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but

From Wiktionary
but is on the Basic English 850 List.
business - but - butter
but is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
busy - but - buy

Pronunciation

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Coordinator

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Coordinator
but

  1. You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.
    I would take you there, but I do not have my car.
    The changes were small but important.
    "Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."
    It says this not in words but in pictures.
  2. You use but to change the topic.
    I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.
    And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.

Preposition

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Preposition
but

  1. except
    He ate everything but the meat.
    Any day but tomorrow would be fine.
    I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.
    There are very few rules of grammar but have exceptions.
    I had no choice but to sign the contract.
    There is no one but is interested in it.

Adverb

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Positive
but

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. only
    There is but one sun and one earth to live on.