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I. conjunction
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būtan, preposition & conjunction, outside, without, except, except that; akin to Old High German būzan without, except; akin to Old English be by, ūt out — more at by, out
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. except for the fact <
would have protested but that he was afraid
>
b. that — used after a negative <there is no doubt but he won
>
c. without the concomitant that <it never rains but it pours
>
d. if not ; unless
e. than <no sooner started but it stopped
> — not often in formal use
2.
a. on the contrary ; on the other hand ; notwithstanding — used to connect coordinate elements <he was called but he did not answer
> <not peace but a sword
>
b. yet <poor but proud
>
c. with the exception of — used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause <none but the brave deserves the fair — John Dryden
>
II. preposition
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. with the exception of ; barring <no one there but me
> — compare but I,2c
b. other than <this letter is nothing but an insult
>
2. Scottish
a. without, lacking
b. outside
III. adverb
Date: 12th century
1. only, merely <he is but a child
>
2. Scottish outside
3. to the contrary <who knows but that she may succeed
>
4. — used as an intensive <get there but fast
>
IV. pronoun
Date: 1556
that not ; who not <nobody but has his fault — Shakespeare
>
V. noun
Etymology: Scots but, adjective (outer)
Date: 1724
Scottish the kitchen or living quarters of a 2-room cottage
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but — but … Dictionnaire des rimes
but — [ by(t) ] n. m. • 1245; probablt frq. °but « souche, billot » 1 ♦ Point visé, objectif. ⇒ 2. blanc, cible. Viser le but. Atteindre, toucher le but (cf. Faire mouche, mettre dans le mille). Manquer le but. Spécialt (Boules) Cochonnet. Pointer une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
but — 1. general. But is a preposition and conjunction, and is used contrastively: (preposition) Everyone seems to know but me / (conjunction) Everyone seems to know but I don t. In more modern usage, as the OED and Fowler (1926) have both recognized,… … Modern English usage
But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
but — but·ler; but·ler·age; but·ler·ite; but·lery; but·ter·bump; but·ter·bur; but·ter·i·ness; but·ter·is; but·ter·less; but·ter·man; but·tle; but·ton·er; but·ton·less; but·tony; but·tress·less; but·ty; hack·but; hack·but·eer; hal·i·but; hal·i·but·er;… … English syllables
but — BUT. s. m. L endroit où l on vise. Viser au but. frapper le but. mettre sur le but. atteindre, toucher le but. donner au but. Il sig. fig. La fin que l on se propose. Je n ay autre but en cela, que &c. c est mon but. se proposer un but. On dit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
but — but1 [but; ] unstressed [ bət] prep. [ME < OE butan, buton, without, outside; WGmc comp. < * be , *bi ,BY + * utana, from without: see OUT] 1. with the exception of; excepting; save [nobody came but me ]: earlier, and still sometimes,… … English World dictionary
But.fr — BUT Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
But ! — But ! Pays France Langue Français Périodicité Hebdomadaire Genre Presse sportive Date de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
But! — But ! But ! {{{nomorigine}}} Pays … Wikipédia en Français
