Except Definition
ĭk-sĕpt
excepted, excepting, excepts
preposition
With the exclusion of; other than; but.
Everyone except me.
American Heritage
Leaving out; omitting; other than; but.
To everyone except me.
Webster's New World
With the exception of; but.
There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- short-of
- minus
- exempting
- lacking
- besides
- aside-from
- outside-of
- without
- if not for
- other-than
- with the exclusion of
- but
- save
- not counting
- leaving-out
conjuntion
If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.
American Heritage
Unless.
Webster's New World
Were it not true; only.
I'd quit except that I need the money.
Webster's New World
Otherwise than.
She doesn't leave home except to attend church.
Webster's New World
Except is defined as something said when one action depends on another action, or to show a variation in action.
An example of except is when you would go swimming but you have not brought a bathing suit.
An example of except is to say that a person never drives their car during the week but they drive their car on the weekends.
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verb
excepted, excepting, excepts
To leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit.
Webster's New World
To object; take exception.
To except to a remark.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
except for
- Were it not for:
I would join you except for my cold.
American Heritage
except for
- if it were not for
Webster's New World
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