Albeit
conjunction
Though, even if, despite the fact that.
She was making progress, albeit very slowly.
Often appears as...
- albeit slowly
- albeit reluctantly
Usage tips
Formal
conjunction
Used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said.
The suit was expensive, albeit of superior quality.
Often appears as...
- albeit expensive
- albeit small
Usage tips
Formal
conjunction
Though, even if, despite the fact that.
She was making progress, albeit very slowly.
Often appears as...
- albeit slowly
- albeit reluctantly
Usage tips
Formal
conjunction
Used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said.
The suit was expensive, albeit of superior quality.
Often appears as...
- albeit expensive
- albeit small
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Concession Highlighter
Use 'albeit' to highlight a concession or exception in your statement, showing a contrast to the main idea.
The festival was fun, albeit overcrowded.
Pro Tip 2/3Softening Contrast
'Albeit' can make a contrasting statement feel less direct or harsh, smoothing the transition of ideas.
He accepted the job, albeit with hesitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Albeit' often introduces a subtle shift in the sentence, providing nuanced insight or detail.
Her essay was excellent, albeit a bit long.
Pro Tip 1/3Concession Highlighter
Use 'albeit' to highlight a concession or exception in your statement, showing a contrast to the main idea.
The festival was fun, albeit overcrowded.
Pro Tip 2/3Softening Contrast
'Albeit' can make a contrasting statement feel less direct or harsh, smoothing the transition of ideas.
He accepted the job, albeit with hesitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Albeit' often introduces a subtle shift in the sentence, providing nuanced insight or detail.
Her essay was excellent, albeit a bit long.
Pro Tip 1/3Concession Highlighter
Use 'albeit' to highlight a concession or exception in your statement, showing a contrast to the main idea.
The festival was fun, albeit overcrowded.
Pro Tip 2/3Softening Contrast
'Albeit' can make a contrasting statement feel less direct or harsh, smoothing the transition of ideas.
He accepted the job, albeit with hesitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Albeit' often introduces a subtle shift in the sentence, providing nuanced insight or detail.
Her essay was excellent, albeit a bit long.
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
the consequence of one particular set of adaptive choices that our lineage made, albeit successfully, many generations ago. And of course, we all share the same adaptive imperatives. We're all born. We all bring our children into the world. We go through initiation rites. We have to deal with the inexorable separation of death,
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Pavlovian reactions...
smiles, toys, affection, games, protection, and entertainment. And a parent's constant association with these wonderful or crucial aspects of a child's life has a similar, albeit more complicated, effect that meat powder had on Pavlov's salivating dogs. In other words, if one's parent is predictive
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The voices in my head PIPE...
of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive, and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure
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The evolution of the...
on the wall of a public toilet are you thinking down the line this could be a very valuable piece of evidence for linguists also are you thinking about how you're participating in a process that humans have been doing for thousands of years albeit not one that
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The moral bias behind...
Now, as a man of the humanities, albeit a digital humanities man, that just makes my skin curl, even if I, too, realize that that trust, that idea of the unbiased search result is a cornerstone in our collective love for and appreciation of Google.
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
Metallic objects -- albeit very small ones, a few tons at most -- escaped into orbit around the Earth. Some journeyed to the moons and planets. A race of advanced extraterrestrials watching our solar system from afar
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Why curiosity is the key...
for any humility and curiosity. Because if I am humble and curious, when a patient asks me a question, and I don't know the answer, I'll ask a colleague who may have a similar albeit distinct patient with sarcoma.
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Janine Shepherd: A...
albeit difficult to understand, she never complained, not once. And I wondered how had she ever found that level of acceptance. And I realized that this wasn't just my life; it was life itself.
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Misha Glenny investigates...
These are grim economic times, fellow TEDsters, grim economic times indeed. And so, I would like to cheer you up with one of the great, albeit largely unknown,
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The Missing Years of...
championed over those who oppressed them by studying stories agreed upon to be true a clearer albeit hypothesized portrait of Christ's life can emerge
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
the consequence of one particular set of adaptive choices that our lineage made, albeit successfully, many generations ago. And of course, we all share the same adaptive imperatives. We're all born. We all bring our children into the world. We go through initiation rites. We have to deal with the inexorable separation of death,
Video examples
Pavlovian reactions...
smiles, toys, affection, games, protection, and entertainment. And a parent's constant association with these wonderful or crucial aspects of a child's life has a similar, albeit more complicated, effect that meat powder had on Pavlov's salivating dogs. In other words, if one's parent is predictive
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive, and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure
Video examples
The evolution of the...
on the wall of a public toilet are you thinking down the line this could be a very valuable piece of evidence for linguists also are you thinking about how you're participating in a process that humans have been doing for thousands of years albeit not one that
Video examples
The moral bias behind...
Now, as a man of the humanities, albeit a digital humanities man, that just makes my skin curl, even if I, too, realize that that trust, that idea of the unbiased search result is a cornerstone in our collective love for and appreciation of Google.
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
Metallic objects -- albeit very small ones, a few tons at most -- escaped into orbit around the Earth. Some journeyed to the moons and planets. A race of advanced extraterrestrials watching our solar system from afar
Video examples
Why curiosity is the key...
for any humility and curiosity. Because if I am humble and curious, when a patient asks me a question, and I don't know the answer, I'll ask a colleague who may have a similar albeit distinct patient with sarcoma.
Video examples
Janine Shepherd: A...
albeit difficult to understand, she never complained, not once. And I wondered how had she ever found that level of acceptance. And I realized that this wasn't just my life; it was life itself.
Video examples
Misha Glenny investigates...
These are grim economic times, fellow TEDsters, grim economic times indeed. And so, I would like to cheer you up with one of the great, albeit largely unknown,
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The Missing Years of...
championed over those who oppressed them by studying stories agreed upon to be true a clearer albeit hypothesized portrait of Christ's life can emerge
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Jonathan Mostow
American Director
It seems that we're heading toward the day that films will be released in all platforms simultaneously, albeit with a cost premium to see it at home. But I hope that theater-going doesn't end - I think that watching movies on the big screen with an audience is still the best format and also an important one for society.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
We must forget the prewar time, which was totally different. The sooner we adjust ourselves to the new, changed world, to its new, albeit harsh, beauties, the sooner will each individual be able to find his own personal happiness. The distress of Germany will spiritualize and deepen us.
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Johnny Flynn
South African Musician
I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. It's how I process the world. Without doing that, I feel kind of lost. The characters that I play often come out in the songs and the challenges that they face, albeit in an abstract way.
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Julia Gillard
Australian Statesman
I first felt the addictive power of 'Game of Thrones' when I was prime minister, living in a world where power was also pursued relentlessly, albeit far less colourfully. Certainly, the characters of my world were nowhere near as good looking or exotically dressed.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done with an appreciation for the civil and human rights that deserve protection - without pretending that access itself is such a right.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions.
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Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.
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Arabella Weir
British Comedian
I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is.
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Terry Brooks
American Writer
Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity.
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Jonathan Mostow
American Director
It seems that we're heading toward the day that films will be released in all platforms simultaneously, albeit with a cost premium to see it at home. But I hope that theater-going doesn't end - I think that watching movies on the big screen with an audience is still the best format and also an important one for society.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
We must forget the prewar time, which was totally different. The sooner we adjust ourselves to the new, changed world, to its new, albeit harsh, beauties, the sooner will each individual be able to find his own personal happiness. The distress of Germany will spiritualize and deepen us.
Quote examples
Johnny Flynn
South African Musician
I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. It's how I process the world. Without doing that, I feel kind of lost. The characters that I play often come out in the songs and the challenges that they face, albeit in an abstract way.
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Julia Gillard
Australian Statesman
I first felt the addictive power of 'Game of Thrones' when I was prime minister, living in a world where power was also pursued relentlessly, albeit far less colourfully. Certainly, the characters of my world were nowhere near as good looking or exotically dressed.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done with an appreciation for the civil and human rights that deserve protection - without pretending that access itself is such a right.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions.
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Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.
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Arabella Weir
British Comedian
I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is.
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Terry Brooks
American Writer
Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity.
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