except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/ verb A2- To exclude; to specify as being an exception. · I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
- To take exception, to object (to or against). · to except to a witness or his testimony
He/she/it excepts · Past excepted · Past participle excepted · -ing form excepting
Verb forms
- Base form
- except
- He/she/it
- excepts
- Past
- excepted
- Past participle
- excepted
- -ing form
- excepting
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“My father is proud, sir, and if he had not a meal left, I doubt if he would have asked anything from anyone, except from Heaven.”
“Except,” thought Elizabeth, “when she goes to Ramsgate.”
Gardiner and Elizabeth talked of all that had occurred during their visit, as they returned, except what had particularly interested them both.
The looks and behaviour of everybody they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention.
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