Associations to the word «Except»

Wiktionary

EXCEPT, verb. (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
EXCEPT, verb. (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
EXCEPT, preposition. With the exception of; but.
EXCEPT, conjunction. With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
EXCEPT, conjunction. (archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
EXCEPT FOR, preposition. With the exception of

Dictionary definition

EXCEPT, verb. Take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday".
EXCEPT, verb. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece".

Wise words

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