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albeit

albeit

112 3.5
Although one thing is true, something else is also true
  • subordinating conjunction
  • /ɔlˈbiːɪt/
  • Formal
: si bien
  • She was excited for the trip, albeit nervous about flying.
  • albeit different
  • albeit somewhat slow
  • albeit temporarily

Einstein said time and space are illusions of consciousness, albeit persistent ones.

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Examples

  • Their works survive to this day, albeit not in their original forms.

  • This went well, albeit there was some tension between my mom and my dad.

  • Your career will go forward, albeit back here in Washington.

  • Will you allow me to offer my support, albeit at a distance?

  • I had indeed hoped to meet you, albeit under different circumstances.

  • God has a plan... albeit a mysterious one, for my family.

  • And again, this is a real picture, albeit in false color.

  • A traditional coffee farm, in many ways, feels like a forest, albeit manipulated through human agency.

    Academic text (1999)
  • All these answers were honest, albeit perhaps creative and interpretive.

  • So she's able to keep flying, albeit wounded, and survival isn't getting any easier.

Synonyms

however
vsalbeit
  • Formal
∞ 2.6

Shows a contrast with what was said before

is used inside clauses to mark concession, not as an inter-sentence connector
yet
vsalbeit
∞ 1.0

In spite of that

is similar but signals concession within a clause rather than a sentence transition
although
vsalbeit
∞ 1.0

Shows a contrast with what was said before

is a conjunction stressing that another fact also exists

Surface Forms

albeit main

Etymology

The word albeit comes from an old phrase all be it, which meant 'even if it is so'. So, albeit is a short way to say one thing and also admit another, much like 'although'.