- pronunciation:
- buht
- parts of speech:
- conjunction, preposition
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
conjunction |
| definition: |
"But" is a word that connects two ideas in a sentence. When we use the word "but," the ideas that are connected don't agree with each other in some way.
My friends are scared of snakes, but I'm not.The soup is a little bit salty, but it's still good.Diego was very tired, but he stayed awake till the end of the movie.- synonyms:
- yet
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition: |
"But" sometimes means "except." If you have nothing in the refrigerator but milk, then there is nothing in there except milk. Milk is the only thing in the refrigerator.
It was a sad movie and everybody cried but Jamal. Jamal never cries.Everybody I know has a pet but me. I don't even have a fish.- similar words:
- except
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The words
but and
butt sound alike but have different meanings.