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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sept
- parts of speech:
- preposition, conjunction, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Language Note, Word Parts
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preposition |
| definition: |
with the exclusion of; other than; but.
All the students except one performed quite well on the exam.- synonyms:
- bar, barring, besides, but, save
- similar words:
- outside of, short of
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| part of speech: |
conjunction |
| definition 1: |
if it were not that; but.
We would have gone except that it rained.- synonyms:
- but, only, save
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| definition 2: |
otherwise than.
He never stopped talking except to take a drink of water.- synonyms:
- but
- similar words:
- unless
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
excepts, excepting, excepted |
| definition: |
to fail to include; leave out; exclude.
- synonyms:
- bar, exclude, omit
- antonyms:
- include
- similar words:
- disallow, eliminate, excuse, exempt, refuse, reject, shun
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| related words: |
bar |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take exception; object (usu. fol. by "to" or "against").
As no one has excepted to the plan, we're going ahead with it.- synonyms:
- object
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| related words: |
dissent |
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Except is easy to confuse with accept because these two words sound alike. Accept is a verb that means "to receive or agree to." Except is a preposition that means "not including." Mrs. Mulligan could not accept Jesse's excuse for being late. She believed his whole story, except the part about the aliens.
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