excepting

exceptpreposition
Definitions
Not including; other than.
The room was empty, except for a single chair.
exceptverb

excepting

Gerund

excepted
Past Simple
excepted
Past Participle
excepting
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈsept/
US
/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).
exceptconjunction
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.