) — although
  • Czech: i když — although
  • Danish: selvom — although
  • Danish: selv om — although
  • Danish: skønt — although
  • Dutch: ook al — although
  • Dutch: ondanks dat — although
  • Dutch: hoewel — although
  • Esperanto: malgraŭ ke — although
  • Finnish: vaikka — although
  • Finnish: joskin — although
  • French: bien que — although
  • French: quoique — although
  • French: alors même que — although
  • French: quand bien même — although
  • Galician: aínda que — although
  • Georgian: მიუხედავად ამისა (miuxedavad amisa) — although
  • Georgian: თუმცა (tumca) — although
  • German: obwohl — although
  • Greek: παρ’ όλο (par’ ólo) — although
  • Hebrew: אפילו (afilu) — although
  • Hebrew: על אף (al af) — although
  • Hindi: यद्यपि (yadyapi) — although
  • Hungarian: noha — although
  • Hungarian: jóllehet — although
  • Hungarian: pedig — although
  • Icelandic: jafnvel þó — although
  • Ido: mem ke — although
  • Ido: quankam — although
  • Ingrian: vaikko — although
  • Ingrian: hot i — although
  • Interlingua: mesmo si — although
  • Irish: cé go — although
  • Irish: má — although
  • Italian: nonostante — although
  • Italian: benché — although
  • Italian: anche se — although
  • Japanese: 雖も (iedomo) — although
  • Japanese: ...のに (...no ni) — although
  • Javanese: sanadyan — although
  • Javanese: senajan — although
  • Javanese: masiya — although
  • Khmer: ទោះបីជា (tʊəh bəy cie) — although
  • Khmer: ទាំង (teaŋ) — although
  • Khmer: ទោះ (tʊəh) — although
  • Khmer: នាបី (niebəy) — although
  • Khmer: ផង (phɑɑŋ) — although
  • Khmer: ថ្វីបើ (tvəy baə) — although
  • Khmer: ពិតមែន (pɨt mɛɛn) — although
  • Latin: tamenetsī — although
  • Latvian: kaut arī — although
  • Macedonian: иако (iako) — although
  • Macedonian: и покрај тоа што (i pokraj toa što) — although
  • Macedonian: макар што (makar što) — although
  • Macedonian: без разлика што (bez razlika što) — although
  • Mongolian: гэсэн ч гэсэн (gesen č gesen) — although
  • Navajo: ndi — although
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selv om — although
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølv om — although
  • Ojibwe: aanawi — although
  • Persian: با این که — although
  • Polish: chociaż — although
  • Polish: mimo że — although
  • Polish: wprawdzie — although
  • Portuguese: apesar de que — although
  • Portuguese: mesmo se — although
  • Portuguese: ainda que — although
  • Romanian: chiar dacă — although
  • Romanian: deși — although
  • Russian: хотя́ (xotjá) — although
  • Serbo-Croatian: iako — although
  • Serbo-Croatian: mada — although
  • Serbo-Croatian: premda — although
  • Sinhalese: එසේ නමුදු (esē namudu) — although
  • Slovene: čeprav — although
  • Slovene: kljub temu da — although
  • Spanish: aun si — although
  • Spanish: aunque — although
  • Spanish: a pesar de — although
  • Spanish: maguer — although
  • Spanish: por más que — although
  • Spanish: si bien — although
  • Spanish: bien que — although
  • Spanish: aun cuando — although
  • Swedish: fastän — although
  • Swedish: även om — although
  • Tamil: இருப்பினும் (iruppiṉum) — although
  • Thai: แม้ว่า (mɛ́ɛ-wâa) — although
  • Turkish: rağmen — although
  • Vietnamese: dù — although
  • Vietnamese: mặc dù — although
  • Vietnamese: dẫu — although