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(2.75 / 4 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

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

2. Except(verb)

   to object to; to protest against

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

3. Except(verb)

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

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

4. Except

   with exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting

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

5. Except

   unless; if it be not so that

   Etymology: [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

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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. Kevin Chmielewski:

   We would have meetings what we were going to take off on the official schedule. We had at one point three different schedules. One of them was one that no one else saw except three or four of us, it was a secret... and they would decide what to nix from the public calendar.

2. Susan Heathfield:

   Employers are concerned about lawsuits, there has been a trend in recent years for employers to adopt policies that state that all information shared about a former employee must come from HR, and many HR departments have also developed a policy that says they will not provide a prospective employer with any information except dates of employment, salary, and job titles.

3. Nobel Prize-winning Russian:

   '' You could not talk to him about anything except his own work, you know ? He was so conceited, and demanding !

4. Prime Minister Andrej Babis:

   We issue a ban on entry for all foreigners as of midnight from Sunday to Monday, except those with residency or short-term permits of over 90 days.

5. Michael Blowen:

   It is the equine equivalent of retiring and living on a golf course, except they eat the greens.

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