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ex⋅cept
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[ik-sept] 
–preposition
| 1. | with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. |
–conjunction
—Idiom| 2. | only; with the exception (usually fol. by that): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other. |
| 3. | otherwise than; but (fol. 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; ME: orig., ptp. adj. < L exceptus (ptp. of excipere to take out), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -ceptus (comb. form of captus, ptp. of capere to take)
1350–1400; ME: orig., ptp. adj. < L exceptus (ptp. of excipere to take out), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -ceptus (comb. form of captus, ptp. 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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| ex·cept (ĭk-sěpt') prep. With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me. conj.
v. tr. To leave out; exclude: An admission fee is charged, but children are excepted. v. intr. To object: Counsel excepted to the court's ruling. [Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere, to exclude : ex-, ex- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: Except in the sense of "with the exclusion of" or "other than" is generally viewed as a preposition, not a conjunction. Therefore, a personal pronoun that follows except should be in the objective case: No one except me knew it. Everyone had a ticket except her. |
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except for
Also, with the exception of. Other than, were it not for. For example, Except for Jack, everyone came to the party, or With the exception of the weather, everything went extremely well. [c. 1600]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Language Translation for : except for
Spanish:
aparte de,
German:
bis auf,
Japanese:
～以外は
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