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Meaning of 'except' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Except [ conj.]
- Unless; if it be not so that.
2 . Except [ prep.]
- With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting.
3 . Except [ v. i.]
- To take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony.
4 . Except [ v. t.]
- To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.
- To object to; to protest against.

Meaning of 'except' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . except [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take exception to
Example in sentence:
  • he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday;
  • She challenged his claims
Meaning (2):
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Example in sentence:
  • Leave off the top piece;
  • The bad results were excluded from the report

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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