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Meaning of except for

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

except

Pronunciation:/ɪkˈsɛpt//ɛkˈsɛpt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

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

    Example: to except to a witness or his testimony

preposition

Definitions

  1. With the exception of; but.

    Example: There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

    Synonyms:apart fromexcept forouttakewith the exception of

conjunction

Definitions

  1. With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

    Example: I never made fun of her except teasingly.

  2. Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.