preposition, conjunction, verb
preposition (also except for) used before you mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true
SYNAPARTFROM:
We work every day except Sunday. * They all came except Matt. * I had nothing on except for my socks. -< BESIDES
conjunction ~ (that...) used before you mention sth that makes a statement not completely true
SYNAPARTFROMTHEFACTTHAT:
I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. * Our dresses were the same except mine was red.
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] sb/sth (from sth) (written) to not include sb/sth:
Children under five are excepted from the survey. * The sanctions ban the sale of any products excepting medical supplies and food. * Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted).
IDIOMS see PRESENTadj.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for except is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does except appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — except appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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