with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but

They were all there except me.

only; with the exception (usually fol. by that )

parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.

otherwise than; but (fol. by an adv., phrase, or clause)

well fortified except here.

Archaic . unless. ?

except for

if it were not for

She would travel more except for lack of money.

verb

admit , allow , include

preposition

apart from , aside from , bar , barring , besides , but , excepting , excluding , exclusive of , exempting , if not , lacking , leaving out , minus , not for , omitting , outside of , rejecting , save , saving , short of , without , with the exception ofnotes:accept is \'take or agree to\' and except means \'exclude , leave out\'

verb

ban , bar , bate , count out , debar , disallow , eliminate , exclude , exempt , expostulate , inveigh , object , omit , pass over , protest , reject , remonstrate , rule out , suspend , taboonotes:accept is \'take or agree to\' and except means \'exclude , leave out\' , keep out , shut out , challenge , demur , besides , however , only , save , than , unless