"albeit" meaning in English

See albeit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔlˈbi.ət/ [General-American], /ɑlˈbi.ɪt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-albeit.ogg
Etymology: From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{com|enm|al|be|it|nocat=1|pos2=3rd person singular present subjunctive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">been</i> (“to be”)|t1=completely, entirely}} al (“completely, entirely”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it Head templates: {{head|en|conjunction}} albeit
  1. Although, despite (it) being. Synonyms: as much as, though, even though, albe, albethey Related terms: howbeit, sobeit Translations (although; despite (it) being): وَلَو (walaw) (Arabic), мака́р (makár) (Bulgarian), мака́р и (makár i) (Bulgarian), encara que (Catalan), tanmateix (Catalan), però (Catalan), 雖然 (Chinese Mandarin), 虽然 (suīrán) (Chinese Mandarin), třebaže (Czech), omend (Danish), selv om (Danish), alhoewel (Dutch), hoewel (Dutch), ofschoon (Dutch), kvankam (Esperanto), vaikka (Finnish), vaikkakin (Finnish), joskin (Finnish), bien que (French), quoique (French), inanque (Galician), aínda que (Galician), maxer (Galician), macar (Galician), decasí (Galician), porén (Galician), malia (Galician), embora (Galician), orasme (Galician), decontra (Galician), emporiso (Galician), noustante (Galician), wenn auch (German), wenngleich (German), obgleich (German), obschon (German), καίτοι (kaítoi) (Greek), μολονότι (molonóti) (Greek), જોકે (joke) (Gujarati), પરંતુ (parantu) (Gujarati), તેમ છતાં (tem chatā̃) (Gujarati), אַף כִּי (af ki) (Hebrew), אַף עַל פִּי (af al pi) (Hebrew), किन्तु (kintu) (Hindi), परन्तु (parantu) (Hindi), quankam (Ido), walaupun (Indonesian), meskipun (Indonesian), benché (Italian), とはいえ (to wa ie) (Japanese), ではあるが (de wa aru ga) (Japanese), etsi (Latin), nors ir (Lithuanian), и́ако (íako) (Macedonian), се́пак (sépak) (Macedonian), walau (Malay), meski (Malay), selv om (Norwegian), om enn (Norwegian), malgrat (Occitan), tot ben que (Occitan), encara que (Occitan), اگرچه (agarče) (Persian), هرچند (harčand) (Persian), chociaż (Polish), acz (Polish), aczkolwiek (Polish), se bem que (Portuguese), mesmo que (Portuguese), ainda que (Portuguese), totuși (Romanian), dar (Romanian), хотя́ (xotjá) (Russian), иако [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мада [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), премда [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), чак и ако [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), iako [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mada [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), premda [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), čak i ako [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), aj keď (Slovak), četudi (Slovene), čeprav (Slovene), aunque (Spanish), no obstante (Spanish), si bien (Spanish), om än (Swedish), her ne kadar (Turkish), yine (Turkish), gerçi (Turkish), ise de (Turkish)

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      "word": "dar"
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      "word": "чак и ако"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "iako"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "premda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "čak i ako"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "aj keď"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "četudi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "čeprav"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "aunque"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "no obstante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "si bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "om än"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "her ne kadar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "yine"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "gerçi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "although; despite (it) being",
      "word": "ise de"
    }
  ],
  "word": "albeit"
}

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