Meanings
alternative eventhough
- Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.
She left him even though she still loved him.
1 more example
I can't remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee even though my wife is godmother to your only child.
1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Paramount PicturesSynonyms: albeit, much as, although, as, as much as, despite that, howbeit, though
- archaicEven if.
As it is, I would defend her honor even though I died in that defence.
1903, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
Synonyms & antonyms
conjunctionAlthough; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.
Translations
Arabic بِالرَغْم مِن
- بِالرَغْم مِن (bi-r-raḡm min)although
Bulgarian въпреки че, макар че
- въпреки че (văpreki če)although
- макар че (makar če)although
Chinese Mandarin 即使, 儘管 /尽管
- 即使 (jíshǐ)although
- 儘管 /尽管 (jǐnguǎn)although
Czech i když
- i kdyžalthough
Danish selvom, selv om
- selvomalthough
- selv omalthough
- skøntalthough
Dutch ook al, ondanks dat
- ook alalthough
- ondanks datalthough
- hoewelalthough
Esperanto malgraŭ ke
- malgraŭ kealthough
Finnish vaikka, joskin
- vaikkaalthough
- joskinalthough
French bien que, quoique
- bien quealthough
- quoiquealthough
- alors même quealthough
- quand bien mêmealthough
German obwohl
- obwohlalthough
Greek παρ’ όλο
- παρ’ όλο (par’ ólo)although
Hebrew אפילו, על אף
- אפילו (afilu)although
- על אף (al af)although
Hindi यद्यपि
- यद्यपि (yadyapi)although
Hungarian noha, jóllehet
- nohaalthough
- jóllehetalthough
- pedigalthough
Icelandic jafnvel þó
- jafnvel þóalthough
Irish cé go, má
- cé goalthough
- máalthough
Italian nonostante, benché
- nonostantealthough
- benchéalthough
- anche sealthough
Japanese 雖も, ...のに
- 雖も (iedomo)although
- ...のに (...no ni)although
Latin tamenetsī
- tamenetsīalthough
Latvian kaut arī
- kaut arīalthough
Norwegian Bokmål selv om
- selv omalthough
Persian با این که
- با این کهalthough
Polish chociaż, mimo że
- chociażalthough
- mimo żealthough
- wprawdziealthough
Portuguese apesar de que, mesmo se
- apesar de quealthough
- mesmo sealthough
- ainda quealthough
Romanian chiar dacă, deși
- chiar dacăalthough
- deșialthough
Russian хотя́
- хотя́ (xotjá)although
Spanish aun si, aunque
- aun sialthough
- aunquealthough
- a pesar dealthough
- magueralthough
- por más quealthough
- si bienalthough
- bien quealthough
- aun cuandoalthough
Swedish fastän, även om
- fastänalthough
- även omalthough
Tamil இருப்பினும்
- இருப்பினும் (iruppiṉum)although
Thai แม้ว่า
- แม้ว่า (mɛ́ɛ-wâa)although
Turkish rağmen
- rağmenalthough
Vietnamese dù, mặc dù
- dùalthough
- mặc dùalthough
- dẫualthough
Cite this entry
even though. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20though
“even though.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20though. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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