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albeit en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /oːlˈbiː.ɪt/ (Australia)
• /ɔlˈbi.ɪt/ (General-American)
• /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑlˈbi.ɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Although, despite (it) being.
   • 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 2019:
   • There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs. 2007 June 17, Ellen Marrus, Houston Chronicle:
   • 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:
   • Up front, skipper and open-side Lewis Moody looked almost back to full fitness, while England's set-piece was barely troubled, albeit against a Romania side showing 11 changes from that beaten by Argentina earlier in the week. 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67 – 3 Romania”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2019:
   • 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi], page 170:

Forms

Relateds

sobeit · howbeit

Synonyms

howbeit · thoughbeit · albeit · even though · as much as · although · much as · though · while · as · though · as much as · despite that

Translations (93)

hu noha (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · es si bien (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl malia (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · cs třebaže (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · eo kvankam (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · hu bár (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · tr her ne kadar (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · it benché (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · de wenngleich (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · tr ise de (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sl četudi (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl macar (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fr bien que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh премда (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gu તેમ છતાં (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · id walaupun (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · de obschon (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh иако (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pl chociaż (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · oc encara que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · nl alhoewel (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · mk се́пак (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sk aj keď (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · mk и́ако (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · hi किन्तु (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ca encara que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · cmn 雖然 /虽然 (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · hi परन्तु (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · la etsi (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pt ainda que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sl čeprav (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · oc malgrat (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ms walau (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ja ではあるが (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fi vaikkakin (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · io quankam (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ru хотя́ (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh čak i ako (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pl acz (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · es no obstante (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · oc tot ben que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pt se bem que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fr quoique (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · de wenn auch (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · hu jóllehet (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ca tanmateix (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ca però (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · da selv om (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh мада (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh premda (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sv om än (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ms meski (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · bg мака́р и (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fa اگرچه (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · el καίτοι (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh mada (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh iako (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · bg мака́р (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · el μολονότι (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · nl hoewel (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl maxer (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · he אַף עַל פִּי (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · de obgleich (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ar وَلَو (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · lt nors ir (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl decasí (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · sh чак и ако (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl inanque (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · he אַף כִּי (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fa هرچند (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · nl ofschoon (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl orasme (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · no om enn (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ro dar (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · no selv om (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · tr gerçi (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl noustante (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pt mesmo que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl embora (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ja とはいえ (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · es aun cuando (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gu પરંતુ (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · hu habár (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gu જોકે (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fi joskin (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · es bien que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · gl aínda que (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · fi vaikka (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · da omend (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · tr yine (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · pl aczkolwiek (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · ro totuși (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but) · id meskipun (although; despite (it) being — see also although, but)