The meaning of EXCEPT is with the exclusion or exception of. How to use except in a sentence.

We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct …

The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii. This word can also be used as a …

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.

Except is a preposition or conjunction. You use it to show that a statement does not include a particular thing or person.

EXCEPT meaning: 1 : not including (someone or something) other than (something or someone); 2 : not including (someone or something) other than (someone or something)

EXCEPT definition: not including a particular fact, thing, or person: . Learn more.

Except definition: With the exclusion of; other than; but.

Except (more rarely excepting ), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states …

THESAURUS except used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for, not just except, before a noun …