"as though" meaning in English

See as though in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: as though
Etymology: : as though < → δείτε τις λέξεις as και though
  1. σαν να, με τρόπο που υποδηλώνει κάτι
    Sense id: el-as_though-en-phrase-pJTTfra-
  2. μήπως, σε ρητορικές ερωτήσεις εισάγει καταφατική ή αποφατική πρόταση που ισοδυναμεί αντίστοιχα με έντονη άρνηση ή κατάφαση
    Sense id: el-as_though-en-phrase-uoqr5-cT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: as if
{
  "etymology_text": ": as though < → δείτε τις λέξεις as και though",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "as though"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I felt as though there was also someone else in the room.",
          "translation": "Αισθάνθηκα σαν να υπήρχε και κάποιος άλλος στο δωμάτιο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He rose as though he were asking for something.",
          "translation": "Ανασηκώθηκε σαν κάτι να ζητούσε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σαν να, με τρόπο που υποδηλώνει κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-as_though-en-phrase-pJTTfra-"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As though we didn’t tell him about it? (=We told him many times.)",
          "translation": "Μήπως δεν του το είπαμε; (=Του το είπαμε πολλές φορές.)"
        },
        {
          "text": "As though I didn’t know it? (=I knew it very well of course.)",
          "translation": "Μήπως δεν το ξέρω; (=Το ξέρω και πολύ καλά μάλιστα.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μήπως, σε ρητορικές ερωτήσεις εισάγει καταφατική ή αποφατική πρόταση που ισοδυναμεί αντίστοιχα με έντονη άρνηση ή κατάφαση"
      ],
      "id": "el-as_though-en-phrase-uoqr5-cT"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "δείτε",
        "την έκφραση"
      ],
      "word": "as if"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as though"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": as though < → δείτε τις λέξεις as και though",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "as though"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I felt as though there was also someone else in the room.",
          "translation": "Αισθάνθηκα σαν να υπήρχε και κάποιος άλλος στο δωμάτιο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He rose as though he were asking for something.",
          "translation": "Ανασηκώθηκε σαν κάτι να ζητούσε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σαν να, με τρόπο που υποδηλώνει κάτι"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As though we didn’t tell him about it? (=We told him many times.)",
          "translation": "Μήπως δεν του το είπαμε; (=Του το είπαμε πολλές φορές.)"
        },
        {
          "text": "As though I didn’t know it? (=I knew it very well of course.)",
          "translation": "Μήπως δεν το ξέρω; (=Το ξέρω και πολύ καλά μάλιστα.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μήπως, σε ρητορικές ερωτήσεις εισάγει καταφατική ή αποφατική πρόταση που ισοδυναμεί αντίστοιχα με έντονη άρνηση ή κατάφαση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "δείτε",
        "την έκφραση"
      ],
      "word": "as if"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as though"
}

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