Exept vs. Except
Difference Between Exept and Except
Exeptpreposition
obsolete spelling of except
Exceptpreposition
With the exclusion of; other than; but
everyone except me.Exceptconjunction
If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that
I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.Exceptconjunction
Otherwise than
They didn't open their mouths except to complain.Exceptconjunction
(Archaic) Unless
"And ne'er throughout the year to church thou go'st / Except it be to pray against thy foes" (Shakespeare).Exceptverb
To leave out; exclude
An admission fee is charged, but children are excepted.Exceptverb
To object
Counsel excepted to the court's ruling.Exceptverb
(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
Exceptverb
(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
to except to a witness or his testimonyExceptpreposition
With the exception of; but.
There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.Exceptconjunction
With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
You look a bit like my sister, except she has longer hair.I never made fun of her except teasingly.Exceptconjunction
(archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
Exceptverb
take exception to;
he demurred at my suggestion to work on SaturdayExceptverb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted;
The bad results were excluded from the reportLeave off the top piece
