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but
adverb, conjunction, preposition strongUK /bʌt/ weakUK /bət/ But can be used in the following ways: As a conjunction (connecting two phrases or clauses): She’s 83 but she still goes swimming every day. As a way of starting a new sentence and connecting it to the previous sentence: It was in Cairo that he met Nadia. But that’s another story. As a preposition (followed by a noun): There’s been nothing but trouble since he came. As an adverb: We can but hope that things will improve. 1 used for joining two ideas or statements when the second one is different from the first one, or seems surprising after the first oneWe’re making good progress, but we’ve still got a long way to go. Anna’s a highly intelligent girl, but she’s rather lazy. a simple but effective way of filtering water What we are about to do is perfectly legal. But please don’t discuss it with anyone. 1a used after a negative for introducing what is true insteadHis death was not a tragedy, but a release from pain and suffering.
2 mainly spokenused when you are saying that you should not talk any more about a subject that you have just mentionedIt was a very complicated operation. But I don’t want to bore you with all the details. There’s also the question of how we’re going to pay for this, but we can discuss that some other time. 3 spokenused after expressions such as ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘excuse me’ to introduce a polite question, request, or statementExcuse me, but is there a post office around here? I’m sorry, but all our operators are busy at the moment. 4 used especially after words such as ‘nothing’, ‘everyone’, or ‘anything’ to mean ‘except’She does nothing but grumble all day long. I refuse to discuss my medical history with anyone but Dr Grant. There’s no alternative but to scrap the whole plan and start again. Synonyms and related words
Only, except and not including 5 formalonlyWe can but guess at the extent of the problem. Several Japanese companies already operate in the UK – Nissan, Honda, Fujitsu, to name but a few. 6 spokenused when you are replying to someone and expressing surprise, disagreement, or annoyance‘I’ve decided to resign.’ ‘But why?’ But you promised not to do anything without asking me first. 7 formalused after negative statements for saying that something does not happen without something else happening or being trueI never take a bath but the phone rings or someone knocks at the door.
but for but then last/next but one no doubt/question but that but
adverb, conjunction, preposition strongUS /bʌt/ weakUS /bət/ But can be used in the following ways: As a conjunction (connecting two phrases or clauses): She’s 83 but she still goes swimming every day. As a way of starting a new sentence and connecting it to the previous sentence: It was in Cairo that he met Nadia. But that’s another story. As a preposition (followed by a noun): There’s been nothing but trouble since he came. As an adverb: We can but hope that things will improve. 1 used for joining two ideas or statements when the second one is different from the first one, or seems surprising after the first oneWe’re making a lot of progress, but we’ve still got a long way to go. Anna’s a highly intelligent girl, but she’s very lazy. a simple but effective way of filtering water What we are about to do is perfectly legal. But please don’t discuss it with anyone. 1a used after a negative for introducing what is true insteadHis death was not a tragedy, but a release from pain and suffering.
2 mainly spokenused when you are saying that you should not talk any more about a subject that you have just mentionedIt was a very complicated operation. But I don’t want to bore you with all the details. There’s also the question of how we’re going to pay for this, but we can discuss that some other time. 3 spokenused after expressions such as “I’m sorry” and “excuse me” to introduce a polite question, request, or statementExcuse me, but is there a post office around here? I’m sorry, but all our operators are busy at the moment. 4 used especially after words such as “nothing,” “everyone,” or “anything” to mean “except”She does nothing but complain all day long. There’s no alternative but to scrap the whole plan and start again. I refuse to discuss my medical history with anyone but Dr. Grant. Synonyms and related words
Only, except and not including 5 spokenused when you are replying to someone and expressing surprise, disagreement, or annoyance“I’ve decided to resign.” “But why?” But you promised not to do anything without asking me first. 6 formalonlyWe can but guess at the extent of the problem. Several Japanese companies already operate in the U.S., Nissan, Honda, Fujitsu, to name but a few. 7 formalused after negative statements for saying that something does not happen without something else happening or being trueI never take a bath but the phone rings or someone knocks at the door.
but for but then last/next but one no doubt/question but that |