except
Use Except in a sentence
preposition
1.
with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me.
conjunction
Idioms 2.
only; with the exception (usually followed by that ): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
3.
otherwise than; but (followed by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here.
4.
Archaic. unless.
5.
except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: orig., past participle adj. < Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere to take out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle of capere to take)
1350–1400; Middle English: orig., past participle adj. < Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere to take out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle of capere to take)
Synonyms
1. Except (more rarely excepting ), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states the exclusion: We ate all but one. Save is now mainly found in poetic use: nothing in sight save sky and sea.
1. Except (more rarely excepting ), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states the exclusion: We ate all but one. Save is now mainly found in poetic use: nothing in sight save sky and sea.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
verb (used without object)
2.
to object (usually followed by to or against ): to except to a statement; to except against a witness.
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| —prep | |
| 1. | Also: except for other than; apart from; with the exception of: he likes everyone except you; except for this mistake, you did very well |
| 2. | (conjunction) except that but for the fact that; were it not true that |
| —conj | |
| 3. | an archaic word for unless |
| 4. | informal except that; but for the fact that: I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way |
| —vb (often foll by to) | |
| 5. | (tr) to leave out; omit; exclude |
| 6. | rare to take exception; object |
| [C14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take] | |
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Word Origin & History
except
late 14c., from L. exceptus, pp. of excipere "take out," from ex- "out" + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Excepted; excepting. Adjectival function led to use as a preposition, conjunction.
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Example sentences
He is not allowed to see people, except his family, and cannot leave home except in an emergency.
It is completely covered by peritoneum except along the line of attachment of the falciform ligament.
In comfortable anonymity, reviewers announce they liked everything about your book except its main premise.
The atoll is uninhabited, except for about one million seabirds and five million land crabs.
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