Definitions for except
ɪkˈsɛptex·cept

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. demur, except(verb)

   take exception to

   "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

2. exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out(verb)

   prevent from being included or considered or accepted

   "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. except(Verb)

   To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

2. except(Verb)

   To take exception, to object (to or against).

3. except(Conjunction)

   With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

4. except(Conjunction)

   Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.

5. except(Preposition)

   With the exception of; but.

   There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Except(verb)

   to take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit

2. Except(verb)

   to object to; to protest against

3. Except(verb)

   to take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony

4. Except

   with exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting

5. Except

   unless; if it be not so that

Origin: [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See Capable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Except

   ek-sept′, v.t. to take or leave out: to exclude.—v.i. to object.—prep. leaving out: excluding: but.—adj. and n. Except′ant.—prep. Except′ing, with the exception of, except.—n. Excep′tion, the act of excepting: that which is excepted: exclusion: objection: offence.—adj. Excep′tionable, objectionable.—adv. Excep′tionably.—adj. Excep′tional, peculiar.—adv. Excep′tionally.—adjs. Excep′tious, disposed to take exception; Except′ive, including, making, or being an exception; Except′less (Shak.), making an exception, usual.—n. Except′or. [L. excipĕre, exceptum—ex, out, capĕre, to take.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'except' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2534

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'except' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2639

Anagrams for except »

1. expect

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of except in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of except in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of except in a Sentence

1. Francois Villon:

   I know all except myself.

2. Oscar Wilde:

   There is no sin except stupidity.

3. Will Durant:

   Nothing is new except arrangement.

4. Kate Andersen Brower:

   What can you say except, I'm sorry?

5. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   Change everything except your loves.

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