except

Määritelmät

1. Verbi

   To leave out or treat as an exception.

   Esimerkit

   • I find most people annoying, present company excepted.
   • The law excepted children under five.
2. Verbi

   In formal use, to object to something.

   Esimerkit

   • The lawyer excepted to the witness's story.
   • He excepted against the judge's decision.
3. prepositio

   Not including or other than.

   Esimerkit

   • There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
   • Everyone came except Tom.
   ≈apart from≈except for≈outtake≈with the exception of≈apart +20 lisää
4. konjunktio

   Used to say how something is different from what you just said.

   Esimerkit

   • You look like my sister, except she has longer hair.
   • It's the same house, except the door is red.
5. konjunktio

   Used to explain why something did not work or happen.

   Esimerkit

   • They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.
   • I almost walked out, except I remembered my promise.
6. konjunktio

   In old-fashioned use, unless.

   Esimerkit

   • We have no more than five loaves, except we go and buy food.
   • I will not allow war, except the cause is very just.