except — not including; other than
Part of speech: PREPOSITION
Definition: not including; other than
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsept/
Korean meaning: ~을 제외하고, ~외에는
Korean pronunciation: 익**셉**트
Example Sentences
- I eat everything except vegetables - I'm basically a carnivorous dinosaur.
- The store is open every day except Sunday.
- My room is perfectly clean except for the clothes mountain on my bed.
except
PREPOSITION//ɪkˈsept//
not including; other than
💡 Concept
Everyone in the class raised their hand except Tom, who was fast asleep.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈsept/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈsept/
🌳Etymology
Prefixex--
Rootcept
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '밖으로 잡아내다'는 의미에서 출발했습니다. 마치 그룹에서 특정 대상을 콕 집어서 밖으로 빼내는 모습을 연상할 수 있어요.
🎵Rhyme
acceptconceptintercept
accept
concept
intercept
🔗Collocations
except for
except that
except when
nothing except
everyone except
except otherwise
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I eat everything except vegetables - I'm basically a carnivorous dinosaur.”
“The store is open every day except Sunday.”
😄 Fun example
“My room is perfectly clean except for the clothes mountain on my bed.”
“All students passed the exam except three.”
😄 Fun example
“I would help you move except that I mysteriously hurt my back this morning.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
besidesapart fromexcludingbutsave
Antonyms
includingwithplus
Related
acceptexceptionexcluderejectselect
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