except
1with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me.
Idioms about except
except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money.
Origin of except
1synonym study For except
Words Nearby except
Other definitions for except (2 of 2)
to exclude from or leave out of a particular category: Surveys that are used exclusively for certain educational purposes are excepted from these requirements.
to object (usually followed by to or against): to except to a statement;to except against a witness.
Origin of except
2confusables note For except
Other words from except
- ex·cept·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·cept·a·ble, adjective
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How to use except in a sentence
except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame | Ben Jacobs | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI always wanted to have a career like his—except for the stopping work thing.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTexcept, Nomadness currently has 3,000 pending membership requests.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAuthor J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.
In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonI haven't much time for seeing any one, except my patients, and the people I meet in society.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe patriarchal decree of the government was a good deal of a joke on the plains, anyway—except when you were caught defying it!
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe camp grew still, except for the rough and ready cook pottering about the fire, boiling buffalo-meat and mixing biscuit-dough.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWho he could not make out, except that it was a Kirton: and it prayed him to hasten down immediately.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for except
/ (ɪkˈsɛpt) /
Also: except for other than; apart from; with the exception of: he likes everyone except you; except for this mistake, you did very well
except that (conjunction) but for the fact that; were it not true that
an archaic word for unless
informal except that; but for the fact that: I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way
(tr) to leave out; omit; exclude
(intr often foll by to) rare to take exception; object
Origin of except
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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