noun except Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude. 1
preposition except not including 1
abbreviation EXCEPT exclude 1
preposition except 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. 0
preposition except Except is also a conjunction. 0
preposition except other than; apart from; with the exception of 0
conjunction except except that; but for the fact that 0
verb except to leave out; omit; exclude 0
verb except to take exception; object 0
verb transitive except to leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit 0
intransitive verb except to object; take exception 0
preposition except leaving out; omitting; other than; but 0
