ex ‧ cept ‧ ing /ɪkˈseptɪŋ/ BrE AmE preposition formal
used to introduce the only thing or person in a group about which a statement is not true SYN except (for) :
O'Rourke answered all the questions excepting the last one.
ex ‧ cept ‧ ing /ɪkˈseptɪŋ/ BrE AmE preposition formal
used to introduce the only thing or person in a group about which a statement is not true SYN except (for) :
O'Rourke answered all the questions excepting the last one.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012