Except (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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preposition
  1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me.
conjunction
  1. only; with the exception (usually followed by that): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
  2. otherwise than; but (followed by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here.
  3. unless.
Idioms
  1. if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money.
verb (used with object)
  1. to exclude from or leave out of a particular category: Surveys that are used exclusively for certain educational purposes are excepted from these requirements.
verb (used without object)
  1. to object (usually followed by to or against): to except to a statement;to except against a witness.
preposition
  1. other than; apart from; with the exception of
  2. but for the fact that; were it not true that
conjunction
  1. an archaic word for unless
  2. except that; but for the fact that
verb
  1. to leave out; omit; exclude
  2. to take exception; object
Except (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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