Dictionary
ex•cept
Pronunciation: (ik-sept'), [key]—
prep.
1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but:
They were all there except me.
2. except for, if it were not for:
She would travel more except for lack of money.
—
conj.
1. only; with the exception (usually fol. by
that):
parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
2. otherwise than; but (fol. by an adv., phrase, or clause):
well fortified except here.
3. Archaic.unless.
ex•cept
Pronunciation: (ik-sept'), [key]—
v.t.
to exclude; leave out:
present company excepted.
—
v.i.
to object (usually fol. by
to or
against):
to except to a statement; to except against a witness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.