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except
1[ ik-sept ]
preposition
- with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but:
They were all there except me.
except
2[ ik-sept ]
verb (used with object)
- to exclude from or leave out of a particular category:
Surveys that are used exclusively for certain educational purposes are excepted from these requirements.
verb (used without object)
- to object (usually followed by to or against ):
to except to a statement;
to except against a witness.
except
/ ɪ°ìˈ²õÉ›±è³Ù /
preposition
- Alsoexcept for other than; apart from; with the exception of
he likes everyone except you
except for this mistake, you did very well
- except thatconjunction but for the fact that; were it not true that
conjunction
- an archaic word for unless
- informal.except that; but for the fact that
I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way
verb
- tr to leave out; omit; exclude
- rare.introften foll byto to take exception; object
Confusables Note
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð³æ·³¦±ð±è³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- un·±ð³æ·³¦±ð±è³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of except1
Idioms and Phrases
- except for, if it were not for:
She would travel more except for lack of money.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The guidance, which wasn’t binding, won wide support in the federal judiciary — except in the Northern District of Texas, home to the Amarillo, Fort Worth and Lubbock divisions.
But now there is little left except a pile of bricks, concrete and iron rods.
Almost everyone was safe and accounted for, he was told, except for a distant great-aunt who died in Mandalay – and his Oo Oo.
My wife and I loved everything about the space — except the bed.
And here we are, watching history rinse and repeat, except that this time the Confederacy isn’t just a relic of the past — it’s alive and well, just waving a different flag.
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Except Vs. Accept
What’s the difference between except and accept?
Except is most commonly used as a preposition meaning excluding or but, as in Everyone was invited except me, or as a conjunction meaning but for the fact that, as in I would have called, except I lost my phone. Accept is a common word with many meanings, most of which involve receiving something, taking something on, or putting up with something.
Accept is always a verb. Except can also be used as a verb meaning to exclude, as in the common phrase present company excepted, but its verb use is much less common.
To remember the difference in the spelling between accept and except, remember that except shares the prefix ex- with exclude, which is fitting since except is commonly used in situations in which someone or something has been excluded.
Accept, on the other hand, is often used in situations in which something is acquired.
Here’s an example of except and accept used correctly in the same sentence.
Example: I usually accept your excuses, except this time I know they’re not true.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between except and accept.
Quiz yourself on except vs. accept!
Should except or accept be used in the following sentence?
The cake was great _____ for the icing, which was a little too sweet.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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