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Definition of except preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ex·cept. (ĭk-sĕpt′) prep. With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me. conj. 1. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much. 2. Otherwise than: They didn't open their mouths except to complain. 3.
ex•cept1 /ɪkˈsɛpt/ prep. with the exclusion of; other than; but: They were all there except me. conj. [ ~ (+ that)] only; with the exception: These are parallel cases except (that) one is younger than the other. [ ~ + adverb/phrase/clause] otherwise than; but: Our defenses were well fortified except in that corner.
