except
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
conjunction
- Archaic unless
- Informal were it not true; only: often followed by that I'd quit except that I need the money
- otherwise than she doesn't leave home except to attend church
except Idioms
except for
if it were not for
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