except

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exceptpreposition
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(also except for)
Translations
Everyone was invited to the party except John.
Все были приглашены на вечеринку, кроме Джона.
Definitions
Not including; other than.
The room was empty, except for a single chair.
Synonyms
with the exception of
apart from
Antonyms
together with
exceptverb
excepted
Past Simple
excepted
Past Participle
excepting
Gerund
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(formal, often passive)
Translations
исключатьbe excepted (from something)
Children under five are excepted from the survey.
Дети до пяти лет исключены из опроса.
Definitions
To exclude or leave out something or someone from a group or category.
Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted).
exceptconjunction
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Translations
кроме как
She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.
Она редко выходила из дома, кроме как за продуктами в магазин на углу.
Additional translations
разве что
за исключением того случая, когда
разве только
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.