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exceptleave out; exclude: present company excepted; with the exclusion of: Everyone was there except for the guest of honor.
Not to be confused with:accept – receive: She will accept the award.; answer affirmatively: I accept your invitation.ex·cept E0262500 (ĭk-sĕpt′)prep. With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me.conj.1. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.2. Otherwise than: They didn't open their mouths except to complain.3. Archaic Unless: "And ne'er throughout the year to church thou go'st / Except it be to pray against thy foes" (Shakespeare).v. ex·cept·ed, ex·cept·ing, ex·cepts 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.Idiom: except for Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.
[Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere, to exclude : ex-, ex- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]except (ɪkˈsɛpt) prep1. 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. except that (conjunction) but for the fact that; were it not true thatconj3. an archaic word for unless4. informal except that; but for the fact that: I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way. vb5. (tr) to leave out; omit; exclude6. rare (often foll by: to) to take exception; object[C14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take]ex•cept1 (ɪkˈsɛpt)
prep. 1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. conj. 2. only; with the exception (usu. 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. Idioms: except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. [1350–1400; Middle English: orig., adj. < Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere to take out] ex•cep′tive, adj. ex•cept2 (ɪkˈsɛpt)
v.t. 1. to exclude; leave out: present company excepted. v.i. 2. to object (usu. fol. by to or against): to except to a statement. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French excepter < Latin exceptāre] ex•cept′a•ble, adj. accept exceptDon't confuse accept /ək'sept/ with except /ɪk'sept/. 1. 'accept'Accept is a verb. If someone offers you something and you accept it, you agree to take it. I never accept presents from clients.See accept2. 'except'Except is a preposition or conjunction. You use it to show that a statement does not include a particular thing or person. All the boys except Paul started to giggle.See except
exceptYou use except to introduce the only thing, person, or group that your main statement does not apply to. 1. used with a noun phraseYou usually use except in front of a noun phrase. Anything, except water, is likely to block a sink.All the boys except Peter started to laugh.You can use except in front of object pronouns such as me, him, or her, or in front of reflexive pronouns such as himself or herself. There's nobody except me.Pedro didn't trust anyone except himself.Be Careful!
Don't use except in front of subject pronouns. Don't say, for example, 'There's nobody here except I'. Be Careful!
Don't confuse except with besides or unless. You use except when you mention something that a statement does not apply to. Besides means 'in addition to'. What languages do you know besides Arabic and English?See beside - besidesBe Careful!
Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. I won't speak to you unless you apologize.See unless2. used with a verbYou can use except in front of a to-infinitive. I never wanted anything except to be an actor.She seldom goes out except to go to church.After do, you can use except in front of an infinitive without to. There was little I could do except wait.3. used with a finite clauseYou can use except in front of a finite clause, but only when the clause is introduced by when, while, where, what, or that. I knew nothing about Judith except what her dad told me.I can't remember what we ate, except that it was delicious.Be Careful!
Don't use 'except' immediately in front of a finite verb. Don't say, for example 'I can't remember what we ate, except it was delicious'. 4. 'except for'You use except for in front of a noun phrase when you are mentioning something that prevents a statement from being completely true. The classroom was silent, except for the sound of pens on paper.The room was very cold and, except for Mao, entirely empty.See accept - exceptThesaurus| Verb | 1. | except - take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"demurobject - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" | | 2. | except - prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"exclude, leave out, omit, leave off, take outdo away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"elide - leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant" |
except except forpreposition1. apart from, but for, saving, bar, barring, excepting, other than, excluding, omitting, with the exception of, aside from, save (archaic), not counting, exclusive of I don't drink, except for the occasional glass of wine.verb1. exclude, rule out, leave out, omit, disregard, pass over Men are such swine (present company excepted, of course).exceptverb1. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered:bar, count out, debar, eliminate, exclude, keep out, rule out, shut out.2. To express opposition, often by argument:challenge, demur, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate.Informal: kick, squawk.Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception.Translationsexcept (ikˈsept) preposition leaving out; not including. They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long. 除...之外 除...之外 verb to leave out or exclude. 將...除外 将...除外exˈcepted adjectiveall European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark). 除外 除外exˈcepting preposition leaving out or excluding. Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one. 除...之外 除...之外exˈception (-ʃən) noun1. something or someone not included. They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early. 除外 除外2. something not according to the rule. We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception. 例外 例外exˈceptional adjective (negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable. exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional. 異常的，傑出的 异常的exˈceptionally adverb unusually. exceptionally stupid. 格外 格外except for1. apart from. We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense. 除了...以外 除了...以外2. except. Except for John, they all arrived punctually. 除...之外 除...之外take exception to/at to object to. The old lady took exception to the rudeness of the children. 反對 反对except
except for (someone or something)1. Excluding someone or something. Everyone turned their project in on time except for Brian. I'm having a pretty good day—well, except for that boring meeting this morning.2. If not for something. I'm sorry, I would have called you except for all this work I have to get done.See also: exceptexcept for one thingExcluding one specific thing. I love this school, except for one thing—the lack of classes in my major.See also: except, one, thingpresent company exceptedWithout regards to the person or people in one's immediate vicinity. Everyone in this school is a self-centered, spoiled little brat. Present company excepted, of course. Present company excepted, there isn't a single person in this building who has the skills it takes to run the business.See also: company, except, presentThere is a remedy for everything except death.Prov. Everything but death can be cured.; As long as you are alive, your problems can somehow be solved. Bill: I'll never recover from losing Nancy. Fred: Nonsense. There is a remedy for everything except death. Whenever Linda despaired, she sternly reminded herself that there is a remedy for everything except death.See also: death, everything, except, remedy, thereexcept forAlso, 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] See also: exceptpresent company excepted People say present company excepted when they say something about other people, to show that they are not referring to the people or person they are with. Men are hopeless at expressing their feelings, present company excepted, of course. Note: This expression is usually used when people are saying something critical or unpleasant about other people. See also: company, except, presentpresent company excepted excluding those who are here now.See also: company, except, presentpresent company exˈcepted (also excepting present ˈcompany) used as a polite remark to show that the criticisms you are making are not directed at the people you are talking to: My feeling is that the people around here, present company excepted of course, are rather unfriendly.See also: company, except, present except for Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.See also: exceptexcept
except[ek′sept] (mathematics) A logical operator which has the property that if P and Q are two statements, then the statement “P except Q” is true only when P alone is true; it is false for the other three combinations (P false Q false, P false Q true, and P true Q true). LegalSeeExceptionFinancialSeeexceptionSee CEPT
See CEPTexcept
Synonyms for exceptprep apart fromSynonyms- apart from
- but for
- saving
- bar
- barring
- excepting
- other than
- excluding
- omitting
- with the exception of
- aside from
- save
- not counting
- exclusive of
verb excludeSynonyms- exclude
- rule out
- leave out
- omit
- disregard
- pass over
Synonyms for exceptverb to keep from being admitted, included, or consideredSynonyms- bar
- count out
- debar
- eliminate
- exclude
- keep out
- rule out
- shut out
verb to express opposition, often by argumentSynonyms- challenge
- demur
- expostulate
- inveigh
- object
- protest
- remonstrate
- kick
- squawk
Synonyms for exceptverb take exception toSynonymsRelated Wordsverb prevent from being included or considered or acceptedSynonyms- exclude
- leave out
- omit
- leave off
- take out
Related Words- do away with
- eliminate
- get rid of
- extinguish
- elide
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