even though
conjUK /ˈiːvən ðəʊ/ · US /ˈivən ðoʊ/
1
Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.
- She left him even though she still loved him.
- 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 Pictures:
2
Archaic Even 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
- albeit, much as, although, as, as much as, despite that, even though, howbeit, though, thoughbeit, while
- Antonyms
- because