Except

[ɪk'sept;ek-] or [ɪk'sɛpt]

Definition

(v. t.) To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.

(v. t.) To object to; to protest against.

(v. i.) To take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony.

(prep.) With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting.

(conj.) Unless; if it be not so that.

Typed by Cedric

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Exclude, reject, leave out.

v. n. Object, make objection, take exception.

prep. Excepting, excluding, save, leaving out, with the exception of.

Typist: Trevor

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Exclude, save, bar, {[*egre!]?}, ate, negative

ANT:Count, include, reckon, state, classify, propound, affirm, admit

Edited by Greg

Definition

v.t. to take or leave out: to exclude.—v.i. to object.—prep. leaving out: excluding: but.—adj. and n. Except′ant.—prep. Except′ing with the exception of except.—n. Excep′tion the act of excepting: that which is excepted: exclusion: objection: offence.—adj. Excep′tionable objectionable.—adv. Excep′tionably.—adj. Excep′tional peculiar.—adv. Excep′tionally.—adjs. Excep′tious disposed to take exception; Except′ive including making or being an exception; Except′less (Shak.) making an exception usual.—n. Except′or.

Typist: Waldo

Examples

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