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except Definition

ex·cept (ek sept′, ik-)

transitive verb

to leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit

Etymology: ME excepten < OFr excepter < L exceptare, to take out, except < exceptus, pp. of excipere < ex-, out + capere, to take: see have

intransitive verb

Now Rare to object; take exception: with to or against to except to a remark

leaving out; omitting; other than; but to everyone except me

Etymology: ME < L exceptus

  1. Archaic unless
  2. Informal were it not true; only: often followed by that I'd quit except that I need the money
  3. otherwise than she doesn't leave home except to attend church

except Idioms

except for

if it were not for

except Synonyms

except

prep.

excepting, excluding, omitting, barring, saving, not counting, save, but, with the exception of, with the exclusion of, other than, if not for, without, outside of, aside from, besides, lacking, leaving out, exempting, minus*, short of*.

except Synonyms

except

v.

exclude, leave out, count out, make an exception of; see omit 1.

except Usage Examples

Object

  • estate: When does an estate qualify as an excepted estate?
  • land: What types of land are classed as ' excepted land ' ?
  • agreement: This section amends section 115 to allow the chief finance officer to except certain agreements from this prohibition.
  • challenge: Is anyone out there going to except the challenge of trying to beat this staggering total?

Preposition: on

occasion: I never excepting on these two occasions took wood from Sir James Riddell's property.

Modifying Another Word

  • possibly: The only decimal separator known to javascript ( new releases possibly excepted ) is the decimal point, " .
  • never: I never excepting on these two occasions took wood from Sir James Riddell's property.