Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • conjunction Even though; although; notwithstanding.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Although; notwithstanding that.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • conjunction Even though; although; notwithstanding.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • conjunction Despite its being; although.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English al be it : al, even if; see all + be : subjunctive of ben, to be; see be + it, it; see it.]

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Middle English, completely though it be, from al (completely) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been to be) + it

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  • His trip was successful, albeit tiring.

    March 30, 2007

  • learned this from reading, never having heard it. thought for the longest time is was a French word pronounced to rhyme with 'weigh'

    March 30, 2007

  • Hmm...you know, I think I like your pronunciation better, seanmeade. :-)

    March 30, 2007

  • To be willing to suffer for the sake of freedom and justice is noble, albeit a bit stupid.

    August 19, 2007

  • Used in place of eventhough-It us a conjunction

    April 28, 2008

  • Is it pronounced All-be-it (as you see it) or Al-bite (as the scandinavians might)?

    July 1, 2009

  • Unmarked American pronunciation on Forvo.

    July 1, 2009

  • Also all-be.

    January 15, 2024