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- Dictionaryex·cept/ikˈsept/
preposition
- 1. not including; other than: "they work every day except Sunday"
conjunction
- 1. used before a statement that forms an exception to one just made: "I didn't tell him anything, except that I needed the money"
verb
- 1. specify as not included in a category or group; exclude: formal "he excepted from his criticism a handful of distinguished writers"
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Learn the meaning and usage of the preposition, conjunction and verb except in English. Find out how to use except with nouns, clauses and idioms, and see translations in different languages.
The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii. This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers.
Except is most commonly used as a preposition meaning excluding or but, as in Everyone was invited except me, or as a conjunction meaning but for the fact that, as in I would have called, except I lost my phone.
Learn the meaning and usage of the preposition or conjunction except, which shows exclusion or exception. Find examples, synonyms, idioms, and contrast with accept and unless.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'except' as a preposition, conjunction, verb, and adjective. See examples of 'except' in sentences and idioms.
Learn the meaning and grammar of the word except, a conjunction and preposition that introduces exceptions or exclusions. See examples, synonyms, and patterns with except in sentences.
