excepting

ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ

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Definition of excepting - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

exclusion

Dated

excluding from a group or category

Dated

Everyone is invited excepting John.

apart from

excluding

exception

Dated

introducing the only exception to a statement

Dated

The room was empty excepting a single chair.

apart from

excluding

other than

Adjective

excluded

Dated

not included or considered as part of a group

Dated

All items are included, excepting the damaged ones.

excluding

omitting

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Origin of excepting

Latin, exceptus (taken out)

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bating

adj.

exclusion

excluding or excepting something

Examples of excepting in a sentence

The rule applies to everyone excepting minors.
Everyone was present excepting John, who was sick.
The store is open daily excepting holidays.
The report was complete, excepting the final section.
All were invited, excepting those who RSVP'd late.

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French:sauf, exclu, ...
German:außer, ausgenommen, ...
Italian:eccetto, escluso, ...
Spanish:excepto, excluido, ...
Portuguese:exceto, excluído, ...
Chinese:除了, 除外的, ...
Japanese:除いて, 除外された, ...
Arabic:بِاسْتِثْنَاء, مستثنى, ...
Hebrew:לְמַעֵט, מֻחְרָג, ...
Russian:кроме, исключённый, ...
Ukrainian:крім, виключений, ...
Hindi:छोड़कर, अलहदा, ...
Bengali:ছাড়া, ব্যতিক্রমী, ...
Catalan:excepte, exclosos, ...
Czech:kromě, vyňatý, ...
Danish:undtagen, ekskluderet, ...
Dutch:behalve, uitgezonderd, ...
Greek:εκτός του, εξαιρούμενος, ...
Hungarian:kivéve, kizárt, ...
Khmer:លើកលែងតែ, ត្រូវបានលើកលែង, ...
Korean:제외하고, 제외된, ...
Persian:به جز, مستثنی, ...
Polish:z wyjątkiem, wyłączony, ...
Portuguese (BR):exceto, excluído, ...
Romanian:cu excepția, exclus, ...
Swedish:utom, exkluderad, ...
Thai:ยกเว้น, ไม่รวม, ...
Turkish:hariç, dışında, ...
Vietnamese:ngoại trừ, không bao gồm, ...

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Definition of excepting - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

Adjective

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