What does EXCEPT mean?
Definitions for EXCEPT
ɪkˈsɛptex·cept
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word EXCEPT.
Princeton's WordNet
demur, exceptverb
take exception to
"he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take outverb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
"The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
Wiktionary
exceptverb
To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
exceptverb
To take exception, to object (to or against).
exceptconjunction
With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
exceptconjunction
Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
exceptpreposition
With the exception of; but.
There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Exceptpreposit.
Etymology: from the verb. This word, long taken as a preposition or conjunction, is originally the participle passive of the verb; which, like most others, had for its participle two terminations, except or excepted. All except one, is all, one excepted. Except may be, according to the Teutonick idiom, the imperative mood: all, except one; that is, all but one, which you must except.
Richard except, those, whom we fight against,
Had rather have us win than him they follow. William Shakespeare, R. III.God and his son except,
Nought valued he nor fear’d. John Milton.It is necessary to know our duty, because ’tis necessary for us to do it; and it is impossible to do it, except we know it. John Tillotson.
To EXCEPTverb
Etymology: excipio, Latin.
But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest, that he is excepted which did put all things under him. 1 Cor. xv. 27.
Adam, behold
Th’ effects, which thy original crime hath wrought In some to spring from thee, who never touch’d
Th’ excepted tree. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 426.To Exceptverb
To object; to make objections.
A succession which our author could not except against. John Locke.
ChatGPT
except
Except is a preposition, conjunction, or verb that signifies the exclusion of something or someone from a particular statement or category. It implies 'not including' or 'other than'. It can also express an objection or contradiction, often used in phrases like 'except for'.
Webster Dictionary
Exceptverb
to take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit
Exceptverb
to object to; to protest against
Exceptverb
to take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony
Except
with exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting
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
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'EXCEPT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2534
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'EXCEPT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2639
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Anagrams for EXCEPT »
expect
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of EXCEPT in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of EXCEPT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of EXCEPT in a Sentence
I see how people are living and how needy they are now. They're losing their jobs, and many families are cutting back on spending to finance loans. People cannot pay, jobs are being lost in all industries except food. Just next to our factory is a factory that produces parts for railway engines. The buyers have no money to pay and they cannot afford to buy the raw materials to fulfill their orders. It's a chain ... Whole sectors are moving into a period of stagnation.
It’s so ridiculous. There is no difference between this event and any one I’ve done in [ 39 ] years except the reporting, at every event I do about one half of 1 percent of the people get a hot spot or a blister.
Profit-driven interests ravage the landscape, and we blame the horse, absolutely nothing has changed under the Biden administration except we are being spoon-fed a dose of greenwash that they ‘care’ about the environment and wild things.
The one good part about the accident is for the first time in our married life I was forced to do nothing. The first three weeks I couldn't do anything except feel sorry for myself. But I got over that, i wanted to make sure that I could take care of my caucus and so I did some pondering. I'm sure it had some bearing on my not running but it wasn't the decision-maker.
You see how difficult this is for this administration. I mean, I'm Nicolle Wallace, i'm a thrice-vaccinated, mask adherent. I buy KN95 masks by the, you know, caseload. They're in every pocket. I wear them everywhere except when I sit down, and I am certain that this is not a variant I can outrun.
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- باستثناء, إلاArabic
- за выключэннем, акрамяBelarusian
- с изключение на, освен, освен ако, изключвамBulgarian
- vyjma, mimo, vyloučit, kromě, namítatCzech
- außerGerman
- εξαιρώ, [[εξαιρούμενος, εκτός, διαφωνώGreek
- escepti, kromEsperanto
- salvo que, excepto, salvoSpanish
- باستثنای, جز, بجز, مگرPersian
- paitsi, erivapaus, vapauttaa, lukuun ottamatta, poikkeus, vastustaaFinnish
- objecter, protester, hormis, à l'exception de, s'élever, excepter, sauf, excepté, faire une exceptionFrench
- agásGalician
- חוץ מ־Hebrew
- visszautasít, óvást emel, kivéve, kizárHungarian
- salvoItalian
- 除いて, 以外Japanese
- გარდაGeorgian
- ...을 빼면, ... 외에는, ... 말고는Korean
- جگەلەKurdish
- nisi, praeterLatin
- kecualiMalay
- bortsett fra, utenomNorwegian
- bezwaar maken, uitsluiten, uitgezonderd, protesteren, uitzonderen, behalve, bezwaar hebbenDutch
- utanomNorwegian Nynorsk
- unnateki, unnta, unngå, unnateke, bortsett fra, unntattNorwegian
- oprócz, z wyjątkiemPolish
- excepcionar, salvo, fora, só que, objetar, menos, excetoPortuguese
- исключать, исключить, за исключением того, что, возразить, за исключением, исключая, кроме, возражатьRussian
- osim, sem, осим, семSerbo-Croatian
- okrem, vylúčiťSlovak
- förutom, bortsett frånSwedish
- தவிரTamil
- తప్పTelugu
- ยกเว้นThai
- başkaTurkish
- за винятком, крімUkrainian
- phản đối, ngoại trừ, trừVietnamese
- 除Chinese
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