albeit
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albeit
- /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ UK
- /ɔlˈbi.ɪt/ US
- /ɑlˈbi.ɪt/ cot caught merger
- /oːlˈbiː.ɪt/ Australia
Where it comes from
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.
conjunction albe · albethey
- Although, despite (it) being. Who are you? tell me for more certainty, / Albeit Ile ſweare that I do know your tongue.
