albeit
Syllables: al·be·itUK/ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt//ɔlˈbi.ɪt/
albeit conjunction: although, despite (it) being.
Conjunction
albeit
- Although, despite (it) being.
- Who are you? tell me for more certainty, / Albeit Ile ſweare that I do know your tongue.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men’s mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 92
- Synonyms:
- as much as, though, although, as, despite that, even though, howbeit, much as, thoughbeit, while
albeit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Gujarati
albeit in Hindi
- although; despite (it) being — see also although, but
- किन्तु kintu, परन्तु parantu
albeit in Tamil
- இருந்தபோதிலும், ஆனாலும்
albeit in Urdu
- اگرچہ, باوجود یکہ, گو کہ
albeit in Gujarati
- although; despite (it) being — see also although, but
- જોકે joke, પરંતુ parantu, તેમ છતાં tem chatā̃
More languagesFewer languages
- albeit in Arabic
- وَلَو walaw
- albeit in Malay
- walau, meski
- albeit in Indonesian
- walaupun, meskipun
- albeit in Persian
- اگرچه agarče, هرچند harčand
Examples of albeit in a sentence
- There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.2007 June 17, Ellen Marrus, Houston Chronicle:
- Pelosi eventually agreed to self-impose term limits, albeit with an escape clause.2019 March 7, Zachary B. Wolf, “8 times Democrats clashed with each other since taking power”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Mar...
Synonyms of albeit
Forms of albeit
| alternative form | albe |
|---|---|
| alternative form | albethey |
Origin of albeit
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”, literally “all”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it.
Questions about albeit
- What does albeit mean?
- Albeit means although, despite (it) being.
- What is albeit in Hindi?
- Albeit in Hindi is किन्तु (kintu), परन्तु (parantu). See Albeit meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use albeit in a sentence?
- There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.
- What part of speech is albeit?
- Albeit is a conjunction.
- How do you pronounce albeit?
- Albeit is pronounced /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ (UK).
Words near albeit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: albeit (page history and authors); albeit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); albeit (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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