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- Dictionaryexcluding/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/
preposition
- 1. not taking someone or something into account; except: "the holiday cost £180, excluding accommodation"
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to decide that something is not true or possible: exclude the possibility We can't exclude the possibility that he is dead. Fewer examples. It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her. Couples who are childless can feel excluded from the rest of society.
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied. excluder noun. Synonyms. ban. bar. close out. count (out) debar. eliminate. except. freeze out. rule out. shut out. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
(Definition of excluding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) excluding | American Dictionary. preposition. us / ɪkˈsklu·dɪŋ / Add to word list. not including; apart from: The aircraft carries 250 people, excluding the crew.
Excluding definition: excepting. See examples of EXCLUDING used in a sentence.
to decide that something is not true or possible: exclude the possibility We can't exclude the possibility that he is dead. Fewer examples. It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her. Couples who are childless can feel excluded from the rest of society.
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of. Synonyms: preclude, omit, except, prohibit, bar. Antonyms: include. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.: Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest. to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject: He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.
1. verb. If you exclude someone from a place or activity, you prevent them from entering it or taking part in it. The Academy excluded women from its classes. [VERB noun + from] Many of the youngsters feel excluded. [VERB-ed] [ Also VERB noun] Synonyms: keep out, bar, ban, veto More Synonyms of exclude. 2. verb.
1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables. 2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence. 3. To put out; expel.
Exclude means to leave out — like when the cool kids won't let you in on their game of four-square or the pizza guy leaves your neighborhood out from his delivery zone. Exclude comes to us from the Latin word excludere, which means "to shut."
exclude something (from something) to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. Try excluding fat from your diet. Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded. opposite include. Join us.
