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except

The correct spelling is except.

How to pronounce except

/ɪkˈsɛpt/
verb

IPA: /ɪkˈsɛpt/

Say it like: Exs-ept

The correct spelling is except. To exclude; to specify as being an exception. For example: "to except to a witness or his testimony"

Usage Examples

to except to a witness or his testimony

There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

I never made fun of her except teasingly.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
  2. 2.To take exception, to object (to or against).

preposition

  1. 1.With the exception of; but.

conjunction

  1. 1.With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
  2. 2.Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.

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