Except — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take exception to

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksˈɛpt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksˈɛpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksˈɛpt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛksˈɛpt/.

Examples

he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave out exclude omit demur leave off take out

Antonyms

include

Parts of Speech

verb	take exception to “he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday”
verb	prevent from being included or considered or accepted “The bad results were excluded from the report”

Word Forms

demur	noun	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
demurrer	noun	(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
exception	noun	grounds for adverse criticism
exclusive	adjective	not divided or shared with others
exclusion	noun	a deliberate act of omission
omissible	adjective	capable of being left out
omission	noun	a mistake resulting from neglect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

außer

Nehmen Sie eine Ausnahme

🇫🇷French

sauf

faire exception à

🇪🇸Spanish

excepto

ofenderse por

🇮🇹Italian

tranne

fare eccezione a

🇳🇱Dutch

behalve

uitzondering maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

exceto

fazer exceção a

🇷🇺Russian

кроме

возражать против

India

🇮🇳Hindi

के अलावा

इसका अपवाद लें

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাড়া

ব্যতিক্রম নিন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர

விதிவிலக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్ప

మినహాయింపు తీసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वगळता

अपवाद घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિવાય

અપવાદ લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ

ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴികെ

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਵਾਏ

ਦਾ ਅਪਵਾਦ ਲਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوائے

استثنیٰ لیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

除了

不以为然

🇯🇵Japanese

を除外する

例外を取る

🇰🇷Korean

제외하고

예외를 두다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại trừ

ngoại lệ để

🇹🇭Thai

ยกเว้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecuali

merasa tersinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

maliban sa

kumuha ng exception sa

🇲🇾Malay

kecuali

mengambil pengecualian kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستثني

استثناء ل

🇮🇷Persian

جز

استثنا گرفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

hariç

istisna almak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶלָא

לקחת חריגה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'except'?

The primary meaning of 'except' is 'take exception to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'except' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'except' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'except' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'except' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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