as though
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as though
- /əzˈðəʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊ
conjunction
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As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.
I felt sick, as though I'd just eaten a dozen bad oysters.
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conj as to suggest that
| 日本語 | ...のようだ maru-de... |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 仿佛 or 彷彿 /彷佛 fǎngfú, 似乎 sìhū, 好像 hǎoxiàng |
| Português | como se |
| Français | comme si, comme pour |
| Deutsch | als ob, als wenn |
| Italiano | come se |
| Ελληνικά | λες και les kai |
| Română | ca și cum, de parcă, de zici că |
| Русский | как бу́дто kak búdto, бу́дто búdto, сло́вно slóvno |
| العربية | كَمَا لَو kamā law, كَأَنَّ kaʔanna |
Talk about this word "as though." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/as%20though. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. as though. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/as%20though "as though." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/as%20though.Cite this
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title = {as though},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20though},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
