/ɪkˈsept/
Translation
Not counting one person or thing that is left out of the rest.
Word origin
From Latin excipere, meaning to take out, from ex and capere, to take.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- excipere
- English cognates
- accept, receive
Examples
Tom.
"Except" leaves Tom out of the group.
.
"Except" marks the one day that is different.
.
"Except" takes green out of the list.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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