Meaning Of Less Albeit

Albeit has two close relatives that are far less common but similarly formed.

Meaning of less albeit. Meaning pronunciation translations and examples. You use albeit to introduce a fact or comment which reduces the force or significance of. All be it.

American heritage dictionary of the english language fifth edition. It s easy to say that albeit means although but it doesn t really explain it. Change your default dictionary to american english.

Definition and synonyms of albeit from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. And this is for good reason. The word comes from a middle english word meaning literally all or completely though it be.

The same trend applies albeit to a less impressive extent in the abbreviated format to a very large extent the bbc is a government corporation albeit at a couple of steps removed six famous women who albeit unconsciously gave us a classic of school literature. Albeit can also be used to introduce subordinate clauses. However this is the territory where although and even though usually seem more natural albeit can sound awkward in these situations.

This is one of the reasons why the two words are not always interchangeable. This is the british english definition of albeit view american english definition of albeit. Both native and non native english speakers feel frustrated with this definition.

How to use albeit in a sentence. What you can t do with albeit but can certainly do with although is introduce independent clauses. Albeit simply means although however albeit is more limited in scope than although.