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1. (prep.) except
with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but:
They were all there except me.
2. (conj.) except
only; with the exception (usu. fol. by that):
parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
3. except
otherwise than; but (fol. by an adv., phrase, or clause):
well fortified except here.
4. (v.t.) except
to exclude; leave out:
present company excepted.
5. (v.i.) except
to object (usu. fol. by to or against):
to except to a statement.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF excepter < L exceptāre)
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1. (verb) demur, except
take exception to
"he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
2. (verb) exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
"The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
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1. (preposition) except
indicates what is not included; = excluding
Everyone's here now except Julia.
2. (conjunction) except
indicates what is not included; = excluding
He's fine now except that he can't drink alcohol.; a wonderful vacation except for the rain
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. except
with exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting
2. except
unless; if it be not so that
3. (verb) except
to take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit
4. (verb) except
to object to; to protest against
5. (verb) except
to take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony
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Sense: leaving out; not including
They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.
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 Afrikaans: behalwe |
 Arabic: ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء |
 Bulgarian: освен |
 Brazilian: exceto |
 Czech: kromě, až na to |
 German: außer |
 Danish: undtagen; bortset fra |
 Greek: εκτός (από) |
 Spanish: excepto, salvo |
 Estonian: välja arvatud |
 Farsi: به جز؛ غیر از |
 Finnish: lukuun ottamatta |
 French: sauf (que) |
 Hebrew: מִלבָד |
 Hindi: को छोड़कर |
 Croatian: osim, izuzev |
 Hungarian: kivéve |
 Indonesian: kecuali |
 Icelandic: að undanskildum; nema |
 Italian: eccetto, tranne |
 Japanese: ～の他は |
 Korean: …을 제외하고 |
 Lithuanian: išskyrus |
 Latvian: izņemot |
 Malay: kecuali |
 Dutch: behalve |
 Norwegian: unntatt, bortsett fra (at |
 Polish: z wyjątkiem, oprócz |
 Persian: به جز؛ غیر از |
 Pashto: پرته |
 Portuguese: excepto |
 Romanian: în afară de; doar că |
 Russian: кроме; разве только |
 Slovak: okrem, až na to |
 Slovenian: razen |
 Serbian: izuzev |
 Swedish: utom, undantagandes, från |
 Thai: นอกจาก |
 Turkish: hariç, ...-den başka |
 Taiwanese: 除...之外 |
 Ukrainian: за винятком, крім |
 Urdu: کے علاوہ |
 Vietnamese: ngoại trừ |
 Chinese: 除...之外 |
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