- excepting
- I. preposition see except I II. conjunction see except III
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
excepting
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excepting — is correctly used as a preposition instead of except when it follows not (or another negative) or always: • His comprehensive knowledge of the Lakes stood above that of all the men of his time, not excepting Wordsworth J. Sloss et al., 1984. An… … Modern English usage
Excepting — Ex*cept ing, prep. & conj., but properly a participle. With rejection or exception of; excluding; except. Excepting your worship s presence. Shak. [1913 Webster] No one was ever yet made utterly miserable, excepting by himself. Lubbock. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excepting — index palliative (excusing), save, unless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
excepting — ► PREPOSITION ▪ except for; apart from … English terms dictionary
excepting — [ek sep′tiŋ, iksep′tiŋ] prep., conj. EXCEPT … English World dictionary
excepting — preposition used to introduce the only thing or person in a group about which a statement is not true: O Rourke answered all the questions excepting the last one. | always excepting: Dogs are not allowed in here, always excepting guide dogs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepting — [[t]ɪkse̱ptɪŋ[/t]] PREP You use excepting to introduce the only thing that prevents a statement from being completely true. [FORMAL] The source of meat for much of this region (excepting Japan) has traditionally been the pig. Syn: except for … English dictionary
excepting — As used in a deed, the terms reserving and excepting are used interchangeably, and their technical meaning will give way to the manifest intent. Porter v. Warner Caldwell Oil Co., 183 Okl. 1, 80 P.2d 252, 253. The words reserving and excepting,… … Black's law dictionary
excepting — As used in a deed, the terms reserving and excepting are used interchangeably, and their technical meaning will give way to the manifest intent. Porter v. Warner Caldwell Oil Co., 183 Okl. 1, 80 P.2d 252, 253. The words reserving and excepting,… … Black's law dictionary
Excepting — Except Ex*cept , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See {Capable}.] 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excepting — /ik sep ting/, prep. 1. excluding; barring; saving; with the exception of; except: Excepting the last chapter, the book is finished. conj. 2. Archaic. except; unless; save. [1540 50; EXCEPT2 + ING2] Syn. 1. See except1. * * * … Universalium
