except

except is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

example - except - excuse

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsɛpt/

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• Homophone: accept (in some dialects)

Preposition

Preposition except

1. You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.
   • Synonym: excluding
   • Antonym: including

   Except mercury, most metals are solids.

   Well, isn't there anything you can do except play cards?

Verb

Plain form except

Third-person singular excepts

Past tense excepted

Past participle excepted

Present participle excepting

1. (transitive) to exclude

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