even though
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Meaning · English
Despite something being true
Literally: at the same time as something else
Register: neutral
Examples
No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.Cho dù bạn có thuyết phục mọi người rằng sô-cô-la là va-ni thì nó vẫn là sô-cô-la, dù bạn có thể tự thuyết phục được mình và một vài người khác rằng nó là va-ni.
Even though Tom still had tears in his eyes, he began to smile.Mặc dù mắt của Tom vẫn còn nước, nó đã bắt đầu cười.
Tatoeba sentence #939787 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “even though” mean?
Despite something being true Literally: at the same time as something else
Is “even though” formal or informal?
even though is generally neutral.