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== English == === Alternative forms === excepte (rare or archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɛpt/, /ɛkˈsɛpt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɛpt/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əkˈsɛpt/ Homophone: accept (in some dialects) Rhymes: -ɛpt === Verb === except (third-person singular simple present excepts, present participle excepting, simple past and past participle excepted) (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against). , vol.1, New York Review Books 2001, p.312: Yea, but methinks I hear some man except at these words […]. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Preposition === except Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated. Synonyms: apart from, except for, outtake, with the exception of ==== Synonyms ==== see also Thesaurus:except ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Conjunction === except Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. (informal) Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc. (archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist. ==== Usage notes ==== The part-of-speech designation of "except" may be debatable for certain complement types. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === expect == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exceptus. === Adjective === except m or n (feminine singular exceptă, masculine plural excepți, feminine/neuter plural excepte) excepted ==== Declension ==== === References === except in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN