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as though

/əzˈðəʊ/

as though conjunction: as to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.

Conjunction

as though

  1. As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.
    • I felt sick, as though I'd just eaten a dozen bad oysters.
    • She reached out, as though to touch my face.
    Synonyms:
    like

as though meaning in Gujarati, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

as though in Gujarati

as to suggest that
જાણે jāṇe

as though in Arabic

as to suggest that
كَمَا لَو kamā law, كَأَنَّ kaʔanna

as though in Indonesian

as to suggest that
seakan-akan, seolah-olah

as though in Persian

as to suggest that
انگار engâr, مثل اینکه mesl-e inke
More languagesFewer languages
as though in Thai
เหมือน mʉ̌ʉan, เหมือนกับว่า, ราวกับ, ราวกับว่า

Examples of as though in a sentence

  • It always seemed as though we'd get married.
  • You spend as though you were filthy rich, when you hardly make ends meet.
  • But the tall tower, with its four- faced clock, rose as majestically and uncompromisingly as though the land had never been subjugated.1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
  • "We'll see him on in Washington some day.[…]A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

Synonyms of as though

Words that rhyme with as though

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Questions about as though

What does as though mean?
As though means as to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.
What is as though in Gujarati?
As though in Gujarati is જાણે (jāṇe). See As though meaning in Gujarati.
How do you use as though in a sentence?
It always seemed as though we'd get married.
What part of speech is as though?
As though is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce as though?
As though is pronounced /əzˈðəʊ/ (UK).

Words near as though in the dictionary

  1. as the saying goes
  2. as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
  3. as the wind blows
  4. as they come
  5. as they say
  6. as though
  7. as time goes by
  8. as times go
  9. as to
  10. as useful as a chocolate teapot
  11. as usual

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