except
preposition /ɪkˈsept/
/ɪkˈsept/
(also except for)
- used before you mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true synonym apart from
- We work every day except Sunday.
- They all came except Matt.
- I had nothing on except for my socks.
Which Word? besides / apart from / exceptbesides / apart from / except- The preposition besides means ‘in addition to’:
- What other sports do you like besides football?
- I like all sports except football.
- What other sports do you like apart from football?
- I like all sports apart from football.
Language Bank exceptexceptMaking an exception- She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.
- Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
- The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality.
- With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
- The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.
- With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
- Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.