ex·cept ( k-s pt )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. 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. Idiom: To object: Counsel excepted to the court's ruling. 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.] 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. |
except
prep
1. Also: (except for) not including; apart from: everyone except Jill laughed
2. except that but for the fact that
Verb
to leave out or exclude [Latin excipere to take out]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | except - take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" object - 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" do 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
preposition 1. (often with for) apart from, but for, saving, bar, barring, excepting, other than, excluding, omitting, with the exception of, aside from, save (archaic) not counting, exclusive of
Translations
except [ɪkˈsɛpt] prep (also: except for) (also: excepting) → sauf, excepté, à l'exception de
vt → excepter;
except [ɪkˈsɛpt] prep (also: except for) (also: excepting) → salvo, all'infuori di, eccetto
vt → escludere;
prep except [ikˈsept]
leaving out; not including They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long. behalwe ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء освен kromě, až na to undtagen; bortset fra außer εκτός (από) excepto, salvo välja arvatud به جز؛ غیر از paitsi sauf (que) מִלבָד को छोड़कर osim, izuzev kivéve kecuali að undanskildum; nema eccetto, tranne ～の他は ...을 제외하고는 išskyrus izņemot kecuali behalve unntatt, bortsett fra (at) z wyjątkiem, oprócz excepto în afară de; doar că кроме; разве только okrem, až na to razen izuzev utom, undantagandes, frånsett นอกจาก hariç, ...-den başka 除...之外 за винятком, крім کے علاوہ ngoại trừ 除...之外
v
to leave out or exclude. uitsonder يَسْتَثْني изключвам vyloučit undtage ausnehmen εξαιρώ, αποκλείω excluir välja arvama محروم کردن؛ مستثنی کردن sulkea pois exclure (de) פְּרָט ל- छोड़ना izuzeti, isključiti kivesz selain nema escludere 除外する 제외하다 išskirti, neskaityti izslēgt terkecuali uitsluiten unnta, se bort fra wykluczać exceptuar a lăsa deoparte, a exclude, a excepta исключать vylúčiť izvzeti isključiti undanta, utesluta ยกเว้น hariç/ayrı tutmak 將...除外 виключати مستثنی کرنا trừ ra 将...除外
adj exˈcepted
all European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark). nie uitgesonder nie ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء с изключение на s výjimkou undtaget ausgenommen εξαιρουμένου excepto, salvo välja arvatud به جز؛ سوای lukuun ottamatta sauf יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל वर्जित, अपवादिता isključen, izuzet kivételével terkecuali að undanskildum escluso ～を除いて 제외하고 išskyrus izņemot terkecuali uitgezonderd unntatt, bortsett fra wyjąwszy excepto cu excepţia кроме s výnimkou razen izuzev utom, med undantag av ซึ่งยกเว้น ...-den başka 除外 за винятком, крім سواۓ ngoại trừ 除外
prep exˈcepting
leaving out or excluding Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one. uitgesonder باسْتِثْناء، مُسْتَثْنى منه без kromě med undtagelse af; på nær ausgenommen με εξαίρεση excepto, salvo välja arvatud به استثنای؛ جز lukuun ottamatta sauf לא כּוֹלֵל के अतिरिक्त osim, izuzevši kivéve kecuali að frátöldum/undanskildum eccetto, tranne ～を除いて ...을 제외하고 išskyrus izņemot kecuali behalve bortsett fra, bare ikke wyłączając exceptuando/menos cu excepţia за исключением okrem razen osim utom ยกเว้น ...-den başka 除...之外 за винятком, крім کے علاوہ trừ 除...之外
n exˈception [-ʃən]
1 something or someone not included They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early. behalwe إسْتِثْناء изключение výjimka undtagelse die Ausnahme εξαίρεση excepción erand مورد استثنا poikkeus exception יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל कोई व्यक्ति या चीज को छोड़ना iznimka kivétel kekecualian undantekning eccezione 例外 (인물·사물의) 예외 išimtis izņemot tidak berkecuali uitzondering unntak(else) wyjątek excepção excepţie исключение výnimka izjema izuzetak undantag คนที่ได้รับการยกเว้น istisna, ayrı tutulan kimse/şey 除外 виняток استثنا ngoại lệ 除外
2 something not according to the rule We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception. uitsondering إسْتِثْناء، شَيء مُسْتَثْنى изключение výjimka undtagelse die Ausnahme εξαίρεση του κανόνα excepción erand استثناء poikkeus exception יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל आपत्ति izuzetak, iznimka kivétel perkecualian undantekning eccezione 例外 예외 išimtis izņēmums melainkan uitzondering unntak wyjątek excepção excepţie исключение výnimka izjema izuzetak undantag ข้อยกเว้น istisna, kural dışı olan şey 例外 виняток اصول یا معمول سے انحراف کی مثال biệt lệ 例外
adj exˈceptional
(negativeunexceptional) unusual; remarkable exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional. uitsonderlik إسْتِثْنائي، نادِر، خارِق изключителен neobyčejný usædvanlig; exceptionel außergewöhnlich εξαιρετικός, ασυνήθιστος excepcional erandlik استثنایی؛ فوق العاده poikkeuksellinen exceptionnel חָרִיג विशिष्ट izvanredan, nevjerojatan kivételes luar biasa stórkostlegur eccezionale 格別な 각별한 išimtinis, neeilinis ārkārtīgs; neparasts uitzonderlijk usedvanlig, enestående wyjątkowy excepcional excepţional исключительный neobyčajný izjemen izuzetan exceptionell, sällsynt ยอดเยี่ยม olağanüstü, müstesna 異常的 винятковий; незвичайний استثنائی khác thường 异常的
adv exˈceptionally
unusually exceptionally stupid. buitengewoon بِصورةٍ إسْتِثْنائِيَّه изключително mimořádně usædvanligt; exceptionelt außergewöhnlich εξαιρετικά excepcionalmente erakordselt بطور استثنایی harvinaisen exceptionnellement בְּצוּרָה יוֹצֵאת מִן הַכְּלָל अपवाद स्वरूप izvanredno, nevjerojatno kivételesen sangat óvenjulega; sérstaklega eccezionalmente 例外的に 대단히 išimtinai, nepaprastai ārkārtīgi; neparasti luar biasa uitzonderlijk usedvanlig, enestående, eksepsjonelt wyjątkowo excepcionalmente extraordinar/excepţional de исключительно mimoriadne izjemno izuzetno osedvanligt, exceptionellt, sällsynt อย่างยอดเยี่ยม görülmedik şekilde, son derece 格外 незвичайно غیر معمولی طور پر một cách khác thường 格外
except for
1 apart from We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense. behalwe vir باسْتِثْناء с изключение на až na bortset fra bis auf εκτός από, αν εξαιρέσει κπ. aparte de välja arvatud سوای؛ به جز lukuun ottamatta à part מִלבָד को छोड़कर osim, izuzev kivéve, ha; eltekintve attól... selain að undanskildum, fyrir utan tranne che per ～以外は ...은 별도로 하고 jeigu ne, neskaitant neraugoties uz selain behalve bortsett fra, med unntak av poza, z wyjątkiem excepto/fora, excepção feita para mai puţin если бы не až na če bi ne bilo osim bortsett från เว้นแต่ ...-den/dan başka 除了...以外 за винятком کے علاوہ ، بجز trừ 除了...以外
2 except Except for John, they all arrived punctually. buiten ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء совен až na med undtagelse af; bortset fra bis auf εκτός από, αν εξαιρέσει κπ. excepto, con excepción de, menos välja arvatud به غیر از lukuun ottamatta à l'exception de חוּץ מ- छोड़ देना osim, izuzevši kivéve kecuali nema fatta eccezione per ～を除いては ...을 제외하고는 išskyrus izņemot selain behalve bortsett fra, med unntak av z wyjątkiem com excepção de în afară de кроме okrem razen izuzev så när som på ยกเ้ว้น hariç 除...之外 крім سوا ngoại trừ 除...之外
take exception to/at
to object to The old lady took exception to the rudeness of the children. aanstoot neem يَعْتَرِض възразявам срещу protestovat ikke bryde sig om; misbillige Einwendungen machen gegen ενοχλούμαι από, διαμαρτύρομαι για ofenderse por algo pahaks panema اعتراض کردن paheksua (s')offusquer de לְהִתנָגֵד לְ- आपत्ति करना iznimka, izuzetak kifogásol vmit berkeberatan vera ósamþykkur; móðgast obiettare a 異議を唱える 불평을 말하다 parodyti nepasitenkinimą, stoti prieš iebilst tersinggung aanstoot nemen aan ta avstand fra, gjøre innsigelse(r) mot wyrazić niezadowolenie z, przeciwstawiać się protestar a se supăra din cauza обижаться на namietať oporekati naljutiti se göra invändningar mot ไม่ชอบในสิ่งใดสิิ่่งหนึ่งเพราะรู้ว่าสิ่งนั้นทำให้รำคาญ itiraz etmek, protesto etmek 反對 заперечувати, протестувати проти اعتراض کرنا phản đối 反对
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