excepting

Pronunciation

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Homophones

• accepting (in some dialects)

Verb

Plain form except

Third-person singular excepts

Past tense excepted

Past participle excepted

Present participle excepting

1. The present participle of except.

Preposition

Preposition excepting

1. but not

   Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.

   Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.

Synonyms

• except

Antonyms

• including

Related words

• except
• exception
• exceptional