- pronunciation:
- ihk
sept
- parts of speech:
- preposition, conjunction
- features:
- Language Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition: |
apart from; not including; but.
Everyone except Mary went to the seashore.- synonyms:
- besides, but, save
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| part of speech: |
conjunction |
| definition 1: |
if it were not that; only; but.
We would have gone except it rained.- synonyms:
- but, only
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| definition 2: |
unless; otherwise than.
He never stopped talking except to take a drink of water.- synonyms:
- but
- similar words:
- unless
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Except is easy to confuse with
accept because these two words sound alike.
Accept is a verb that means "to receive or agree to."
Except is a preposition that means "not including."
Mrs. Mulligan could not accept Jesse's excuse for being late. She believed his whole story, except the part about the aliens.