Meaning

3 senses

  1. Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

    You look a bit like my sister, except (that) she has longer hair.

    I never made fun of her except teasingly.

    höchstens, bis auf, ausgenommen

    за исключе́нием того́, чтоza isključénijem tovó, što, кро́меkróme

  2. (informal)Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc.

    They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.

    I almost walked out, except I remembered the promise I had made.

  3. (archaic)Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.

Examples

914 sentences

  1. I work every day except Sunday.

    Я працюю щодня окрім неділі.

    ruЯ работаю каждый день, кроме воскресенья.

    deIch arbeite jeden Tag außer sonntags.

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  2. He works every day except Sunday.

    Він працює щодня, крім неділі.

    ruОн работает каждый день, кроме воскресенья.

    deEr arbeitet jeden Tag, außer Sonntag.

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  3. He likes all animals except horses.

    Йому подобаються всі тварини, окрім коней.

    ruОн любит всех животных, кроме лошадей.

    deEr mag alle Tiere außer Pferden.

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  4. We work every day except Sunday.

    Ми працюємо щоденно, за винятком неділі.

    ruМы работаем каждый день, кроме воскресенья.

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  5. He doesn't eat anything except fruit.

    Він не їсть нічого, окрім фруктів.

    ruОн ест одни фрукты.

    deEr isst nichts weiter als Früchte.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.

Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.

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Forms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • everyone except
  • every day except
  • everybody except
  • everybody here except
  • everyone here except
  • day except monday
  • no one except
  • day except
  • friends here except
  • day except sunday
  • eat anything except
  • the room except

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
excellencyexcellentA1excellentlyexceptionB2exceptionalB2
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