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except

/ɪkˈsept/

exceptpreposition

/ɪkˈsept/

(also except for)

Definitions

Not including; other than.

The room was empty, except for a single chair.

Synonyms

with the exception of

apart from

Antonyms

together with

plus

including

exceptverb

excepted

Past Simple

excepted

Past Participle

excepting

Gerund

/ɪkˈsept/

(formal, often passive)

Definitions

To exclude or leave out something or someone from a group or category.

Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted).

Synonyms

leave out

Antonyms

count in

exceptconjunction

/ɪkˈsept/

Definitions

Used to introduce a statement that makes an exception to a previous statement.

He never spoke of his past, except when he was drunk.

Synonyms

Antonyms

even when