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except
- /ɪkˈsɛpt/ UK
- /ɛkˈsɛpt/ UK
- /ɪkˈsɛpt/ US
- /ɛkˈsɛpt/ US, sometimes
- /əkˈsɛpt/
Sounds like accept (for some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -ɛpt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.
verb excepts · excepting · excepted · excepte
- To exclude; to specify as being an exception. I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
- To take exception, to object (to or against). to except to a witness or his testimony
preposition excepte
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Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
Similar: apart from, except for, outtake, with the exception of, apart, aside, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, but for
Opposite: in addition to, for example, even
conjunction excepte
- Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. You look a bit like my sister, except (that) she has longer hair.
- Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc. They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.
- Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist. And they sayde: We have no moo but five loves and two fisshes, except we shulde goo and bye meate for all this people.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: leave out, omit, demur, exclude, leave off, take out, safe, separate, immune, exemption, salvo, absent, absence, but, exception, only
preposition
Opposite: in addition to, for example, even
Translations
Every language
verb to exclude
| Español | exceptuar, excepcionar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 除く nozoku, 除外する jogai suru |
| Português | excepcionar |
| Français | faire une exception pour, excepter |
| Deutsch | ausnehmen, ausklammern, ausschließen |
| Ελληνικά | εξαιρώ exairó |
| Русский | исключа́ть isključátʹ, исключи́ть isključítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại trừ, trừ, trừ ra |
| العربية | اِسْتَثْنَى istaṯnā |
| עברית | פרט ל־, חוץ מ־ |
verb to take exception, to object to
| Português | objetar |
|---|---|
| Français | objecter, protester, s'élever contre |
| Deutsch | widersprechen |
| Ελληνικά | διαφωνώ diafonó |
| Русский | возража́ть vozražátʹ, возрази́ть vozrazítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phản đối, chống |
prep introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification
| Español | excepto, salvo, exceptuando, menos, zafo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | ... 말고는 ... malgoneun, ... 외에는 ... oeeneun, ...을 빼면 ...eul ppaemyeon |
| 日本語 | ...を除いて ...-o nozoite, ...以外は ...igai-wa |
| 中文 | 除了...以外 chúle...yǐwài, 除了 chúle |
| Kiswahili | ila |
| Português | exceto, menos, fora, salvo |
| Français | excepté, sauf, à l'exception de, hormis |
| Deutsch | außer, bis auf, abgesehen von |
| Italiano | salvo, tranne, eccetto, fatto salvo |
| Ελληνικά | εκτός ektós, εξαιρούμενου exairoúmenou |
| Română | în afară de, cu excepția |
| Русский | кро́ме króme, исключа́я isključája, за исключе́нием za isključénijem |
| Tiếng Việt | trừ, ngoại trừ, trừ ra, không kể |
| العربية | إِلَّا ʔillā, بِاسْتِثْنَاء bi-stiṯnāʔ, عَدَا ʕadā, دُونَ dūna, سِوَى siwā, حَاشَا ḥāšā |
| עברית | חוץ מ־ khúts mi- |
conj Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification
| Español | excepto, salvo, exceptuando, menos, zafo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सिवाय sivāy |
| Português | só que |
| Français | si ce n'est |
| Deutsch | höchstens, bis auf, ausgenommen |
| Română | cu exceptia |
| Русский | за исключе́нием того́, что za isključénijem tovó, što, кро́ме króme |
| العربية | إِلَّا ʔillā |
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title = {except},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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