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ex·empt E0272500 (ĭg-zĕmpt′)tr.v. ex·empt·ed, ex·empt·ing, ex·empts 1. To free from an obligation, duty, or liability to which others are subject: exempting the disabled from military service.2. Obsolete To set apart; isolate.adj.1. Freed from an obligation, duty, or liability to which others are subject; excused: persons exempt from jury duty; income exempt from taxation; a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process.2. Not subject to certain federal workplace laws or protections, especially those requiring overtime compensation: exempt employees.3. Obsolete Set apart; isolated.n. One who is exempted from an obligation, duty, or liability. [Middle English exempten, from Old French exempter, from exempt, exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere, to take out; see example.] ex·empt′i·ble adj.exempt (ɪɡˈzɛmpt) vb (tr) to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuse: to exempt a soldier from drill. adj (sometimes postpositive) 1. freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused: exempt gilts; tax-exempt bonus. 2. obsolete set apart; remotena person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc[C14: from Latin exemptus removed, from eximere to take out, from emere to buy, obtain] exˈemption nex•empt (ɪgˈzɛmpt) v.t. 1. to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination. adj. 2. released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes. n. 3. a person who is exempt from an obligation. [1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out, free =ex- ex-1 + -imere, comb. form of emere to buy, orig., to take] ex•empt′i•ble, adj. exempt Past participle: exempted Gerund: exempting
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I exempt | you exempt | he/she/it exempts | we exempt | you exempt | they exempt |
Preterite |
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I exempted | you exempted | he/she/it exempted | we exempted | you exempted | they exempted |
Present Continuous |
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I am exempting | you are exempting | he/she/it is exempting | we are exempting | you are exempting | they are exempting |
Present Perfect |
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I have exempted | you have exempted | he/she/it has exempted | we have exempted | you have exempted | they have exempted |
Past Continuous |
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I was exempting | you were exempting | he/she/it was exempting | we were exempting | you were exempting | they were exempting |
Past Perfect |
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I had exempted | you had exempted | he/she/it had exempted | we had exempted | you had exempted | they had exempted |
Future |
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I will exempt | you will exempt | he/she/it will exempt | we will exempt | you will exempt | they will exempt |
Future Perfect |
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I will have exempted | you will have exempted | he/she/it will have exempted | we will have exempted | you will have exempted | they will have exempted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be exempting | you will be exempting | he/she/it will be exempting | we will be exempting | you will be exempting | they will be exempting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been exempting | you have been exempting | he/she/it has been exempting | we have been exempting | you have been exempting | they have been exempting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been exempting | you will have been exempting | he/she/it will have been exempting | we will have been exempting | you will have been exempting | they will have been exempting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been exempting | you had been exempting | he/she/it had been exempting | we had been exempting | you had been exempting | they had been exempting |
Conditional |
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I would exempt | you would exempt | he/she/it would exempt | we would exempt | you would exempt | they would exempt |
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I would have exempted | you would have exempted | he/she/it would have exempted | we would have exempted | you would have exempted | they would have exempted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | exempt - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"relieve, freederestrict - make free from restrictionsderegulate - lift the regulations ondispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"enforce, implement, apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; | | 2. | exempt - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"let off, excuse, relievefrank - exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checksabsolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" | Adj. | 1. | exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"nonexempt - (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability | | 2. | exempt - (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation"nontaxableexempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes" |
exemptadjective1. immune, free, excepted, excused, released, spared, clear, discharged, liberated, not subject to, absolved, not liable to Men in college were exempt from military service. immune subject, responsible, liable, accountable, answerable, obligated, chargeableverb1. grant immunity, free, except, excuse, release, spare, relieve, discharge, liberate, let off, exonerate, absolve Companies with fewer than 55 employees would be exempted from these requirements.exemptverbTo free from an obligation or duty:absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, let off, relieve, spare.Translationsexempt (igˈzempt) verb to free (a person) from a duty that other people have to carry out. He was exempted from military service. 免除 免除 adjective free (from a duty etc). Children under 16 are exempt from the usual charges for dental treatment. 被免除的,豁免的 被免除义务的exˈemption (-ʃən) noun 免除 免除exempt
exempt from (something)1. verb To allow or permit oneself or someone to not do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "exempt" and "from." It's very convenient that the mayor exempts his relatives from these taxes, while the rest of us have to pay.2. adjective Allowed or permitted to not do something. It's very convenient that the mayor's relatives are exempt from these taxes, while the rest of us have to pay.See also: exemptexempt someone from somethingto release someone from the obligation to do something; to allow a person not to be affected by a rule or law. I cannot exempt anyone from this rule. The members of Congress exempted themselves from the wage freeze.See also: exemptexempt
exempt (ĕg-zĕmpt′, ĭg-) [L. eximere, to take out, release, free] Free from oversight or supervision by any regulation or authority.LegalSeeExemptsFinancialSeeExemptionSee XMT See XMTexempt
Synonyms for exemptadj immuneSynonyms- immune
- free
- excepted
- excused
- released
- spared
- clear
- discharged
- liberated
- not subject to
- absolved
- not liable to
Antonyms- subject
- responsible
- liable
- accountable
- answerable
- obligated
- chargeable
verb grant immunitySynonyms- grant immunity
- free
- except
- excuse
- release
- spare
- relieve
- discharge
- liberate
- let off
- exonerate
- absolve
Synonyms for exemptverb to free from an obligation or dutySynonyms- absolve
- discharge
- dispense
- excuse
- let off
- relieve
- spare
Synonyms for exemptverb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement toSynonymsRelated Words- derestrict
- deregulate
- dispense
- forgive
- spare
Antonymsverb grant exemption or release toSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subjectAntonymsadj (of goods or funds) not subject to taxationSynonymsRelated Words |