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Except Meaning, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：excluding (except)

except 🔊

/ɪkˈsept/

prep./conj.

It means not including a specific person or thing, leaving it out of a group or rule.

excluding 🔊

➕

/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/

prep./conj.

Used to indicate that someone or something is not included in a group, rule, or statement.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

ex- (out) + capere (to take) → 'to take out'

💡 Mnemonic

Ex-cept = take out. Imagine taking a person out of a group photo.

📖 Example

Everyone in my family went on vacation except my older brother, who had to work. 🔊 All members of my family went on vacation, not including my older brother, who had to work.

🔗 Collocations

except for – apart from; not including

except when – excluding the situation where

except where – excluding the places or cases where

🔄 Synonyms

excluding (prep.) – not including; leaving out

barring (prep.) – except for; if something does not happen

save (prep.) – except; used in formal or literary contexts

🚫 Antonyms

including (prep.) – containing as part of a whole

plus (prep.) – together with; as well as

together with (prep.) – along with; in addition to

🌱 Derivatives

exception (n.) – something that is excluded or does not follow a rule

exceptional (adj.) – unusual; very good

excepting (prep.) – except; not including (often used in formal writing)

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'excipere' (ex- + capere 'to take'), meaning 'to take out'. Entered English via Old French 'excepter'. Commonly used in legal and formal contexts to specify exclusions.

Meaning 2：except that (except)

except 🔊

/ɪkˈsept/

prep./conj.

Used like "but" to introduce a small difference or something that stops a general statement from being completely true.

except that 🔊

➕

/ɪkˈsept ðæt/

prep./conj.

Used like 'but' to introduce a small difference or qualification that makes a statement less than completely true.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The store is open every day except it is closed on Sundays. 🔊 The store is open every day, but it is closed on Sundays.

🔗 Collocations

except that – used to introduce a contrasting detail

except if – only in the situation that (negating a general rule)

except for the fact that – used to mention a specific limitation

🔄 Synonyms

but (conj.) – used to introduce a contrast or exception

only (conj.) – introducing a restriction or exception

save that (conj.) – except for the fact that; formal

🚫 Antonyms

including that (phrase) – without exception; all cases

and also (conj.) – adding information without exception

🌱 Derivatives

exception (n.) – a case that does not follow a general rule

exceptional (adj.) – unusual; not typical

excepted (adj.) – excluded from a rule or group