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preposition
Date: 15th century
1. with the exception of <everyone was gone except for me> 2. were it not for <except for you I would be dead>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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except for — or {formal}[but for] {prep.} 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. * /Except for John, the whole class passed the test./ 2. Without. * /I d have been lost but for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
except for — or {formal}[but for] {prep.} 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. * /Except for John, the whole class passed the test./ 2. Without. * /I d have been lost but for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Except for opinion — An auditor s opinion reflecting the fact that the auditor was unable to audit certain areas of the company s operations because of restrictions imposed by management or other conditions beyond the auditor s control. The New York Times Financial… … Financial and business terms
except for opinion — An auditor s opinion ( auditor s report) reflecting the fact that the auditor is unable to audit certain areas of the company s operations because of restrictions imposed by management or other conditions beyond the auditor s control. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
except — Ⅰ. except UK US /ɪkˈsept/ preposition (also except for) ► used to mean not including or but not : »Our offices are open Monday through Friday except on national holidays. » All money transfers, except for those between members of the same branch … Financial and business terms
except — except1 /ik sept /, prep. 1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. 2. except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. conj. 3. only; with the exception (usually fol. by that):… … Universalium
except — Synonyms and related words: abjure, abscind, absolve, amputate, annihilate, apart from, aside from, ban, bar, barring, bate, beside, besides, bob, brush aside, but, chuck, chuck out, clip, contemn, contradict, count out, crop, cull, cut, cut away … Moby Thesaurus
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky — ST episode name = For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky Natira, high priestess of the generation ship Yonada series = TOS ep num = 63 prod num = 065 remas. num = 18 date = November 8, 1968 writer = Rik Vollaerts director = Tony… … Wikipedia
For — For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
For — For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
