to+except

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• Except — Ex*cept , prep. [Originally past participle, or verb in the imperative mode.] With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting. [1913 Webster] God and his Son except, Created thing naught valued he nor . . . shunned. Milton. Syn: {Except},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — Ⅰ. except UK US /ɪkˈsept/ preposition (also except for) ► used to mean not including or but not : »Our offices are open Monday through Friday except on national holidays. » All money transfers, except for those between members of the same branch …   Financial and business terms

• Except — Ex*cept , v. i. To take exception; to object; usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony. [1913 Webster] Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Except — Ex*cept ([e^]k*s[e^]pt ), conj. Unless; if it be not so that. [1913 Webster] And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Gen. xxxii. 26. [1913 Webster] But yesterday you never opened lip, Except, indeed, to drink. Tennyson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• except — ex·cept /ik sept/ vt: to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed): exclude specifically except ed the air carriers and unions from the provisions M. A. Kelly vi: object; esp: to fi …   Law dictionary

• except vs expect —   Except is usually used as a preposition or conjunction, which means not including.   For example: I teach every day except Sundays.   Expect is a verb, which we use when we think something is likely to happen, or someone is likely to do or be… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• except vs expect —   Except is usually used as a preposition or conjunction, which means not including.   For example: I teach every day except Sundays.   Expect is a verb, which we use when we think something is likely to happen, or someone is likely to do or be… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• Except — Ex*cept , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See {Capable}.] 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• except — [prep] other than apart from, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, exempting, if not, lacking, leaving out, minus, not for, omitting, outside of, rejecting, save, saving, short of, without, with the… …   New thesaurus

• Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess — is an often referred to part of a verse that appears in two Qur anic verses of Al Muminun and Al Maarij.It is often quoted in relation to the topics of Islam and slavery, Sexuality in Islam, Islam and masturbation, Nikah Mut ah and others, and… …   Wikipedia