Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

    the exception of a rule

    Ausnahme, Ausnahme

    исключе́ниеisključénije, изъя́тиеizʺjátije, исключе́ниеisključénije

    ви́ключенняvýključennja, ви́лученняvýlučennja, ви́нятокvýnjatok

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.

    That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.

  3. (countable, uncountable)An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.

    возраже́ниеvozražénije, отво́дotvód

  5. (countable, uncountable)An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised (“thrown”) by one part of the program and handled (“caught”) by another part.

    null pointer exception

    Ausnahme, Ausnahmebedingung, Exception

    оши́бкаošíbka

    поми́лкаpomýlka

More definitions
  • a deliberate act of omission
  • an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
  • grounds for adverse criticism

Examples

209 sentences
  1. We'll make an exception for Tom.

    Ми зробимо для Тома виняток.

    ruМы сделаем для Тома исключение.

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  2. This is an exception to the rule.

    Це виняток із правила.

    ruЭто исключение из правила.

    deDas ist eine Ausnahme von der Regel.

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  3. I can't make an exception for you.

    Я не можу зробити для тебе виняток.

    ruЯ не могу сделать исключения для вас.

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  4. There is an exception to every rule.

    У кожного правила є винятки.

    ruУ каждого правила есть исключение.

    deAlle Regeln haben Ausnahmen.

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  5. I don't think we can make an exception.

    Не думаю, що ми зможемо зробити виключення.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
act of excepting or excluding; exclusion:
that which is excepted or taken out from others:
computing: an interruption in normal processing:
Русский
By meaning 4
act of excepting or excluding; exclusion:
an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense:
(law) an objection:
computing: an interruption in normal processing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of excepting or excluding; exclusion:
computing: an interruption in normal processing:

Origin

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French e

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.

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Forms

plural: exceptions
Singularexception
Pluralexceptions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • an an exception
  • no exception
  • is no exception
  • there are exceptions

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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