exception
The act of excepting or excludingThe act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
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» We'll make an exception for Tom.
Мы сделаем для Тома исключение. — sharptoothed
Ми зробимо для Тома виняток. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(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
(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.
(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.
(countable, uncountable)An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
возраже́ниеvozražénije, отво́дotvód
(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
- a deliberate act of omission
- an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
- grounds for adverse criticism
Examples
209 sentencesWe'll make an exception for Tom.
Ми зробимо для Тома виняток. — deniko
ruМы сделаем для Тома исключение. — sharptoothed
This is an exception to the rule.
Це виняток із правила. — deniko
ruЭто исключение из правила. — saiko
deDas ist eine Ausnahme von der Regel. — jerom
I can't make an exception for you.
Я не можу зробити для тебе виняток. — deniko
ruЯ не могу сделать исключения для вас. — ae5s
There is an exception to every rule.
У кожного правила є винятки. — deniko
ruУ каждого правила есть исключение. — sharptoothed
deAlle Regeln haben Ausnahmen. — MUIRIEL
I don't think we can make an exception.
Не думаю, що ми зможемо зробити виключення. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French eFrom 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| Singular | exception |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- an an exception
- no exception
- is no exception
- there are exceptions
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.