except

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Synonyms: excerpt, exept, ecept

Antonyms: excerpt, exept, ecept

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[exclude]]; to specify as being an [[exception]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[take exception]], to [[object]] ('''[[to]]''' or '''[[against]]''').

Preposition

1. {{ng|Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.}}

Conjunction

1. {{ng|Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.}}
2. {{lb|en|informal}} {{n-g|Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc.}}
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[unless|Unless]]; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.

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