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- Dictionaryexcept/ɪkˈsɛpt/
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 excluded from a category or group: formal "five classes of advertisement are excepted from control"
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not including; but not: The museum is open daily except Monday (s). The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen. There is nothing to indicate the building's past, except (for) the fireplace. Fewer examples.
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.
Definition of 'except' Word Frequency. except. (ɪksept ) 1. preposition. 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. I don't take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for colds.
1. Also: except for other than; apart from; with the exception of: he likes everyone except you; except for this mistake, you did very well. 2. except that ( conjunction) but for the fact that; were it not true that. conj.
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.
Definition of except preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EXCEPT definition: not including a particular fact, thing, or person: . Learn more.
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.
A complete guide to the word "EXCEPT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
