Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

    I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!

    ausnehmen, ausklammern, ausschließen

    исключа́тьisključátʹ, исключи́тьisključítʹ

  2. (intransitive)To take exception, to object (to or against).

    to except to a witness or his testimony

    widersprechen

    возража́тьvozražátʹ, возрази́тьvozrazítʹ

    object to

Examples

914 sentences
  1. I work every day except Sunday.

    Я працюю щодня окрім неділі. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ работаю каждый день, кроме воскресенья. — Arkadeko

    deIch arbeite jeden Tag außer sonntags. — MUIRIEL

  2. He works every day except Sunday.

    Він працює щодня, крім неділі. — ascolto

    ruОн работает каждый день, кроме воскресенья. — marafon

    deEr arbeitet jeden Tag, außer Sonntag. — Esperantostern

  3. He likes all animals except horses.

    Йому подобаються всі тварини, окрім коней. — ChickenKiev

    ruОн любит всех животных, кроме лошадей. — Wezel

    deEr mag alle Tiere außer Pferden. — xtofu80

  4. We work every day except Sunday.

    Ми працюємо щоденно, за винятком неділі. — deniko

    ruМы работаем каждый день, кроме воскресенья. — Aqn

  5. He doesn't eat anything except fruit.

    Він не їсть нічого, окрім фруктів. — deniko

    ruОн ест одни фрукты. — marafon

    deEr isst nichts weiter als Früchte. — Espi

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to exclude:
to take exception, to object to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to exclude:
to take exception, to object to:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.

Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.

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Forms

excepts, excepting, excepted, excepted
Base formexcept · to except
3rd person singularexcepts
Present participleexcepting
Past simpleexcepted
Past participleexcepted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexcept
he, she, itexcepts

Past simpleLesson

all personsexcepted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave excepted
he, she, ithas excepted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill except

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

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
except — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto