Except meaning in English

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Definition

except (for): excluding, aside or apart (from), not including adjective
I like all food except potatoes.
  • "Except that you were always trying to kiss me."
  • "and Higgins, except I don't have a moustache!"
  • "Icarus : Everyone except Horatio."
  • "Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey"
  • "We speak your language, except for the vowels"
  • "I'm showing that everybody died, except one baby."
  • "My planet is perfect, except that we don't have jokes."
  • "Except for being American."
  • "The scarf measures 50cm in length and is designed to fit around the necks of most birds (except ostriches and emus, which require modified versions of the scarf)."

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