except

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsɛpt/

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• Homophone: accept (in some dialects)

Preposition

Preposition except

1. Not including.
   • Synonym: excluding
   • Antonym: including

   Except mercury, most metals are solids.

Related words

• backwards
• back
• toward

Conjunction

Conjunction except

1. Not including; but.

Verb

Plain form except

Third-person singular excepts

Past tense excepted

Past participle excepted

Present participle excepting

1. (transitive) To exclude.

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