excepted
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ex·cept
(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.
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.]
excepted
(ɪkˈsɛptɪd)prep
formal used after mentioning a person or thing to show that they are not included in the statement
Translations
ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء
undtaget
aî undanskildum
s výnimkou
-den başka
except
(ikˈsept) preposition leaving out; not including. They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.
verb to leave out or exclude.
exˈcepted adjectiveall European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark).
exˈcepting preposition leaving out or excluding. Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one.
exˈception (-ʃən) noun1. something or someone not included. They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.
2. something not according to the rule. We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception.
exˈceptional adjective (negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable. exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.
exˈceptionally adverb unusually. exceptionally stupid.
except for1. apart from. We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.
2. except. Except for John, they all arrived punctually.
take exception to/at to object to. The old lady took exception to the rudeness of the children.