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- DictionaryEx·cept/ikˈsept/
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 not included in a category or group; exclude: formal "he excepted from his criticism a handful of distinguished writers"
The meaning of EXCEPT is with the exclusion or exception of. How to use except in a sentence.
preposition, conjunction. us / ɪkˈsept / Add to word list. not including; but not: It’s cool and quiet everywhere except (for) the kitchen. Everyone is here except Peter. Except also means with this difference or in this case only: The twins look exactly alike except (that) one is slightly taller.
Except definition: with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but. See examples of EXCEPT used in a sentence.
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. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must ...
3 days ago · 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.
Meaning of except – Learner’s Dictionary. except. preposition, conjunction. uk / ɪkˈsept / us. Add to word list. A2. not including a particular fact, thing, or person: The boat sails from Oban every day except Sunday. Everyone passed the exam except for Rory. [ + (that) ] So nothing changed, except that Anna saw her son less and less.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧cept1 /ɪkˈsept/ S2 W2 conjunction, preposition 1 used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true The office is open every day except Sundays.
