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Moderateexcept
The correct spelling is except.
How to pronounce except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
verbIPA: /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.To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- 2.To take exception, to object (to or against).
preposition
- 1.With the exception of; but.
conjunction
- 1.With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
- 2.Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
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