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# tho

adverb, conjunction (informal short spelling of «though»)

«tho» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A short way of writing «though», meaning «but» or «however», often put at the end of a sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#m1)
2. (informal) A short way of writing «although», meaning «even if it is true that». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#m2)

### In the lessons

Seen in texts, chats, comics and dialogue where a character talks casually; it adds a small «but» to what was just said. In school writing pupils should write «though» or «although» instead. Phrases: «nice tho», «even tho», «tho I guess».

### Examples

- It was a long walk, worth it tho. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x1)
- Even tho it rained, we played outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x2)
- The test was hard, I passed tho. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x3)
- «Cool trainers tho,» said Mia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x4)
- I like pizza, not with pineapple tho. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x5)
- Tho he was tired, he finished his homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x6)
- Weird, tho, that nobody came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x7)
- The eldest, tho' she was unaccountably dull, could not but notice it, and would have given all her beauty to have half the wit of her sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/#x8)

### Note

Informal spelling only; never use it in exams or formal letters — write «though». Do not mix it up with «thought» (the past of «think») or «through» (going in one side and out the other). It does not change any numbers in a maths problem.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tho» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tho/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tho» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tho.html) on Mova free.