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conj. behalve--------prep. behalve, uitgezonderd--------v. uitzonderenexcept11 uitzonderen ⇒ uitsluiten, buiten beschouwing laten♦voorbeelden:1 everyone, my father excepted, felt tired • iedereen, behalve mijn vader, voelde zich vermoeidhe was excepted from the general pardon • hij werd van de amnestie uitgesloten————————except21 behalve ⇒ uitgezonderd, tenzij, op … na♦voorbeelden:she did everything except clean windows • ze deed alles behalve ramen lappenall income, not excepting gifts, must be declared • alle inkomsten, inclusief geschenken, moeten aangegeven wordenexcept for Sheila • behalve Sheila————————except31 ware het niet dat ⇒ maar, echter, alleen♦voorbeelden:1 I'd buy it for you except I have no money • ik zou het voor je willen kopen, maar/alleen ik heb geen geld
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except — [ek sept′, iksept′] vt. [ME excepten < OFr excepter < L exceptare, to take out, except < exceptus, pp. of excipere < ex , out + capere, to take: see HAVE] to leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit vi. Now Rare to… … English World dictionary
except — ex|cept1 W2S2 [ıkˈsept] conj, prep 1.) used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true ▪ The office is open every day except Sundays. ▪ You can have any of the cakes except this one. except … Dictionary of contemporary English
except — ex|cept1 [ ık sept ] function word *** Except can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We haven t told anyone except Leslie s dad. as a conjunction (followed by a clause or adverbial phrase): I d go and see him… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
except — I UK [ɪkˈsept] / US conjunction, preposition *** Summary: Except can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We haven t told anyone except Leslie s dad. as a conjunction (followed by a clause or adverbial phrase): I… … English dictionary
except — 1 /Ik sept/ conjunction 1 except for a) apart from: Except for one old lady, the bus was empty. | The roads were clear except for a few cars. b) except for John/her/me etc leaving out or not including John, her etc: The children are all asleep… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
except*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈsept] grammar word summary: Except can be: ■ a preposition: We haven t told anyone except Leslie s dad. ■ a conjunction: I d go and see him myself, except I don t know where he lives. ■ used before a conjunction: I don t know much about the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
except — [[t]ɪkse̱pt[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PREP You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true. I wouldn t have accepted anything except a job in Europe... I don … English dictionary
except — accept, except There is little danger of confusion in spoken contexts, since all they have in common is their similar pronunciation in running discourse, but their spelling is open to confusion. David Crystal reports in his book Who Cares About… … Modern English usage
except — except1 /ik sept /, prep. 1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. 2. except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. conj. 3. only; with the exception (usually fol. by that):… … Universalium
except — I. preposition also excepting Date: 14th century with the exclusion or exception of < daily except Sundays > II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French excepter, from Latin exceptare, frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from … New Collegiate Dictionary
except — I. /əkˈsɛpt / (say uhk sept), /ɛk / (say ek ) preposition 1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: they were all there except me. –conjunction 2. Also, except that. with the exception that: parallel cases except A is younger than B. 3.… …