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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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We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct after a noun: …
The meaning of EXCEPT is with the exclusion or exception of. How to use except in a sentence.
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.
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.
You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true. I wouldn't have accepted anything except a job in Europe.
except. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧cept1 /ɪkˈsept/ S2 W2 conjunction, preposition 1 used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true The office is open every day except Sundays.
EXCEPT definition: not including a particular fact, thing, or person: . Learn more.
Define except. except synonyms, except pronunciation, except translation, English dictionary definition of except. leave out; exclude: present company excepted; with the exclusion of: Everyone was there except for the guest of honor.
Definitions of 'except' 1. You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.
Except Definition. With the exclusion of; other than; but. Everyone except me. Leaving out; omitting; other than; but. To everyone except me. With the exception of; but. There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
