except for

ɪkˈsɛpt fɔːr

Definition

Definition of except for - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

exclusionexcluding from a general statement or category

Everyone attended the meeting except for John.
The room was empty except for a single chair.
She liked all fruits except for bananas.

apart from

barring

excluding

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Expressions with except

everything except the kitchen sink

almost every possible thing included or brought

She packed everything except the kitchen sink for the trip.

except that

conj.

introduces a statement that contrasts with a previous one

I would go, except that I have a prior commitment.

except in the case of

prep.

excluding a specific situation or condition

The rule applies to everyone except in the case of emergencies.

except as noted

prep.

shows that stated exceptions are limited to those already mentioned

Except as noted, all participants completed the full survey.

except as expressly provided

prep.

except in situations clearly stated in a legal text or agreement

"Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, these rights are nontransferable."

all over except the crying

exp.

situation already decided with only reactions or final details remaining

After their third goal, it was all over except the crying.

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but

prep.

exception

except for or excluding something

apart from

prep.

exception

except for something or someone

apart from that

exp.

exception

except for that

excluding

prep.

exclusion

except for a particular thing or person

other than

adv.

exception

except for a specific case

besides

prep.

exception

other than or except for something

stay-at-home

adj.

rules

forbidding leaving home except for emergencies

with rare exceptions

adv.

frequency

almost always, except for a few unusual cases

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French:sauf, ...
German:außer, ...
Italian:ad eccezione di, ...
Spanish:excepto, ...
Portuguese:exceto, ...
Chinese:除了, ...
Japanese:除いて, ...
Arabic:إِلَّا, ...
Hebrew:חוּץ מִ, ...
Russian:кроме, ...
Ukrainian:крім, ...
Hindi:को छोड़कर, ...
Bengali:ছাড়া, ...
Catalan:excepte, ...
Czech:kromě, ...
Danish:undtagen, ...
Dutch:behalve, ...
Greek:εκτός από, ...
Hungarian:kivéve, ...
Khmer:លើកលែងតែ, ...
Korean:제외하고, ...
Persian:به‌جز, ...
Polish:z wyjątkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):menos, ...
Romanian:cu excepția, ...
Swedish:utom, ...
Thai:ยกเว้น, ...
Turkish:hariç, ...
Vietnamese:trừ, ...

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