excepting
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ex·cept·ing
(ĭk-sĕp′tĭng)prep.
With the exception of.
conj.
Except.
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excepting
(ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ)prep
excluding; except; except for (esp in the phrase not excepting)
conj
an archaic word for unless
Usage: The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred: every country agreed to the proposal except (not excepting) Spain; he was well again except for (not excepting) a slight pain in his chest
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ex•cept•ing
(ɪkˈsɛp tɪŋ)prep.
except.
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Translations
باسْتِثْناء، مُسْتَثْنى منه
med undtagelse af
aî frátöldum/undanskildum
-den başka
excepting
[ɪkˈseptɪŋ] PREP → excepto, salvoalways excepting the possibility that → excluyendo la posibilidad de que ...
not excepting → incluso ..., inclusive ...
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excepting
[ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ] prep (= except for) → sauf, exceptéCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
excepting
prep → außer; not excepting X → ohne X auszunehmen or auszuschließen, X nicht ausgenommen; always excepting … → natürlich mit Ausnahme (+gen) → …
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except
(ikˈsept) preposition leaving out; not including. They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.
verb to leave out or exclude.
exˈcepted adjectiveall European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark).
exˈcepting preposition leaving out or excluding. Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one.
exˈception (-ʃən) noun1. something or someone not included. They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.
2. something not according to the rule. We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception.
exˈceptional adjective (negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable. exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.
exˈceptionally adverb unusually. exceptionally stupid.
except for1. apart from. We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.
2. except. Except for John, they all arrived punctually.
take exception to/at to object to. The old lady took exception to the rudeness of the children.
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