except
apart from; not including
How often you will meet it
Rank 555 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 35,031 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- apart from; not including
except in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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I could tell them everything except the name of the street where I lived.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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And nobody, native born to those hills, except his uncle Arch, knew as much about their hidden treasures as little Jason.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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However, to the young lady herself she said nothing, except suggesting, rather meekly, that it was time to change her dress.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I haven't got anything to say, so's you'd notice it, except that I'll be blamed if I see how this is true.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1