Question 1 · Quick check
except
CEFRA2
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
preposition · verb
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In plain English
- 01
preposition
Not including a particular person or thing.
- 02
verb
To leave someone or something out.
Examples
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
Except that here, it's not so simple.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
preposition
Extra meaningsTo take exception, to object (to or against).
Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
verb
Extra meaningTo exclude; to specify as being an exception.
More examples
In contextI didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money.
I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
Yea, but methinks I hear some man except at these words […].
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Origin
preposition
Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.