preposition / conjunction / verb
except
ik-SEPT/ɪkˈsept/
Leaving something out of a general statement or rule.
The tray contains all the buttons except the red one.
Etymology
To “take out” is to remove something from what is included. As a preposition, except marks the person or thing left outside a statement’s scope.
In context
do not deprive one another except with consent for a time that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer
More examples
- The rooms look alike except that one has a balcony.
- The rule excepts children under five.
- We invited everyone except our absent neighbors.
Forms
except · excepts · excepted · excepting